About the role
Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Design Engineer (HV Plant) to work for our Power Transmission and Distribution Business.
You will be working on HV plant designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV.
We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.
What you'll be doing
Design Responsibilities:
1. Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification
2. Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Companys obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.
3. Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface
4. In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule
5. Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department
6. Receive As Installed site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to
client in line with the requirements of the contract specification
Planning Responsibilities:
7. Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments at earliest opportunity
8. Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans.
9. Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager
Procurement Responsibilities:
10. Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company
11. Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager
12. Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager
13. Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition
Who we're looking for
14. HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
15. Experienced in the overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
16. Able to carry out calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
17. Competent user of Microsoft Office Packages
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.
Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.