Overview
Senior Electrical Engineer - Substations role at myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community. Location/s: Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Croydon, Altrincham, Newcastle, York.
This job is with Mott MacDonald, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.
About Thebusinessunit: The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle - from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we\'re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Job overview
Mott MacDonald has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our expanding Power Transmission and Distribution team. The successful candidate will work on a range of diverse, industry-leading projects developing innovative solutions for power transmission grid systems and for client transmission and distribution installations, ensuring security of electricity supply, developing the integration of renewable energy sources and bringing large power infrastructural plans from concept to delivery stage.
Your role will include working with a range of clients/stakeholders including major utilities and large global demand customers in a rapidly changing energy sector. This is a permanent position within our team for an ambitious and enthusiastic Electrical Engineer. Reporting to the Power team Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for a range of tasks including:
Responsibilities
* Primary plant layout for HV substations
* Equipment specifications for HV Plant and ancillary equipment
* Providing engineering design input to major electrical power infrastructural development projects through lifecycle stages from feasibility/front end engineering to detailed design/site construction monitoring and commissioning
* Coordination with client project teams and internal team disciplines within Mott MacDonald including civil, structural, environmental, survey/geotechnical, transport, protection and control and CAD/BIM team
* Delivering projects in new technologies e.g. energy storage, HVDC systems, smart grid solutions, waste to energy
* Provide professional services to clients in the UK and overseas
Candidate specification
* Qualified to degree level and ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status
* Experience working in the power transmission and distribution industry
* Experience relating to design, delivery and supervision of HV substation solutions (110kV to 400kV)
* Experience in development of specifications for HV AIS/GIS substations and associated primary/secondary equipment
* Experience of all stages of project lifecycles
* Experience in applying regulatory and client-specific health and safety requirements to HV plant system designs
* Experience in the preparation of technical reports in English
Preferred, but not required
* Experience in design of Overhead Line Systems for transmission networks
* Experience in design of HV cable systems (minimum 110kV)
* Experience in site construction and/or testing/commissioning for HV plant systems
* Experience in earthing software design (CDEGs) and system studies/protection coordination software (ETAP)
* Experience in control and protection systems design
* Masters Degree
Agile working
We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, promoting fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
If you are disabled or need support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will discuss how we can support you.
We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including
Health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues
* Health cash plan to support everyday health costs and treatments
* Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues
* Wellbeing program with support for you and your family
* Flexible benefits to opt into a wide range of health benefits, extendable to family
Financial wellbeing
* We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%
* Life assurance up to 4 x basic salary (option to 6 x)
* Income protection with absence and return-to-work support
* Flexible benefits including increased life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, will writing
* Annual bonus schemes in this independently owned business
Lifestyle
* 33–35 days holiday per year, with holiday buy/sell options
* Holiday entitlement increases to 35 days after 5 years
* Savings schemes and retailer discounts
Enhanced family and carers leave
* 26 weeks paid maternity/adoption leave and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave
* Shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay
* Up to five additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities
Learning and development
* Professional institution subscription
* Opportunities to develop technical and soft skills through mentoring and training
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
* Groups including LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers networks
* Community engagement and social outcomes
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