About the role
Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Cable Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team in Scotland.
The position involves carrying out the design of high voltage and extra high voltage power cable systems with detailed design information, initially to allow cost estimating of proposed systems and following receipt of an order to carry out the contract engineering.
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
Key Accountabilities:
The position involves the responsibility, along with other members of the design team, for all aspects of cable system design including electrical, mechanical and installation engineering design.
Under the instruction of the Senior Projects Design Engineer the carrying out the overall system design for all BB Power T&D Core work enquiries and projects, in accordance with Balfour Beatty Design Procedure PN/EP/201, National Grid and DNO procedures and standard design rules and procedures as defined by the Cabling Design Manager.
Key Duties:
1. The preparation of designs and drawings for cable supporting steelwork and associated foundations,
2. carrying out loading calculations to prove the adequacy of proposed designs,
3. the design of cable installation systems, carrying out pulling tension calculations,
4. Liaising with fabricators and equipment suppliers.
5. Reading Client enquiry specifications and drawings
6. Liaising with Client Representatives and Balfour Beatty Estimators and Operations Engineers as required.
7. Attending site visits and meetings with clients and / or Balfour Beatty staff.
8. Preparing electrical system designs
9. Calculating cable sizes
10. Performing rating calculations
11. Preparing material schedules/bills of quantities
12. Working to international, national and client specifications
13. Liaising with suppliers/manufacturers
14. Hydraulic calculations
15. Identifying designs where standard design rules and procedures cannot be applied, and referring these to the SPDE and / or DM.
16. Liaising with draughts persons and other engineering staff
17. Checking of work carried out by draughts persons and other Design Engineers
18. Liaising with the SPDE / DM and other Design Engineers as required resolving civil, structural, installation etc. design issues.
19. Carry out design risk assessments in accordance with CDM requirements and prepare and present Health & Safety files
Interacts with:
20. Engineering Director
21. Project Design Managers
22. Design Team
23. Professional Excellence Managers
24. Clients and suppliers (fabrication, equipment suppliers)
25. Operations
26. External consultants
Who we're looking for
Skills Required (Knowledge/Qualifications/Experience):
27. Degree level qualifications in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
28. Experience and knowledge of EHV (11kV to 400kV) power systems and equipment and ideally EHV power cables and substation equipment
29. Knowledge of substation electrical design
30. Ability to interpret engineering drawings and circuit schematics
31. Understanding of cable installation techniques
32. Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
33. Excellent interpersonal skills and highly organised
34. Accurate methodical and articulate
35. Good communication skills
36. Possesses the ability to use AutoCAD
37. Holds a full UK driving licence
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
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.