Apply Now About the role Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Principal Substation Designer - Civils to work with our Power Transmission and Distribution Team in Derby. You will work with project team, designers and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives. With responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects with particular focus on Substations Civils delivery. Providing advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design and temporary works designs for Power T&D business. You will engage in bid development, tendering and innovation projects alongside the Design Lead and Senior Design Manager. What you'll be doing Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval as required / permitted by the Lead Engineer Lead various civil project designs including reinforced concrete design and detailing, site design and enablement, land development, drainage systems, building and structure installation Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinaryprojects Coach and develop the wider T&D team including senior e graduate and other junior members of civil design team Assist in the management of the tender process and understand and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion Ensure that Procedures and Manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied Support the development and implementation policies, processes, and procedures to support the continual improvement of the team Act as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or equivalent role Support in the advancement of the engineering design delivery for the team with particular focus on upskilling and use of software. Contribute to the development and updating of the design aids and computer programmes and assist in the analysis of new design concepts. Support colleagues in managing the output and delivery of suitable design drawings. Who we're looking for Required: Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering, structural engineering and/or geotechnical engineering Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE or IStructE Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD) Extensive experience of civil design of substations Expertise in the use of Tekla Tedds Good knowledge and experience of applying National Grid Technical Specifications and Design Handbooks Strong understanding of BIM principals (PAS1192 and ISO16950) Desired: Experience of drainage design related to substations Revit, Civil 3D, Micro drainage software usage Why work for us Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. 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.