Job Title: Primary Engineer
Location: Birmingham, UK - hybrid, primarily home-based with occasional meetings at the Birmingham office
Duration: 6 Months contract - Will be extended
Role Outline
To provide the technical expertise in the design and installation of Substation Layouts for 400kV to 11kV substation projects.
Job Role
• To provide substation layouts and associated detail diagrams in accordance with established UK standards and processes through allocated CAD resource locally and in other business units.
• To develop technical specifications and material schedules for primary equipment.
• To prepare conductor force calculations.
• To check and approve project documentation in accordance with established standards.
• To ensure own work packages and delegated work packages are delivered to project programme, scope and align to allocated budget. Provide comment where required on delegated works.
• Provide technical support and to develop tender scheme options and related project scope documents.
• To produce engineering time estimates and support monthly forecasts to complete.
• To input into design and hazard review meetings.
• To provide technical support at site when required.
Essential
• Principle Designer - Minimum qualification of HNC/HND in related engineering field and 8 years of applicable experience or minimum of 12 years’ experience in lieu of HNC / HND.
• Senior Designer - Minimum qualification of HNC/HND in related engineering field and 5 years of applicable experience or minimum of 9 years’ experience in lieu of HNC / HND.
• Knowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV)
Desirable
• Knowledge of various relevant industry standard client working practices including National Grid / SSE / SPEN / DNO requirements / IOSH Managing Safely or similar