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