Principal Design Engineer - HV Plant
Location
North East England | United Kingdom
Job description
About the role
Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Principal Design Engineer HV plant to join our Power Transmission and Distribution Team in Newcastle.
We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.
The main function of the role is to lead the HV Primary Engineering design delivery for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV with the assistance of the Design Engineers.
In addition, the Principal Plant Engineer would assist the Design Delivery Managers in the day to day running of the engineers and technicians teams. The role also includes leading the team in planning and procurement responsibilities as detailed below for delivery of substation projects
What you'll be doing
General Responsibilities:
- Delivery of engineering design to programme, quality and budgets, and lead safety and sustainability by Design into the engineering delivery.
- Functionally the authorised approver of designs (and associated settings) on contracts in accordance with the published design/check/approve authorisation levels.
- Identify and effectively manage inter-disciplinary design gaps in collaboration with the appropriate project engineering mangers.
Planning Responsibilities
- Input into the allocation of work packages, coordinate workload and agree priorities withing the Primary Plant Team.
- Prepare, contribute to, check and review DEMP (Design and Engineering Management Plans)
Ensure the team understands and is working in accordance with the GMEE (Group Minimum Engineering Expectations) - Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time
scales, in line with Project Programme
Commercial/Contract Responsibilities:
- Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project
Manager - Raise Early Warnings on projects as and when required.
- Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company
Design Responsibilities:
- Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification
- Examine contract documentation and establish the Companys scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then these differences should be highlighted to the Project Manager with options and solutions for resolutions.
- Lead the technical direction of the engineering team, taking best practice and industry developments into engineering methodology.
- Ensure all required models and drawings have an adequate level of review and approval including the supplier and subcontractor supply chains. Incorporating the best practice of BIM as established in the Engineering team.
- In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Power T&D Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule
- Ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification
- Lead Design work with due regard to Health & Safety Procedures and the Companys obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Any perceived risks and mitigation measures should be advised to Project Manager for effective action.
Provide support to tendering for design deliverables, estimates and customer meetings
Who we're looking for
- HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Autocad or similar is preferred but not essential
- Substantial experience working in a Design Office environment
- Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
- Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
- Experience as a senior HV Substation Primary Plant Design Engineer
- Basic understanding of P&C aspects preferable.
- TP141 HV Substation qualification is an advantage
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