Senior Electrical Design Engineer - LPN

78759 - Senior Electrical Design Engineer - LPN

This Senior Electrical Design Engineer will report to the Design Lead and will work within Capital Programme and Procurement based in our Bidder Street, West Ham office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £76,229 plus car, London allowance and a bonus of 3% - Blended working can be offered after successful completion of the probationary period *6months - 3 days office and 2 from home. 

Close Date:. 05/08/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
• Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
• Discounted access to sports and social clubs
• Employee Assistance Programme.

JOB PURPOSE

Working across an Assets and Connections Portfolio, you will produce and assure high quality electrical and circuit designs designs to an agreed scope. Designs are to be delivered to cost, time and quality targets.

All designs must meet UK Power Networks design and CDM standards. These designs could be for APP or Connections (non-contestable and contestable) work.

You will work as part of a diverse team, providing design and ensuring compliance to design, CDM and standards for the regulated network solutions for all APP and Connection schemes.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Produce Electrical Designs and circuit designs (below ground and in air) that can be constructed in compliance with standards and CDM requirements and assure others designs

• Deliver designs, which conform to all relevant Codes of Practice and company and industry standards (for all designs relevant to UKPN Sub-stations), together with Electrical Design.

• Contribute to the production of technical, commercial and contractual documents for procurement of engineering products

• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations and company procedures.

• Compliance with design assurance and audit processes

• Prepare concept and developed design, from specifications and drawings within defined periods.

• Provide an excellent service to the customer.

• Work as a Team Player within larger diverse teams

• Collaborate with the operational teams to guarantee a smooth process from initial enquiry through to final energisation and project closure.

• Comply with the requirements of the designer / principal designer as determined by the 2015 CDM Regulations

• Ensure design eliminates any hazards which may give rise to risks; and reduce risks from any remaining hazards (with CDM)

• Ensure solutions provide information about aspects of the design of the network, its construction and maintenance as will adequately assist clients, the CDM team, other designers, and contractors.

• Support and mentor other members of the team to enhance their experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Electrical engineering experience. Knowledge of power system and protection design at 132KV, 33KV, 11KV, and intermediate voltages.

• Electrical/Circuit Engineering degree or STEM equivalent with relevant Electrical/Cable/OHL and substation design experience.

• Circuit engineering experience in EHV circuit design and construction works, ideally within Utility sector.

• Competence in resolving circuit network issues and ability to provide a sound understanding of company policies and their application to this role. Awareness of current and technological developments in circuit engineering.

• Knowledge of design processes and DNO, ENA and International Design Standards including relevant operational aspects to deliver designs

• Work with external engineering organisations and customers/partners representing UKPN to best effect.

• Can undertake final approval of designs in specific area

• A good safety culture and sound understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application in this role.

• Work unsupervised, set and comply with own targets, and implement better cost-saving solutions.

• Good team working skills

• A good level of business, environmental, safety, financial, and regulatory awareness;

• A general appreciation of financial reporting systems;

• Knowledge of the ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 procedures relevant to the team’s activities.

• Manage (not line manage) and communicate with the CAD team to produce design drawings suitable for construction.

• Experience undertaking cable sizing/rating calculations for 11kV up to 132kV networks, for both solidly and cross bonded circuits (including de-rating aspects and short circuit loadings).

• Experience undertaking cable pulling calculations for 11kV up to 132kV networks, following company standards.

• Experience designing joint/pulling bays from 11kV up to 132kV.

• Experience designing pilot/fibre cable routes, including splice chambers.

• Experience in terminations to indoor/outdoor switchgear/cable sealing ends.

• Experience in route proving, to determine the most cost-effective and safest route install.

• Experience of directional drills and ability to advise/assure requirements accordingly.

• Communicate with survey companies to obtain utility search information.

• Experience producing Bills of Materials, cable drum lengths, in coordination with pulling calculations.

• Collaborate with Wayleaves and Consents to determine most practical route.

• Knowledge of project management

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft desktop applications.

• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD or Micro station

• Awareness of current and technological developments in distribution plant and equipment.

• Broad knowledge of cables and overhead lines

• Input into construction ideas and techniques, which feed into UK Power Networks Green Action Plan

• Degree level or equivalent in engineering or science

• Chartered Engineer or working towards achieving Chartership

DIMENSIONS

You will undertake site visits as part of this role and this will include entry to operational substations where compliance with safety rules and procedures is mandatory.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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