Job Description
Job title: Electrical Design Engineer
Reference: E113851
Location: St Helens
Duration: Contract – 6 Months
Pay rate: £50 - £60 per hour outside of IR35
Experienced Electrical Design Engineer required on a 6 month contract for a prestigious turnkey customer, based in St Helens.
You will produce electrical design, engineer and develop Power Generating facilities including Energy Storage, Hydrogen, Solar, Wind, Microgrids, Gas-Powered Generation (Advanced Gas, Biogas, Natural Gas) and CHP plants. Providing input and support at all stages of a project from sales through to installation.
You will spend your time translating and developing conceptual designs into designs to meet the functional and contractual specifications of secured orders
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Responsibilities.
* Translate and develop conceptual designs into designs to meet the functional and contractual specifications of secured orders, drawing out specifications, calculations and component selection.
* Carrying out Power System Studies including Load Flows, Fault Analysis, Protection Studies, P28 Voltage Flicker, G5/5 Harmonic Assessments, G99 Reactive Power and Frequency Response Simulations.
* Support and assist in the sales stage of a project by taking responsibility for ensuring that conceptual design and tender preparation documents are provided to meet the timescales and quality standards required for presentation to the customer/potential customer.
* Liaise with Mechanical Design Engineer in identifying the project requirements and on the development of the detailed design.
* Liaise with a CAD team, coordinating and leading activity in order to ensure that the design packages are produced to the required timescales and standards of quality.
* Provide support to the Project Manager during the installation commissioning and testing phase of the project, ensuring the timely production of all necessary documentation.
* Liaise as necessary with existing and potential customers and their representatives.
* Participate, and where appropriate lead, HAZOP and risk assessment studies.
* Ensure that there is full adherence to Health, Safety, Environmental and
* Quality management policies and procedures in all work undertaken.
Required knowledge and skills
* Good IT skills- Microsoft Office.
* Proficient in Power Systems Analysis Tools/Software.
* Project management.
* Knowledge of AutoCAD draughting package
Essential
* Degree in Electrical Engineering (HNC/HND if supported by substantial relevant experience)
* Experience of working in an associated industry with a background in power generation (between 1-25MW)
* Knowledge of low and of medium voltage power trains and associated control and instrumentation.
* Good IT Skills -MS Office
* Full UK/EU Driving License
* Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
* Professional registration.
* Experience in CHP and power generation
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office and AutoCAD draughting package or similar.
* Knowledge of ETAP power analysis software.
* Knowledge of HV substation design and the National Electricity Registration Scheme (NERS)
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