About the role:
Our leading HV Consultant client is on the hunt for a Senior or Principal Earthing Design Engineer.
Reporting to the HV Discipline Lead, this role will be responsible for ensuring the quality and consistency of the team's output in the production and control of studies, drawings and technical documents. You will also work with the Power Sector Director to assist during the bid process in order to secure further work.
Package:
* Salary -45k-60k (dependent on experience)
* Working conditions - Remote/hybrid (various office locations)
* Benefits - Company car or car allowance, annual bonus, private healthcare, exceptional pension, life insurance, 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Responsibilities
Ideally, you will have experience producing all designs, calculations, reports & drawings associated with new or modification of HV substation projects from 11kV – 400kV, covering primary design and engineering elements.
* Production of single-line diagrams, earthing schematics, earthing layouts, CDEGS studies, earth potential rise calculations, technical specifications, and impressed voltage studies.
* Manage the production of project deliverables through a robust checking process
* Support the CAD technicians with the development of drawings and support the actual delivery of the outputs.
* The candidate must be enthusiastic, and able to operate in a diverse team working independently.
Key Skills and Experience:
Qualifications
* Minimum BEng / BSc in Electrical Engineering, with Power / HV background
* Ideally MEng / MSc in Electrical Engineering, with a Power / HV background
* Working toward CEng status is seen as beneficial, but not essential
* Ideally working toward CDAE accreditation by National Grid, however not essential.
Experience (Essential)
* Experience in undertaking Earthing Studies using CDEGS software
* Knowledge of UK Earthing Design specifications