Primary Plant Design Engineer

Balfour Beatty

  • Newcastle
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
About the roleBalfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Primary Design Engineer to work within our Power, Transmission and Distribution offices in: Newcastle.The main function of the role is to engineer the HV Primary Engineering designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV.The role also includes the General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities as detailed below for delivery of substation projects.What you'll be doingGeneral Responsibilities:
  • Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual
  • Take personal ownership of technical development of your skills and duties to ensure continuous
  • improvement.
  • Undertake works to a degree of technical standard, and assurance, consistently and with thorough self
  • checking of works, within the delivery timescales for activities.
Planning Responsibilities:
  • Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity.
  • Effectively control, update and report on workload progress, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential delivery problems and solutions to Principal Primary Plant Engineer (PPPE) / Senior Primary, Plant Engineer (SPPE) as appropriate.
Design Responsibilities:
  • Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National/ International Standards and legislation, and contract specification
  • Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company's obligations incompliance with current CDM regulations.
  • Attend and contribute to Design Reviews / Construction Support / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner.
  • Liaise with other Designers and Technicians on calculations and drawings requirements. (including Suppliers).
  • Initiate the preparation of all required drawings / models and perform design check of drawing contents to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface.
  • In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty teams, prepare installation and commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule.
Who we're looking forEducation:
  • BENg/BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering or higher. BENg/BSc (Hons) preferable
  • Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components.
  • Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs.
  • Microsoft Office Packages.
  • Experience with AC / DC supplies on substation environments, such as Battery systems, diesel generators, DNO supplies, ET, other.
Why work for usDay in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…About usBalfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions.With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at

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