
Junior Electrical Design Engineer
- Brighton
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You will have some experience in liaising with the client to understand their needs, interpret their data, and work to project plan. You will be able to work within multidisciplinary teams to ensure that the project as a whole meets its goals.
- You will be experienced in producing technical outputs such as technical specifications, schedules, reports, load and instrument lists, cable sizing calculations, single line diagrams and system architecture layouts, and be familiar with collaborative planning reviews and designs of solutions.
- You will be able to provide engineering inputs and design outputs in collaboration with other disciplines, producing general arrangement drawings, 3D models, 2D plans and sections, and piping & instrumentation diagrams.
- To be successful in this role, you will have good communication skills and be able to input into collaborative design discussions including technical workshops and safety reviews, including HAZOPs and ALMs.
- You will understand the principles of water and wastewater treatment processes and be experienced in assessing existing site infrastructure to develop and deliver the electrical and ICA design.
- Balance your workload across a wide variety of projects from a range of major long-term frameworks with water companies and contractors across the UK.
- Seek to achieve positive outcomes for projects and the community.
- Work closely with other junior and senior engineers and other stakeholders supporting project delivery.
- Interpret and understand technical drawings and help develop their production, ideally through AutoCAD and/or Inventor experience.
- Undertake asset condition surveys and prepare reports and recommendations.
- Contribute to the production of process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
- Prepare electrical and ICA design deliverables including calculations, reports, specifications, datasheets, drawings, schedules, and procurement documentation.
- Provide support to allow the project team to comply with the duties of Designer under CDM, including through the production of design risk assessments.
- Ensure quality assurance systems and procedures are followed, and that high standards are maintained.
- A good technical understanding of electrical engineering and ICA principles.
- Water industry experience.
- Experienced in:
- Load assessment and LV and MV distribution systems design
- The use of P&IDs to create equipment schedules
- ICA and SCADA system architecture development
- Production of URSs, FDSs and control philosophies
- The production of specifications, reports and technical documentation.
- Complying with the Construction, Design & Management (CDM) Regulations and designing for safety.
- Managing your work to time, cost, and quality criteria.
- The ability to travel and visit operational and construction sites as required, to act in a safe manner, and to survey, inspect, and witness test mechanical equipment and installations.
- Knowledge of design tools and software such as AutoCAD or similar design packages would be an advantage but is not essential.
- A degree-level qualification in electrical engineering or a closely-allied subject, ideally IET- accredited.