Senior P&C Design Engineer

• To provide project leadership as Project Design Lead for design delivery of one or more electrical substation projects from tendering till project handover.

• Perform and lead the design delivery for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV with the assistance of the Design Engineers.

• Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and BMS;

• Ensure that the allocated projects meet or exceed the requirements of safety by design, quality, programme and budget;

• Deliver and lead Protection & Control Systems design for substations;

• If appointed, enact CDAE role and deliver associated responsibilities in line with NG TP188 and other applicable documents and standards;

• Orchestrate Customer Witness Tests at the factory for Protection & Control Systems;

• Represent the Department at project start-up, scheme review, progress, close-out, liaison and other meetings;

• Be responsible for maintaining internal and external interfaces during the project;

• On receipt of confirmation of contract award, undertake a review of the estimate and any post tender additional requirements;

• Prepare Design Projects status via a project-specific Project Status Report (PSR) as per department procedures;

• Should any changes in scope be requested by the client, then raise a EWNs/ DES06 that quantifies the impact and costs associated;

• Flag deviations, seek and agree mitigation;

• Review TQs/ EWNs weekly and monitor. Escalate as necessary;

• Upon contract award, and through the project life-cycle, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments;

• Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project programme;

• Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager;

• Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition;

• Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification;

• Undertake and lead design work with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary.

• HND in Electrical Engineering or higher;

• Extensive experience in HV substation P&C design;

• Reasonable working knowledge of the requirements of multi-discipline substation design delivery for substation projects for National Grid, SSE or similar clients and experience in such delivery;

• Reasonable working knowledge of project co-ordination, estimating, scope change management, programme management and reporting;

• Familiarity with quality assurance, business processes and applications;

• Integrity and professionalism;

• Teamwork ethic;

• Strives for excellence in design delivery/customer relations;

• Demonstrates respect for team members, customers and suppliers.

• Knowledge of/ experience in working in a BIM environment.

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