Electrical Design Engineer

A Fantastic Electrical Design Engineering Opportunity To Power The Transition To A Carbon Free Future

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Powersystems UK is an employee-owned high voltage electrical engineering company. We specialise in electrical power infrastructure, grid connections and renewable energy generation. Due to our continuing success, we have a pipeline of work into 2025 and beyond.
Are you looking to advance your career with full training provided?
Do you want to join an established team in an exciting and progressive British business?
We Are Recruiting for An Electrical Design Engineer
Salary: £40,000 to £65,000 Dependent on qualifications and experience
Job type: Full time and Permanent
We are looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Design Engineer; the role is diverse, challenging and rewarding. You will be given the opportunity to practice and develop a wide range of skills including specification of HV primary equipment, design of protection and control schemes, reviewing and conducting simulation and modelling studies to demonstrate compliance. We are flexible in our approach to the role, and you may choose to specialise or to work across a range of engineering and design areas, either way we will provide a supporting environment in which to develop as a high voltage specialist.
Duties and responsibilities of the role include:
Responsible for the delivery of designs within agreed timeframes, to a high quality that reflects Powersystems reputation as high voltage specialists
Work across multiple design projects and prioritise conflicting project deadlines
Communicate effectively with clients, consultants, and project engineers, to understand their expectations and justify your design decisions
Provide technical support for the project engineers for design queries
Build relationships with clients, and attend design and project co-ordination meetings with clients, their consultants, and DNO and TNO representatives
Ensure all designs are designed for safety and are compliant with CDM and Health and Safety regulations, including producing design risk assessments, and effectively communicating risks to project engineers and construction operatives
Prepare design packages for DNO contestable works and balance of plant (private) works from 11 kV to 132 kV
Work closely with the in-house CAD drafting team to generate SLDs, equipment layouts, cable route drawings, construction, and legal plans for new HV connections
Produce AC/DC schematics for protection, control, and SCADA panels, and liaise with our in-house panel assemblers on the construction of panels
Select HV and LV cables and design cable routes using CYMCAP and Amtech software
Prepare multicore cable schedules
Manage and review simulation studies for generation connections undertaken by other consultants or carried out in-house, including load flow, reactive power capability, fault level analysis, power quality, and harmonic studies to demonstrate compliance with Engineering Recommendations, the Distribution Code, the Grid Code, and industry standards
Attend sites for inspection and design purposes and attend manufacturers factory acceptance tests when required
Project a professional image to clients and colleagues
Contribute to the future success of Powersystems and its clients
Embrace and demonstrate the Companys 5 Principles of: Priority No.1 Health, Safety and Well-being; Professionalism, Pride, Partnership and Proactive
Heres what you need to be successful in the role:
Gained relevant experience of high voltage electrical engineering design (11 kV and above) within the electrical contracting or utility industries. You will possess excellent technical knowledge and be able to apply this in a practical way
HNC/ Degree in Electrical Engineering
Full UK driving licence
Have obtained or be working towards professional registration with the IET at IENG / CENG level
Strong report writing skills and the ability to communicate technical information in a clear and concise manner
Open to change, resilient and proactive
Must be available to travel on work related business throughout the UK with occasional overnight stays
Right to Work within the UK without limitation
Salary and benefits:
Salary: £40,000 - £65,000 depending on experience and qualifications
Contributory company pension scheme
Car allowance scheme or company vehicle provided
Private health insurance
Life assurance
Employee assistance programme
25 days annual holiday plus paid public holidays
Benefit from company profit share as a partner in our business
Great training and development opportunities to lead towards chartered status
Holiday purchase scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Powersystems is an employee-owned business and has a keen interest in the well-being and success of all its employees. We will encourage and empower you to be imaginative, share your great ideas and be involved in the future success of our business.
Everyone is welcome at Powersystems. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself. Were committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We offer a positive and rewarding working environment, relaxed in terms of some of our approaches, yet highly professional with excellent support mechanisms in place to develop your knowledge and career. If you believe that you have what it takes to power our future together then we wish to hear from you.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
Next steps:
We look forward to receiving your application and we will be in touch shortly.