Senior Engineer - Substation

Senior Engineer | Substation Civil
£45,000 - £55,000 + £5,500 car allowance + private healthcare
Site based | Derbyshire
National Grid Project

Carrington West is working with an established tier 1 civil engineering contractor that is growing its Transmission and Distribution business. They are looking for a Senior Engineer for a major substation project. You would take technical ownership of your own civils work areas from first setting out through to handover.

The role

You'll report to the Sub Agent/Site Agent and be the engineering lead for your work areas. That means making sure what's on the drawings can actually be built, controlling quality on site, and making sure the records hold up at handover.

What you'll be doing

Setting out, survey control and dimensional checks across your packages
Reviewing construction drawings, finding problems early, and raising and closing out technical queries (TQs)
Advising on build ability for foundations, bunds, control buildings, cable routes, earthing, drainage and access roads
Coordinating with the electrical, protection & control, cabling, steelwork and commissioning teams
Briefing the workforce and making sure work follows the approved RAMS, permits and hold points, including excavation, lifting and temporary works
Writing and running ITPs, check sheets and inspection records
Managing material approvals, concrete and test records, red-line drawings and as builts
Closing out defects and non-conformance reports (NCRs) with proper root-cause evidence
Producing short term look-aheads with supervisors and subcontractors, tracking progress and keeping clear records to support change control
What you'll need

A degree or HNC in civil engineering, or equivalent
Senior Engineer experience on major civils, energy or substation projects
Tier 1 experience is essential
A CSCS or EUSR card
Temporary Works Supervisor competence
CAT & Genny
Good AutoCAD skills and confidence with digital document control
A full UK driving licence
It would be great if you also had

Experience in live 132kV, 275kV or 400kV substations
EUSR SHEA Power
SMSTS or SSSTS
Where the client's site safety rules require it, the employer will arrange the client's own authorisations and site specific training after you join.

What's on offer

£45,000 - £55,000 basic (DOE)
£5,500 car allowance
Private healthcare
A clear route to Sub Agent with a contractor that has a long transmission pipeline
For a confidential conversation, apply now or contact Luke Shaw at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or  

FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Transmission & Distribution professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Transmission & Distribution  division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Luke Shaw on (phone number removed)/(phone number removed) or email   for more information
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