Lead Engineer

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom First Recruitment Group Full time

As the Lead Engineer reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating and executing all engineering disciplines for medium-voltage and high-voltage substation projects. This includes Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substation projects, Rail, Infrastructure, Data Center, and Wind offshore & onshore up to the 400 kV range. Emphasizing project safety, cost, quality, and reliability, your role will involve providing technical leadership and coordination for all engineering activities related to EHV/HV substation projects.

Job Title: Lead Engineer

Company: First Recruitment Group

Key Areas of Responsibility (KARs):

  • Deliver projects and assignments as set by the Engineering Manager in annual targets.
  • Manage and lead all engineering activities, both in-house and outsourced, during proposal, design, and construction stages of substation projects.
  • Support proposal efforts with innovation, cost-saving ideas, and value-added solutions.
  • Conduct on-site assessments of existing equipment in 'brown field' substation projects.
  • Provide expertise and support for validating sub-contractor bids and negotiating sub-contracts.
  • Conform bid packages with customer project documents by reviewing RFPs/RFQs and Linxon proposals.
  • Develop design criteria, document deliverables, and lead the development of substation design packages.
  • Ensure compliance with safety requirements and clearances as per CDM and applicable standards.

Experience Required:

  • Minimum 12 to 15 years of substation engineering experience.
  • Strong knowledge of substation design disciplines, including primary, secondary, and civils.
  • Experience in engineering leadership and preparation/management of various substation design aspects.
  • Experience as a Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) / Lead Contractor Design Approval Engineer (LCDAE) is advantageous.
  • Chartered Engineer (through IET) status or working towards it is desirable.

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