Electrical Design Engineer

1 week ago

Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom Western Power Distribution Full time

About Us

At Western Power Distribution, we're committed to delivering heat, light, and power to communities across the Midlands, the Southwest of England, and South Wales. Our expert teams work tirelessly to ensure that our customers receive the best possible service, and we're always looking for talented individuals to join our team.

Job Introduction

We're seeking a highly skilled Electrical Design Engineer to join our team in Cardiff. As a key member of our Engineering Design Team, you'll be responsible for preparing electrical, protection/control, mechanical, and civil designs for schemes to construct, extend, or modify electricity substations energized at up to 132kV.

Main Responsibilities

  • Acting as lead designer for substation design outputs up to 132kV.
  • Providing design outputs for Primary Plant Equipment Specifications, Site Primary Layout, and Primary Electrical Designs relating to AIS Designs, Indoor Switchgear Design, and associated ancillary equipment and substation design applications.
  • Primary Plant/Layout Design alignment into Substation Civil/Structural Design interfaces & outputs.
  • Experience of substation plant ranging from Switchgear (outdoor AIS and indoor switchboards), Grid & Primary transformers, auxiliary transformers, power cabling, substation earthing design, compound lighting, civil/structural interfaces, switchroom M&E design packages.
  • Preparation of Primary Design drawings and review of junior team member design outputs.
  • Assessing and clearly communicating the broader benefits and drawbacks of design options.
  • Evaluating, recording, and communicating key design decisions/changes (and the logic behind these decisions/changes) for the benefit of all project stakeholders.
  • Authorship of design briefs and equipment specifications in line with company policies and plant standards.
  • Technical briefing of colleagues, where required at key project stages.
  • Within team having the abilities to handle concurrent project design commissions.
  • Provision of specialist substation engineering advice to project stakeholders. Understanding of modern protection and control relay application to scheme application and design.
  • Experienced in protection and control scheme design relating to 11kV to 132kV distribution substation applications.
  • Ability to determine scheme scope from concept through to design delivery, covering scheme application, protection & control panel scheme design, and full secondary interfacing package delivery.

Ideal Candidate

You will be an experienced design engineer with demonstrable substation primary design experience at Distribution or Transmission level as well as proficiency in the use of AutoCAD.

The successful candidate will be qualified to HNC level or above, in an appropriate engineering discipline - evidence of your qualifications will be required prior to appointment.

Good communication skills are essential, as is the ability to manage multiple diverse projects simultaneously.

Applicants should hold a full UK driving license.

As part of our hybrid working approach, this role offers a mix of office and home working, usually 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Hybrid working can only be considered once your initial training is complete and subject to business need.

Western Power Distribution is committed to safeguarding the interests of the Company, colleagues, and customers.

This role is subject to a satisfactory Barring Service (DBS) check. Depending on the role, different levels of screening and vetting are required. Some roles require a triannual check.

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