Design Engineer

14 hours ago

Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom ENWL Full time
Design Engineer Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Design Engineer to join our team at Electricity North West in Kendal. As a Design Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing complex LV and HV overhead line and underground diversion, reinforcement, asset replacement, refurbishment, maintenance, network referrals, and clearance issues on our Wood pole, Mural wiring, and underground networks.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the design phase on plant, multi-vector, UVA, and reinforcement schemes
  • Manage the design phase of overhead line maintenance and refurbishment projects, ensuring design work packages are delivered on time
  • Create scheme documentation and design drawings using our mapping and data collection systems
  • Analyse and interrogate overhead line data using our asset management tools, progressing works in conjunction with design technicians
  • Work closely with design technicians and work planners to prioritise maintenance, asset replacement, and refurbishment works
  • Communicate and progress project elements that require interaction with internal and external stakeholders, such as BT and street lighting authorities
  • Present schemes and process financial approvals
Requirements:
  • Hold a minimum of a HNC in Electrical Engineering
  • Have an excellent working knowledge of MS Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, with emphasis on Excel
  • Be able to manipulate large volumes of data using advanced Excel formulas and present results in various formats, including graphically
  • Be self-motivated and have a proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Be a strong team player, willing and able to work independently
  • Be an excellent verbal and written communicator
  • Hold a full, valid UK driving licence
  • Be capable of performing on-site surveys or earthing tests, some of which may be in remote locations and on uneven terrain
  • Be competent in the use of CAD and/or our drawing packages
  • Assess and triage complex design issues, both on-site and from a desktop exercise
  • Have a sound understanding of planning and design principles from LV to 11kV
  • Be able to produce simple HV/LV designs
  • Have experience of design, planning, costing, and project managing work on small projects
  • Knowledge of our financial processes and National and Company Technical Specifications
  • Be accountable for delivery of own work to time, cost, and quality
  • Be responsible for design accuracy of individual projects
  • Extensive knowledge of planning and design from LV to 11kV
  • Have a high level of understanding of secondary network protection, embedded generation, interface to the 33kV systems design issues
  • Have a comprehensive knowledge of our strategy and objectives relating to secondary network performance and investment
  • Be able to analyse and diagnose complex problems and choose suitable outcomes without precedents to guide decisions
  • Be able to provide technical supervision and coordination of small design project teams
  • Take complete responsibility for complex projects
  • Be able to give technical detailed advice to customers and other departments
  • Have extensive knowledge of financial programmed and National & Company Specifications
  • Have a comprehensive knowledge of policy and standards and the ability to design and prepare detailed specifications for all secondary network asset replacement and refurbishment schemes
  • Not require technical supervision
  • Undertake training as required of staff to equivalent level of authority/competency
  • Be responsible for the management of the design phase of programmes of work and design accuracy of individual projects
  • Be responsible for re-scoping and justifying cost variations to planned projects during construction
What We're Offering:
  • An annual bonus scheme
  • Twenty-six days annual leave increasing with length of service
  • An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
  • A market-leading contributory pension scheme
  • Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function

We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer. If this full-time Design Engineer role motivates and inspires you, please contact Electricity North West today. We'd love to help you get your next role.

We're champions of the North West, and we're proud that our electricity network connects communities and helps keep the electricity flowing every minute of every day, from when you wake up to when you fall asleep and all the hours in between. A key part of the UK's journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry, and as the region's network operator, it's our responsibility to lead the way, help the North West to decarbonise, and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy. Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to the nature of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required: references from previous employers, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, a medical appointment, and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received will assert ownership of the candidate, and no fee will be payable.

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