Principal P&C Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


North East, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Principal P&C Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team in Newcastle or Leeds.

We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.

The main function of the role is to engineer the control and protection designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV. The role specific to the Control and Protection function is detailed further in Appendix A.

The role also includes the General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities as detailed below for delivery of substation projects.

What you'll be doing

General Responsibilities:

Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual.

Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience.

Planning Responsibilities:

Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity.

Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans.

Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager.

Procurement Responsibilities:

Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company.

Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager.

Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition.

Design Responsibilities:

Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification.

Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Companys obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.

Examine contract documentation and establish the Companys scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then this differences should be highlighted to the Project Manager.

Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner.

Liaise with Engineers, Designers and Draughtspersons on drawings requirements.

Check and approve engineering designs prepared by team members.

Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface.

In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule.

Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department.

Receive As Installed site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification.

Highlight any design issues to the Design Manager / Project Manager proposing any possible solution for review.

Carry out engineering checks as deemed necessary and in line with the requirements of the Business Process Manual.

Who we're looking for

Education : HNC in Electrical Engineering or higher.

ExperienceA : Liaising with customers and suppliers

: UK industry experience and preferably National Grid.

: Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components

: Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs

: Microsoft Office Packages

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

This is your chance to join a growing business with the opportunities to develop and further your career in a multi disciplined specialist environment that will challenge you on a daily basis.



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