Design Engineer - HV Plant

About the role

Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Design Engineer (HV Plant) to work for our Power Transmission and Distribution Business based in Newcastle.

You will be working on HV plant designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV.

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

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 Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.
• 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

Planning Responsibilities:

• Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services 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 Engineering Services 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
• Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager
• Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experienced in the overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
• Able to carry out calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
• Competent user of Microsoft Office Packages

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the…