Primary Design Engineer (Substations)

The Role: We are seeking a Primary Design/HV Plant Design Engineer (Substations) to join one of our key engineering clients. You’ll be working on projects up to a voltage of 400kV and providing design drawings for Grid and Primary substations. Package: Salary - 60k-80k (dependent on experience) Working conditions - Remote/hybrid (various office locations) Benefits - Company car or car allowance, annual bonus, private healthcare, exceptional pension, life insurance, 25 days holiday bank holidays Selected Key Responsibilities: Produce a comprehensive suite of design drawings for Grid and Primary substations. Prepare technical specifications for electrical plant and providing associated electrical designs for the substation upgrades, and new substations projects from 11kV up to and including 400kV. Produce substation design feasibility reports, cost estimate, layouts, GA’s as well as the preparation of plant specifications that include transformers, switchgear and battery systems. Interface with other discipline e.g. Civils, Protection, HV cables and OHL engineers Selected Skills/Experience: Degree – Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification(s) and/or relevant experience in a related field. Experience of HV and EHV Plant specification, 11kV up to and including 400kV,design, load calculations and rating studies. Experience working with IDNOs, DNOs, or ICPs and working to BSEN, IEC, IEEE and CENELEC Standards