JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Principal Design Engineer
Location: Birmingham/Glasgow, United Kingdom

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor or master’s in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Extensive years substation engineering experience in utilities. Knowledge of required NG, SSEN & SPEN requirements and standards.

COMPETENCIES/ SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Principal designer (PD) / LCDAE certification from National Grid.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or working towards it
• Result orientated team player with a proactive approach.
• Excellent in communication, to interact with external and internal parties at all levels in a multi-cultural environment.
• Expert knowledge in Substation design and engineering, Layouts, Primary design & calculations, Grounding & Lightning design, Steel design inputs, transformers, HV & MV Switchgear systems,
• Knowledge of system studies like load flow, short circuit calculation; Single Line Diagrams, CT/VT calculations, Auxiliary Power Systems, power cables.
• Knowledge of secondary engineering, protection and control system.
• Experience in Installation & Commissioning is a plus.
• Strong in MS Office, knowledge in MicroStation and AutoCAD is required.
• Fluency in English – both written and spoken
• Availability to travel 25 % of the time (domestic/international travel)
• working in an office and on a construction site

Key Areas of Responsibility (KARs):

• Overall responsible for managing & leading all engineering activities from project start till the As-Built stage with strict adherence to Project Specifications & Linxon standards including QA/QC, HSSE & Integrity.
• Technical lead of large and complex EHV/HV Air & Gas Insulated Substation (AIS & GIS) projects in UK.
• Instruct, supervise & coordinate engineering teams within Linxon (local & remote), internal & external partners, sub-suppliers, secondary engineers & civil engineers.
• Provide information for civil designs and coordination of interfaces between construction planning, steel structure engineering, protection and control system, auxiliary power system and all equipment suppliers for the project.
• Participate in technical discussions with customers and suppliers, handle site queries and take necessary actions up to as-built documentation
• Engineering budget, schedule, forecast, risk & change management activities.
• Technical claim management & supporting PM/Contracting/Operation management team.