Job summary

Our Power and Energy team provides a range of services to our transmission and distribution clients. This includes work on transmission system assets, HVDC interconnectors, energy storage systems.

Key skills required for this role

Substation, DNO, cables, OHL, 132KV, 400KV, electrical, design, compliance, ENA, AutoCAD, Microstation, TP141

Important

Lead Substation Engineer

Job description

You will be accountable for the following tasks including but not limited to:

* Provide Leadership on the FEED and detail design workstream for National Grid.

* Ensure adequate quality assurance and delivery of FEED, Detailed design and bids for NGET and DNOs.

* Ensure adequate resources and training of resources for the purposes of delivering FEED and detailed design work.

* Review the HV plant aspects of different projects including HV layouts, earthing design and reports, mechanical interlocking, HV busbar calculations and technical specification for the HV plant equipment.

* Coordination with back-office engineers, sub-contractors and suppliers as required.

* Proven record of ability to manage tender packages as tender manager and doing HV plant aspects of technical offers.

* Ability to attend and chair the design review and Hazard review meetings and reviewing HV plant design packages as required.

* Attending site visits, FAT and SAT as required.

* Strong communication skills along with teamworking attributes.

* Customer focused when dealing with customers, identifying their needs along with business development skills.

Qualifications

* Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience.

* Chartered Engineer through the IET.

* Track record of leading teams in the delivery of Front-End Engineering and design or Detailed design of EHV (132kV upwards) substation projects.

* Experience of working for a client organisation such as transmission system owner/operator, distribution network operator or a design consultancy delivering to such organisation.

* TP141 or equivalent authorised or ability to do so.

* Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

* Maintain existing and develop new client relationships.

* Experience in coaching and developing junior engineers.

* Flexibility to travel to client sites when required.

* Capability to work under tight deadlines while achieving objectives with the ability to deal with competing priorities and manage time appropriately.

* Applicants must have the right to work in the UK