Senior Design Engineer (Electricity)

£60k-£70k pa

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Prosper Recruitment are collaborating with a privately owned company with an outstanding reputation amongst clients and the wider utilities industry who are looking to recruit a Senior Design Engineer. Our client have seen immense growth year on year, with offices located around the UK, they provide an innovative approach to their clients nationally. This company offers services ranging from private high voltage connections and maintenance to multiple new connections across Electricity, Gas, Telecoms, Water and EV Charging.

The Role

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will lead the technical output of the Design Engineers and undertake your own projects, which will be of a complex or high value nature. Reporting to the Design Manager you will be involved in the coaching and training of individuals whilst keeping up to date with industry standards. You will promote value engineering and authorise the design checks of others.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce compliant designs in accordance with customer requirements and industry standards
• Understand, apply and train others on ENA, DNO & IDNO G81 design standards and engineering recommendations
• Coach and support junior members on the team with client interactions and meetings
• Process job specific cost estimates for variations and contract changes
• Authorise project spends within your DOAG limits
• Authorise design checks for others
• Promote value engineering and better ways or working within the team
• Monitor and maintain design standards
• Ensure staff are working in line with the company policies and BMS, and develop this in line with industry changes
• Ensure all design work is carried out in line with NERS accreditations
• Ensure all design drawings passed to the Construction arm of the business are buildable and in line with project financials
• Escalate problems in a timely manner to minimise business exposure

Experience & Qualities

Essential:

• HND or degree in an electrical discipline
• Experience of 11kV & LV design to a high level of quality and customer satisfaction
• Experience of earthing designs across multiple DNO regions
• Proven track record of authorising design checks across multiple DNO regions
• Demonstratable competency in the physical and practical application of electrical installations
• Ability to effectively communicate design requirements to clients, Project Managers and site teams

Desirable:

• Achieved or working towards Incorporated Engineer professional status with the IET
• Ability to recognise gaps in business processes and develop and implement new systems to allow the effective delivery of projects
• Working knowledge and experience of private electricity networks
• Ability to recognise gaps in own or others competencies, be it technical or soft skills
• Ability to coach and train junior engineers
• Ability to multitask and prioritise own complex workload with needs of the team
• Knowledge of multi-core scheduling, protection schemes for 33-11kV primary substations

Perks & Commitments:

• Full Time, Permanent role
• Monday - Friday 8:30am - 17:00pm (40 hours per week)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays as standard
• Up to 3 extra days holiday for long service - 2 years +1, 5 years +1, 10 years +1
• The option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year
• 5% employer pension contribution
• 2x Death in Service Cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Private health cover, half paid for by the company, and fully paid after 3 years