- Physical design of indoor and open-terminal substations (preparation of substation layouts and associated detailed mechanical drawings/ schedules)
- Formulation of control/ protection and SCADA schemes for substation projects (preparation of schematics, cable schedules, wiring diagrams and the like, primarily for interfacing items of electrical plant, protection and telecontrol).
- Preparation of detailed engineering drawings/ diagrams in an AutoCAD environment
Substation Electrical Design Engineer - Tipton, United Kingdom - Western Power Distribution
Description
About Us
We're National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses.
National Grid employs over 29,000 people worldwide. We are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future and we are doing this in a fast-moving industry with an increasing focus on tackling climate change, exploring new energy sources that are renewable, low carbon, and improve efficiency to meet demand.
Job Introduction
Exciting opportunities are now available for two enthusiastic and skilled Electrical Design Engineers to join our expanding Engineering Design (ED) team based at our offices in Tipton.
The Engineering Design team prepare electrical, protection/control, mechanical and civil designs for schemes to construct extend or modify substations energised at up to 132kV.
The team develops selected schemes from a broad engineering brief into a fully specified build package. The team also has responsibility for the preparation, issue and archival of protection relay configurations and settings at up to 132kV.
The ED Team handles multiple commissions at any time ranging in capital value from £50k to £10m.
As part of our hybrid working approach and in line with our policy, this role allows you to apply for a mix of office and home working. Hybrid working can only be considered once your initial training is complete and subject to business need.
*Please note the successful candidate may initially be appointed at a lower salary until all relevant courses and training are complete.
Evidence of your qualifications will be required prior to appointment.
If you are offered a position, you will be required to complete and provide a satisfactory basic DBS check that shows any unspent convictions or conditional cautions.
Main responsibilities
As a Design Engineer, you will provide design output in the following areas:-
Ideal candidate
Where applicants do not have familiarity with all of the above areas, they would be expected to demonstrate certain core skills in an engineering design environment. Where applicants initially lack particular skills, appointment on a designate basis may be considered. Training and support will be given to assist the appointee to develop into the role where necessary.
Candidates will further be expected to demonstrate customer focus, flexibility, good communication skills and an ability to manage a number of design commissions.
Candidates should ideally be qualified to a national certificate level or equivalent in an engineering discipline. Ideally, applicants should have experience in preparing and manipulating engineering drawings using computer-aided design tools (e.g. AutoCAD). Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence.
The successful candidate will need a full UK driving licence.