Civil Design Engineer

We are recruiting for a Senior Substation Civil Design Engineer to join our growing design team in the UK. As a/the Senior Substation Civil Design Engineer you will be part of our Transmission Design Team who are responsible for all permanent and temporary works design support on contracts for NG, SSE, SPEN and the full range of UK DNOs.

As the Lead Design Engineer your responsibilities will include:

• To produce an effective substation civil design including structural, geotechnical design service, foundation solutions, temporary works and to provide technical support to Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Site Engineers, Bids team and clients.

• To provide technical support to Design Engineers, Project Engineers, Site Engineers, and clients.

• To liaise closely with the Design Delivery Manager - Substations, other Senior Design Engineers and internal/external customers ensuring project, programme and budgetary controls at all times.

Skills & Knowledge Requirements

• B.Eng or BSc in Civil, Structural, Geotechnical or Geological Engineering, with honours; or HND plus relevant experience

• Sufficient experience on civil and structural substation design with considerable knowledge of National Grid specifications, British Standards, and other UK TNO and DNO design standards

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Power Transmission & Distribution sector or similar

• Have the ability to self-learn the use of any Civil or Structural engineering software

• Knowledge (preview drawings as a minimum) in using 2D CAD software (ideally Autodesk products)

What's in it for you?

• Competitive base salary

• Company car

• Pension scheme

• Life Assurance

• Private health care

• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday