Principal Substation Designer - Civils
- Balfour Beatty
- Full Time
- Derby
Job Description
About the role
Balfour Beatty are recruiting for a Principal Substation Designer - Civils to work with our Power Transmission and Distribution Team in Derby.
You will work with project team, designers and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives.
With responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects with particular focus on Substations Civils delivery.
Providing advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design and temporary works designs for Power T&D business.
You will engage in bid development, tendering and innovation projects alongside the Design Lead and Senior Design Manager.
What you'll be doing
- Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval as required / permitted by the Lead Engineer
- Lead various civil project designs including reinforced concrete design and detailing, site design and enablement, land development, drainage systems, building and structure installation
- Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinaryprojects
- Coach and develop the wider T&D team including senior e graduate and other junior members of civil design team
- Assist in the management of the tender process and understand and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion
- Ensure that Procedures and Manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied
- Support the development and implementation policies, processes, and procedures to support the continual improvement of the team
- Act as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or equivalent role
- Support in the advancement of the engineering design delivery for the team with particular focus on upskilling and use of software. Contribute to the development and updating of the design aids and computer programmes and assist in the analysis of new design concepts.
- Support colleagues in managing the output and delivery of suitable design drawings.
Who we're looking for
- Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering, structural engineering and/or geotechnical engineering
- Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE or IStructE
- Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry
- Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
- Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works
- Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works
- IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)
- Extensive experience of civil design of substations
- Expertise in the use of Tekla Tedds
- Good knowledge and experience of applying National Grid Technical Specifications and Design Handbooks
- Strong understanding of BIM principals (PAS1192 and ISO16950)
Desired:
- Experience of drainage design related to substations
- Revit, Civil 3D, Micro drainage software usage
Why work for us
Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions.
Day in, day out, our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.
Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.
About us
Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions.
With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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