Construction - Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Application Details
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Job Description
The main duties and responsibilities of the Senior Electrical Design Engineer are outlined as follows:
Ensure Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability & Quality standards, policies and procedures are developed into all designs and design outputs.
Manage Electrical Department Design Engineers to ensure all design works meet the required quality standards, project schedules and budgets.
Work collaboratively with other engineering disciplines in Process, Mechanical, Control & Automation, Civil and Structural to ensure an optimum design solution is reached.
Liaise with the project teams to ensure that the design works include the compilation and review of site surveys and condition reports as required.
M&I Listings.
Electrical load balances, MIC load calculations.
Medium Voltage design.
Generator design and sizing for back‑up applications.
General electrical services design.
Lighting and emergency lighting designs.
Earthing and Lightning protection designs.
Cable sizing/cable schedules.
Review I/O of listings.
Review of control panel drawings schematics.
Review of specialist reports on harmonics and selection of equipment to mitigate the harmonics.
Solar PV generation and battery storage and renewable generators for small applications.
Lead Design Risk Reviews ensuring that the design works meet all Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability & Quality standards.
Undertake site surveys and preliminary condition reports on existing infrastructure/assets.
Procurement of packages for LV works such as Main Distribution Boards, MCC’s and control panels, automation hardware/software, starters, electrical installation works, earthing and lightning protection.
Procurement packages for MV works such as distribution transformers, MV switchgear and specialist design services for MV works.
Procure and manage 3rd party design consultants as required.
For all procurement packages, provide a technical and commercial review of tender returns, ensuring tender returns align to the required standards and demonstrate value for money.
Provide a recommendation to procurement.
Provide a detailed and robust handover to site delivery teams including the close‑out of any design comments or construction related queries.
With the tendering team, team assist in the preparation and pricing of tender submissions for electrical works.
Promote and advocate key themes from Glanua Business Strategy including a move to off‑site manufacturing, improved digitalised ways of working and drive towards sustainability.
Encourage use of innovative technology and ways of working within the team.
Harness opportunities and mitigate risk through effective design and risk mitigation measures during the lifecycle of the design process.
Ensure you are aware of local Asset Standards, Electrical Standards, WIMES, etc and embed requirements of same into respective designs.
Sector: construction
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Managerial)
Candidate Requirements
Essential
Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 5
Minimum Qualification: Level 7 (incl Diploma & Ordinary Bachelor Degree)OR Level 7/8 Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Desirable
Ability Skills: Communications, Skilled Trade(s)
Competency Skills: Time Management, Working on own Initiative
Driving Licence: Full B
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