Overview

Join to apply for the Principal P&C Design Engineer role at Balfour Beatty plc. Balfour Beatty is seeking a Principal P&C Design Engineer to join their Power T&D team in Leeds or Newcastle. The main function of the role is to engineer the control and protection designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV. The role also includes the General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities for delivery of substation projects. Balfour Beatty welcomes applications from both full-time and part-time candidates, including those interested in job-sharing arrangements. The company offers a flexible working policy to support a healthy work-life balance.

What you'll be doing

• General Responsibilities: Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual. Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience.
• Planning Responsibilities: Upon contract award, liaise and coordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity. Establish design content of work package and the design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans. Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlighting potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager.
• Procurement Responsibilities: Coordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company. Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager. Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition. Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager.
• Design Responsibilities: Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification. Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations. Examine contract documentation and establish the Company’s scope of work including termination boundaries. Highlight differences with tendered contract requirements to the Project Manager. Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring timely actions. Liaise with Engineers, Designers and Draughtspersons on drawings requirements. Check and approve engineering designs prepared by team members. Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface. In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule. Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department. Receive “As Installed” site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the contract specification. Highlight design issues to the Design Manager / Project Manager proposing possible solutions for review. Carry out engineering checks as deemed necessary and in line with the Business Process Manual.

Who we're looking for

• Education: HNC in Electrical Engineering or higher.
• Experience: Liaising with customers and suppliers; UK industry experience and preferably National Grid; overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components; calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs; proficiency with Microsoft Office packages.

Benefits

• Smart working, with flexible start/finish times and up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and more.

About Us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power to homes and businesses. Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. Balfour Beatty is committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture with an UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. We are Disability Confident and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

EEO and Diversity

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.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Construction