Description
Job Title: Senior Electrical Design Engineer
Department: Nuclear
Location: Staffordshire
Type: Contract
Responsible to: Operations Manager - Nuclear
Summary of Role:
The client is a leading advanced automation and Real Time Business Intelligence company specialising in Automation, Control and IT Solutions and Services with major customers in the Nuclear, Energy & Infrastructure and Transmission & Distribution markets. The Company is renowned for its innovation, technical excellence, and project delivery, quality and safety
The role is to design hardware systems mainly using proprietary hardware components for control panels and primarily focused on PLC's, MCCs, Drives & Controls, and Switchgear. Preparing, reviewing and checking necessary calculations and design. The work may involve limited travel with the possibility of some periods away at customer sites carrying out surveys and designing solutions
Essential Requirements:
- Knowledge of designing electrical panels containing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's), LV modular distribution systems incorporating MCCbs, Transformers or Switchboards
- Design of electrical cabling and containment systems
- Educated to at least degree level in relevant subject or HND with additional experience of at least 4 years post graduate experience or 6 years post HND experience on successful project implementation
- Good working knowledge of AutoCAD Electrical
- Must be able to achieve security clearance to at least SC level, and possibly DV
- It is essential that candidates have excellent communication skills as client contact is required as is integration with and mentoring of other team members
- Ability to mentor and develop engineers and technicians
- A good working knowledge of related safety and environmental legislation, G5/4 Harmonic Standard
- Able to develop technical solutions to meet project and customer expectations
- Thorough understanding of, or working towards, BS7671 IEE 17th Edition Wiring Regulations
- Understanding of IEC BS EN ,Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
- Confidence to work within a multidisciplinary design team
Desirable Requirements:
- BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- MEng qualification
- Will hold Chartered or Incorporated Engineering status
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills in English
- Site experience (survey/install)
Personal Qualities:
- Ability to lead and work in a team
- Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
- Flexible in their methods of working
Progressive Recruitment, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.