Description

The Company

This is your chance to join a growing subsidiary company who specialise in providing electrical connections from low voltage systems all the way through to 132kV. This company prides itself on delivering excellent customer service and makes sure that everyone in the business keeps core principles in mind. 

Overview 

As a Design Manager you will be required to lead and develop a multi-skilled team of engineering colleagues to deliver the detailed designs for all work-stream areas. You’ll help to drive the provision of an enhanced level of support to the Operations team to ensure all relevant contractual obligations are met. 

You will help lead the MU Design Engineers in the development of LV, HV and EHV designs throughout the business, ensuring that all designs are completed to the company’s standards. 

Responsibilities

• Lead the IUS design team to provide detailed designs for all work streams across the business.
• Enhance current design processes to reduce company risk and liability via formal validation, verification and approval prior to and during construction. 
• Improve internal processes and procedures to ensure all designs completed within IUS are appropriately checked, validated, verified and approved prior to being issued for construction.
• Control design liabilities by implementing robust approval procedures to ensure all designs meet performance parameters and client expectations.
• Build an operations-based design team to strengthen design capability with regards to resource, training, competence and experience.
• Develop competencies to allow IUS to be appointed as a Principal Designer under CDM regulations.
• Develop and maintain a suite of IUS design procedures, standards, specifications and guidance documents.
• Maintain continuity and consistency of design work for all relevant work streams ensuring that delivery timescales and targets are not affected.
• Design engineers and technicians are progressively up-skilled to meet current and future work programme demands
• Evidence that the team are achieving optimised utilisation and are meeting and exceeding customer charter targets.
• Create a robust quality assurance process for all relevant project, contract or framework designs.
• Talent profile of all resources maintained, with high growth potential assessed and actively managed.

Requirements

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Professional Registration to Incorporated or Chartered Engineer level
• Experience years’ experience of working within an electricity distribution network operator type business or similar in a design role.
• Network analysis and specialist studies using company software to ensure network operation and compliance with prevailing standards such as ER P28, G5 and G99.
• Protection systems.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Design of cable networks, overhead line and substation installations at 33kV, 66kV and 132kV.
• Experience of leading, coaching and mentoring a design team.
• Previous experience in LV/HV/EHV designs.

Next Steps

Apply for this position by contacting us on the details provided or by uploading your CV here