Substation Electrical Design Engineer in Edinburgh

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is people first, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

The energy landscape as we know it is rapidly transforming. Join us as an Electrical Substation Engineer and you’ll have the opportunity to accelerate your career, too. You’ll be part of our industry-leading Transmissions and Distributions teams, acting as partners to our clients, building a deep understanding of their challenges and applying your expertise to solve them.

As a Substation Design Engineer you will be working on engineering and construction projects primarily in industrial, transmission/distribution and renewable sectors. You must be able to appreciate complex, practical, regulatory, technical and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of senior stakeholders.

Role accountabilities:

• Client liaison from initial contact through project delivery
• Delivering small to medium sized projects throughout project lifecycle
• Producing electrical engineering deliverables where appropriate
• Liaise with CAD Engineers to determine safe, cost effective substation design solutions
• Assist in the delivery of project-related tasks to meet budget, timeframe, and quality targets
• Promote all facets of Arcadis services during interfaces with clients
• Contribute towards the achievement of the divisional business plan
• Maintain and exceed our client’s expectations and build networks within the industry

In a sector that is changing so dramatically you’ll own your journey, expanding your knowledge in areas you’re passionate about and building the right career for you. The role requires a level of flexibility to visit site locations/client offices across the UK as soon as we are able to do so.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree or relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering
• Experience working as a substation/plant engineer to regulated industry standards
• Preparation of HV Substation primary equipment design deliverables, feasibility studies, reports, programmes and cost estimating
• Broad knowledge of transmission technologies and a good understanding of how these technologies influence the operation and performance of the transmission system
• Can demonstrate success in delivering engineering and/or projects safely to budget, time and quality that meets customer expectations
• Ability to work with internal and external parties and within a strong team-working culture
• Experience in writing clear and concise documentation

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth’s resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.