Lead Civil Substation Designer

GPW have multiple vacancies for Lead Civil Substation Designer for a Tier 1 contractor who builds and commissions substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Their teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. What will you be doing? You must have experience in CDAE for National Grid projects. You\’ll and play a key role in shaping civil design solutions for substation projects from feasibility to commissioning. You\’ll collaborate with project teams, designers, and subcontractors to ensure safe and efficient execution, providing constructability advice and overseeing temporary works designs. Engage in bid development, tendering, and innovation projects, working alongside the Design Manager and Design Lead to drive success. Lead various civil engineering projects, from foundations and drainage to GIS buildings and steel structures. Ensure high-quality reports, calculations, and drawings, aligning with Client and national standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA). Act as a Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE), mentor junior team members, and contribute to process improvements. If you\’re passionate about engineering excellence and delivering innovative solutions, this is your chance to make an impact. Apply now! What you’ll bring * Previous experience acting as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or Equivalent Role. * Professional experience in design and analysis software using STAAD Pro, Tekla Tedds, Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD & Civil 3D, and Tekla Structural Designer * Ability to challenge information presented and be prepared for the versatile nature of Civil Substation Design. * Relevant Electricity Transmission & DistributionIndustry Experience. * Experience in earthworks modelling and creating 3D models of a site to calculate cut and fill volumes and prepare for construction What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; * Matched or contributory pension scheme * Online GP service, 24 hours a day * Life assurance * Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave * Reward and recognition scheme In addition, this role offers; * Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from * My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme * Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use * Private health care and health care cash plan * Discretionary bonus scheme * 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays