Primary Substation Design Engineer in Cambridge

The Role:

We are seeking a Primary Substation Design Engineer to join one of our key engineering clients. You’ll be working on projects up to a voltage of 400kV and providing design drawings for Grid and Primary substations.

Package:

• Salary – 40k-80k (dependent on experience)
• Working conditions – Remote/hybrid (various office locations)
• Benefits – Company car or car allowance, annual bonus, private healthcare, exceptional pension, life insurance, 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Selected Key Responsibilities:

• Produce a comprehensive suite of design drawings for Grid and Primary substations.
• Prepare technical specifications for electrical plant and providing associated electrical designs for the substation upgrades, and new substations projects from 11kV up to and including 400kV.
• Produce substation design feasibility reports, cost estimate, layouts, GA’s as well as the preparation of plant specifications that include transformers, switchgear and battery systems.
• Interface with other discipline e.g. Civils, Protection, HV cables and OHL engineers

Selected Skills/Experience:

• Degree – Electrical Engineering or an equivalent qualification(s) and/or relevant experience in a related field.
• Experience of HV and EHV Plant specification, 11kV up to and including 400kV,design, load calculations and rating studies.
• Experience working with IDNOs, DNOs, or ICPs and working to BSEN, IEC, IEEE and CENELEC Standards