Design Engineer (Electric)

Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in Surrey

Salary: Up to £50,000

Benefits:

• 26 days annual leave
• Annual bonus of up to 8% of salary (non-contractual)
• Enhanced pension, medical insurance, life assurance

About the Role

We're looking for a Design Engineer (Electric) to support the design and adoption of LV and HV electricity networks, with a particular focus on distributed generation and grid connections. You'll work closely with customers, developers, DNOs and internal teams to deliver safe, compliant and efficient network solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and assess LV/HV electricity networks.
• Carry out network impact studies including voltage rise, ELI, thermal loading and fault level assessments.
• Support generation and grid connection applications.
• Liaise with DNOs, ICPs, developers and customers.
• Ensure compliance with G99, G100 and industry standards.
• Manage technical submissions and connection approvals.
• Support project delivery and maintain accurate project records.

Requirements

Essential:

• Experience in electricity network design (LV/HV).
• Knowledge of distributed generation and grid connections.
• Experience using WinDebut, IPSA, VisNet or similar software.
• Understanding of G99/G100 requirements.
• Ability to perform network studies and technical assessments.
• Good CAD and Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Desirable:

• Experience with solar PV, wind, CHP or other renewable technologies.
• Background within a DNO, IDNO, ICP or utility environment.
• Exposure to EHV networks.

Role Purpose

ESP is seeking an ambitious, forward-thinking, and innovative individual with strong electric engineering design knowledge who can bring solutions to the needs of our customers and developers. Working for the Design Manager but with the ability to lead team members and take the lead on strategic projects, the individual will have strong knowledge of HV (and preferably) EHV networks. The interaction and collaboration within the direct team and wider functions within ESP’s Operations department is another key aspect of the role. Additionally, effective liaison with other ESP departments and external stakeholders.

This role will be part of a focused team that is committed to ensuring the safe adoption of electric, gas and water networks and who strive to fulfil their wider responsibilities to the highest possible standard, in line with ESPUG’s Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with design, construction, and safety standards as appropriate.
• Liaison with customers over network design issues to ensure compliance with ESP design and construction policies and standards.
• Management of applications for connections on to the upstream operator’s network associated with ESP managed networks.
• Verification of applications for connections on to the upstream operator’s network made by customers associated with asset adoption works.
• Manage applications made by other network operator’s or customers for connections on to ESP networks including evaluation of any network reinforcement requirements.
• Manage the relationship between ESP and all upstream parties for capacity and demand negotiations.
• Development of safety and risk assessment requirements required at the design and adoption stages of a project.
• Ensuring that the requirements of the ESPUG’s Health and Safety Policy are met.
• Ensuring that the requirements of the ESPUG’s Asset Management System are met.
• Participation in reviews and updates of the current operational procedures and technical standards.
• Assessing the need for land rights on projects and collaborating with customers to identify solutions to minimise need to initiate legal proceedings.
• Offering consistently high customer service in interactions with customers via all communication channels; phone, email and occasionally face-to-face.
• Being accountable for your personal development by collaborating with your manager to ensure relevant objectives are in place, and that every effort is made to ensure these are achieved, in addition to attending all relevant training required to fulfil responsibilities.
• Contributing performance data in daily team meetings to help keep track of KPIs against the SLAs that are in place and offer feedback on what needs to be done to maintain or improve performance as needed.
• Accurately recording & tracking projects across all electric workstreams using team trackers and systems.

Person Specification:

• Electricity network design experience with the ability to use IT based design software i.e., WinDebut, IPSA.
• Good understanding of 2D CAD drawing.
• Excellent verbal & written communications skills across variety of channels.
• Full working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of distributed generation connections to LV and HV electricity networks.
• Knowledge of grid connection requirements including ENA Engineering Recommendations G99 and G100.
• Ability to undertake network impact assessments including voltage rise, ELI, thermal loading and fault level analysis.
• Experience with power system analysis tools such as WinDebut, IPSA, VisNet or equivalent.
• Desirable experience working with solar PV, wind generation, CHP or other distributed energy resources.
• Desirable experience within DNO, IDNO, ICP or utility network environments.