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Substation Electrical Design Engineer

Job LocationCastle Donington
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Job TypePermanent, full-time

Job Description

This is an opportunity to secure a permanent role in our well-established design team at a fascinating time, when the UK electricity sector is undergoing a transformation that will help facilitate a lower carbon economy.Although WPD is large, having over 6,500 permanent staff and over 7.6 million customers, we are confident the successful candidate will find our dynamic approach refreshing.Many of the schemes within our design portfolio are being delivered as part of WPDs regulatory business plan. This determines our base workload up to 2023. Team-wide, our portfolio comprises in excess of 500 active design commissions at any time ranging in capital value up to £10m. As a business, we are in the relatively unique position of acting as project funder, designer, constructor and long-term asset owner. All staff involved share a clarity of focus and strong team ethic in a working environment that encourages autonomy and rapid decision-making.This role can be based in either Bristol, Tipton or Castle Donington. There is no need to apply for multiple locations. Please only apply for one location and should you be shortlisted for interview, your preferences will be discussed with you. Job Description Western Power Distribution prides itself on maintaining a strong core of internal engineering expertise. In the area of substation design, we have an established team comprising of 75 design staff, primarily based at offices in Castle Donington, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff. This team prepares electrical protection and control, mechanical and physical designs for substations energised up to 132kV. The team develops schemes from a high-level engineering brief into a fully specified build package. Main Responsibilities We are seeking to recruit a strong team player and who can multitaske to join us in the role of Substation Design Engineer. Initially it is imperative that the candidate is able to hit the ground running in the following areas.

  • Assessment, calculation, issue and recording of protection settings, and voltage control settings for applications between 11kV to 132kV.
  • Ditto the configuration of programmable scheme logic for protective relays.
  • specialist response to incidences of potential mal-operation of protection systems.
  • Longer term, the candidate will be encouraged to develop the following complementary skills:
  • Acting as lead designer for substation design outputs up to 132kV.
  • Design and specification of substation plant and protection systems, for applications up to 132kV.
  • Provision of specialist substation engineering advice to project stakeholders.
  • The Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate should be qualified toHNC level or above in an appropriate engineering discipline.Good communication skills and the ability to manage multiple diverse projects simultaneously are also essential. Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence.Candidates without experience of (or a demonstrated aptitude for) protection setting/configuration activities will not be considered for shortlisting.You would be expected to gain proficiency in the use of AutoCAD and Aspen.* For clarity, the maximum appointment salary would be £56,990. Further salary progression, within the range stated would be by annual review, based up on satisfactory performance. We would kindly ask that candidates that have expectation of a higher starting salary do not apply for this role as this point is non-negotiable.

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