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Balfour Beatty is currently seeking a Principal P&C Design Engineer to join their Power T&D team UK Wide. The main function of the role is to engineer the control and protection designs for electrical substation projects up to a voltage of 400kV.

The role also includes the General, Planning and Procurement responsibilities for delivery of substation projects. Balfour Beatty welcomes applications from both full‑time and part‑time candidates, including those interested in job‑sharing arrangements. The company offers a flexible working policy to support work‑life balance.

• Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual.
• Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience.

• Upon contract award, liaise and co‑ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments at earliest opportunity.
• Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans.
• Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager.

• Co‑coordinate with other Balfour Beatty Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company.
• Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager.
• Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition.
• Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager.

• Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification.
• Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations.
• Examine contract documentation and establish the Company’s scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement this difference should be highlighted to the Project Manager.
• Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close‑out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner.
• Liaise with Engineers, Designers and Draughtsmen on drawings requirements.
• Check and approve engineering designs prepared by team members.
• Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub‑contractor interface.
• In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule.
• Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department.
• Receive “As Installed” site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification.
• Highlight any design issues to the Design Manager / Project Manager proposing any possible solution for review.
• Carry out engineering checks as deemed necessary and in line with the requirements of the Business Process Manual.

• HNC in Electrical Engineering or higher.

• Liaising with customers and suppliers.
• UK industry experience and preferably National Grid.
• Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components.
• Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs.
• Microsoft Office Packages.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020 we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate commitment to key long‑term sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and encourages applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We also offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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