Lead Engineer (HV/Renewables)

Job Description

About the company:

Sustainable Talent have engaged with an industry leader who develop, design, construct and operate renewable infrastructure projects, with the majority of their projects being large scale solar farms and battery storage works.

Role Summary:

The Lead Engineer will be responsible for leading a portfolio of projects on the design teams behalf. Ranging from HV distribution connected projects to EHV transmission connected projects. The role will involve leading project teams of multi disciplined engineers to produce a suite of design for both contestable and private works associated with the projects. The role will also involve the technical leadership and day to day management of a small team of all Electrical Engineers (Junior to Senior).

Package:

• Salary - Up to 90k
• Bonus - Market leading bonus structure
• Working conditions - 3 days in the office due to the high-level nature of this role

Selected Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for a team of engineers in the production of:
• Main Connection and protection single line diagram design review.
• Cable route designs review.
• Switchgear selection and specification.
• Transformer selection and specification.
• CT and VT sizing studies.
• Battery Charger sizing studies.
• Multicore schedule, Multicore termination schedules review.
• Cable sizing studies.
• Small Power and Lighting Design.
• Control room/Switchroom Layout Design.
• Substation Layout Design review.
• Leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ensure that designs follow EP policies, UK standards and legislation, DNO/IDNO policies and employer’s requirements
• Responsible for the issue of all the design deliverables in line with the project program
• Working on multiple projects simultaneously

Selected Key Skills/Experience:

• 6 years + Experience working for an ICP/DNO/IDNO.
• UK NGET and DNO experience.
• EHV substation project delivery experience up to 132kv.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant BSEN, IEC, CIGRE, IEEE and ENA standards.
• AutoCAD Experience.