Primary Design Engineer
Posted 11 days 10 hours ago by Brush Group
Reporting to the Design Manager and working as part of a dedicated multi-disciplined Engineering team, the ideal candidate should have a minimum qualification of HNC/ HND/ BEng/ MSc (tbc) in Electrical Engineering (or similarly biased course), with experience in Autodesk AutoCAD (and/or experience in utilising similar CAD software). With some level of experience in the following:
- Civils - co-ordinating/ liaising with Civil Consultant/ Engineers.
- Cables,
- Plant and ancillary equipment,
- Primary design,
- Earthing - co-ordinating/ liaising with external Consultants.
- Protection & Control - co-ordinating/ liaising with Protection & Control Engineers.
- Real Time Solutions (RTS) - co-ordinating/ liaising with RTS Engineers.
- System Studies - co-ordinating/ liaising with external Consultants.
- Surveys - co-ordinating/ liaising with external Consultants/ Contractors.
- Check/ review design related information provided by Client/ Engineers.
- Produce/ update design documentation, comprising of, but not limited to:
- Design Intent Document,
- Designer Risk Assessment,
- Cable Rating Report,
- Material Schedule,
- Control Drawing List / Engineering Transmittal,
- Pre-Construction Information,
- Client specific requirements - Such as Project Scoping, Works Information documentation,
- Produce/ update CAD drawings from details/ drawings provided, or produced from site mark-ups comprising of, but not limited to:
- Civils; Building Layouts, Site Work Layouts; Existing, Enabling, Proposed.
- CDM Layouts.
- Cable Installation; Cable Routes & Trench Sections.
- Primary Plant; Clearance, Layouts, Elevations, Single Line Diagram.
- Busbar & connection arrangements,
- Produce new CAD drawings from Client brief/ scope of works.
- Comply with the Engineering Design Manual.
- Co-ordinate and manage own workload for efficient delivery of design documentation / drawings, achieving Client key milestones and working to programme.
- Ensuring the information within design documentation / drawings is to a high quality and standard, while maintaining pace with project timescales.
- Always mindful of obligations with regards to CDM Regulations, striving to continually eliminate Health & Safety risks in design, and financial risks during construction.
- Support the Design Manager in the management of the design phase of projects, which includes quotation, ordering, attending meetings / site visits and reporting.
- Support the Design Manager in the production and continual development of design documentation and standards.
- Support other acquisitions/ businesses within Brush IPM.
- Proven experience and history of design delivery; with regards due diligence, quality and time.
- Self-motivated with good time management skills.
- Capable of working within a team, as well as autonomously/remote while meeting Client expectations, working to programme, and achieving tight deadlines.
- An in-depth knowledge of all aspects of a Construction project and be an efficient document manager.
- Experience and knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 - particularly Principal Designer role.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to present ideas effectively, and to evaluate and interpret the ideas of others, whether Client or team member.
- Work well under pressure.
- Soft skills; Effective communication, analytical/ logical approach to project work and problem solving, adaptability, personal time management.
- Systems & Software; AutoCAD, MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, Teams.
KUS Power Engineering, part of the BRUSH Group, is a design and build, high voltage, electrical contractor committed to outstanding customer service and the safe delivery of turnkey substation projects from 11kV to 275kV.
With a proven track record of quality outcomes, KUS Power Engineering deliver contracting services to some of the largest organisations in the industry, seamlessly managing the design and delivery of a package of works while ensuring their timely commercial closeout.