Senior Electrical Design Engineer

• Carry out a wide range of electrical design tasks across industrial, commercial, and public sector projects
• Design electrical plant layouts, switch rooms, substations, cable and equipment sizing, lighting and containment systems, and general building services
• Manage and support junior engineers, assigning tasks, reviewing work, and ensuring project deliverables are met
• Day to day decision making on tenders and projects
• Represent Vital Energi at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractor teams
• Ensure engineering calculations and drawings meet required robust industry and legal standards
• Survey and report on existing electrical installations
• Work within multi-disciplinary work winning teams to deliver technically compliant tenders
• Lead on the coordination of engineering services
• Engage equipment vendor supply chain
• Have an awareness of cost implications within design
• Assist with effectively dealing with design issues and minimising their impact
• Ability to design systems in the form of calculations, equipment selection and process operation
• Liaising with external designers, customers and Vital Energi’s in-house project teams
• Compliance with CDM requirements and in-house design processes
• Ability to design systems in the form of schematics, calculations, equipment selection, detailed drawings and provide inputs for control operating strategies
• Ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice with company procedures

• Qualified at degree level or similar (HNC/HND)
• Minimum of circa 3 to 5 years’ relevant experience working for a consultancy or a contractor
• Knowledge of MS Office applications Word, Excel
• Experience using Trimble ProDesign (Amtech)
• Good understanding of the latest edition of the IET Wiring Regulation
• Sound knowledge of electrical building services design
• Ability to prioritize own workload and work to deadlines
• Sound knowledge & working application of key health and safety issues and legislation
• Chairing/facilitation of meeting skills

HV design experience

• Car Allowance
• Paid Professional engineering institutions(IET,CIBSE Etc..)
• Contributory Company Pension Scheme
• Non-contributory death-in-service insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 Days Holiday plus 8 days bank holidays
• Additional holidays awarded in line with length of service
• Option to purchase/sell additional holidays
• Onsite gym/wellbeing centre at our Blackburn Head Office
• Discounted gym membership across the UK
• Cycle to work scheme