Senior HV Design Engineer in York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Role: Senior HV Design Engineer
Location: York
The Senior Design Engineer shall be responsible for the production and development of GRIP 4-5 Contract Design submission documentation together with all other associated documentation in the provision of 25kV substations along the Transpennine Route Upgrade with interfaces with ECML. The candidate shall have held a senior appointment for a minimum of five years within the UK railway sector.
The Senior Design Engineer shall be responsible for delivering and/or supporting the GRIP 3-8 disciplines and shall be able to demonstrate experience/knowledge in a construction environment.
The Senior Design Engineer shall support the Design Delivery Manager in the management; control and co-ordinate the program of design works to time, scope and budget, ensuring all safety, quality and environmental requirements are met.
The post holder shall demonstrate working towards or have undertaken the role of Contractors Appointed Engineer (CRE) in accordance with the requirements of Network Rail regime NR/L2/INI/02009 and PAN/E/EP/PRO/0052. Evidence of such positions been held are a prerequisite of the appointment.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY / TASKS
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the project design team is best placed to deliver all Electrical AC, 25kV, LV, ELV systems and Earthing and Bonding within time and budget whilst maximising the opportunity to identify additional work opportunities subject to Network Rail additional works process. He/She will be responsible for engaging and instructing design engineers to provide a first-class design service to the construction teams and helping our client achieve our growth ambitions and commitments.
The Senior Design Engineer in performing his/her role will be required to work closely with the Project Managers, our clients Design Delivery Manager and all third-party designers to ensure an integrated and collaborative design solution is presented for this project. This will extend to working and interfacing with Network Rail and our Alliance members to produce a homogeneous solution.
Principal Accountabilities:
* To manage the development of fully compliant suitable designs to meet the requirements of the contract.
* Provide highly effective management for the Technical design team.
* Provide Design leadership for the design team that covers cross discipline work streams to provide an integrated solution for the customer.
* Have overall responsibility for the management of the preparation of all designs and technical reports.
* Management of interdisciplinary designs i.e Civils, SCADA, Protection & Control and Telecoms etc.
* Develop and produce reports associated with the performance of the department on a monthly basis with an emphasis on the design performance.
* Support to senior team in the review and appraise of tender specs and associated project documents.
* Ensure that all designs are in accordance with the customers approval processes.
* Understand primary interfaces, design drivers and stakeholders on projects that will influence the technical design.
* To positively influence design and construction safety performance and aims for zero accidents
* To support the project commercial process with the Commercial Manager and ensure all design change requests are processed on time
* To review project based risk register monitoring and reporting on changes in commercial risk and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to eliminate or mitigate the risks.
* To maintain effective communications with all project participants to ensure contract delivery.
* To ensure that all project designs are compliant with CDM and CSM RA regulations.
* Most economical design methodology.
* Mentorship to junior and seasoned engineers in maintaining CPD, competency under the direction of the Professional Head.
Where called upon the post holder would also undertake the role of Contractors Appointed Engineer (CRE) in accordance with the requirements of Network Rail regime and shall be able to demonstrate competencies associated with Issue 6 of NR/L2/INI/02009.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
? Engineering degree, preferable although no essential.
? Professional membership of the IET or equivalent as an Incorporated Engineer.
? Ideally hold an Authority To Work (AtW) in line with NR/L2/INI/02009 and/or previous evidence of competencies to NR/L2/INI/02009.
? Demonstration of CPD.
COMPETENCIES
Knowledge & Experience:
? A minimum of 10 years experience and knowledge of relevant engineering disciplines.
? A minimum of 4 years at a senior level within the UK railway sector.
? In Depth Knowledge of Network Railway Electrification Infrastructure and associated discipline standards.
? Demonstrable AC electrification and substation design experience.
? Collaborative approach to project delivery.
? Organisational Awareness.
? Proven experience in such design work in a dynamic and challenging business environment.
? Sufficient safety knowledge and skills in a technical and a very demanding working environment to ensure all designs meet legal safety requirements.
? Good communication and inter personal skills be able to effectively communicate and report at all levels
? Proven experience within a Contracting or manufacturer industry will also be an advantage.
? Notable understanding of SCADA, IEC61850 and IEC 103 protocols as close working with our clients protection and Control team will be required.
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