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Senior Electrical Engineer

Costain Group PLCManchester, England, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Full-time

Job description

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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join a growing team in Manchester. This is an exciting and challenging role where you will perform or support the Lead engineer position on one or more projects. Costain execute projects ranging from Concept Studies through to EPCm. Projects provide a variety of interesting and diverse challenges and a great opportunity for personal and technical growth

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities could involve :

Electrical discipline technical input for projects and / or proposals; including preparation and checking of engineering documentation including but not limited to Basis of Design, Power System Calculations, Earthing and Lightning Calculations, Equipment sizing calculations, Load Schedules, Equipment Specification and Datasheets, SLDs, Cable Schedules, Material Take Offs, BCDs, Schematics, Equipment and Cable Routing Layouts
Working collaboratively with other disciplines
Mentoring and developing graduates and less experienced engineers
Ensuring all applicable national and international codes of practice, legislation and company / client standards and procedures are complied with
Supporting procurement activities and preparing equipment and materials requisitions for HV and LV switchboards, motors, drives, transformers, UPS systems, power factor correction, trace-heating, lighting and other electrical equipment
Preparing installation scopes of works
Reviewing supplier’s quotations and preparing technical bid assessments

More Specific Tasks Could Include

Cable, Lighting and Lightning Calculations

HV Power System Modelling

HV Protection Studies

Supporting site teams with operational issues

Commissioning support

Qualifications

Degree in relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Electronic / Electrical / Control Engineering) Apprenticeships may be considered

Chartered or Incorporated engineer status with a relevant professional body or evidence of working towards gaining these professional titles

Good knowledge of design working practices and installation requirements of the discipline across a range of industries.

10 years engineering experience in the Oil & Gas, Energy industry

Knowledge of UK legislation and standards

Knowledge in the requirements for installation of equipment in process plants involving potentially explosive areas

Experience in the requirements for CE marking of plant and equipment, including ATEX, PED, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive and EMC Compliance

Awareness of risk identification, quantification, management and of HSE requirements

Highly motivated

Good communication skills and confident engaging with colleagues and relevant stakeholders

Works with safety and risk management at the forefront of their minds

Proactive in personal development

Customer focussed

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets : future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Civil Engineering

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