Electrical Engineer

View more categories View less categories Contract Permanent Hours Full time Sector Engineering ,Electronic / electrical (engineering)

Who we are :

Avove is a leading infrastructure services and engineering company at the heart of modern Britain designing, maintaining and transforming utility infrastructure. We deliver projects holistically, adopting a concept to commissioning methodology, and in doing so have the capability to undertake projects of great technical complexity by leveraging a broad range of services, capabilities and experience to deliver them with a clear focus on client’s operational needs and stakeholder requirements.

We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and provide piece of mind. The piece of mind that is built upon years of successful outcomes, a broad portfolio of related work, industry leading expertise, and a commitment to sustainability and innovation.

We are actively building for the future today, giving our customers the high-quality assets they need to meet their future challenges. We keep clean water flowing through Britain’s taps, provide safe sewerage facilities and install infrastructure for Water Companies and Housing Developers across the UK. We do this efficiently, safely and without fuss, while protecting the environment along the way.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Electrical Engineer will deliver the EICA design content of water industry projects as part of our multi-disciplined Water Design Team based in Durham or Warrington. We operate Hybrid Working so that much of your time will be working in your own space, though we do require that you are available to work in person with the other discipline team members at our Brighouse office as and when the situation dictates. Generally, this will be in the order of 2 days per week.

Projects will include water and sewage works design. This will include the design delivery at all stages, from feasibility and optioneering through to detailed designs for construction.

The duties will range from surveying and reporting on existing installations, to determining the best solutions for pumping stations, treatment works, mechanical screening, sludge handling systems, pipework, gantry steelwork, etc.

The electrical Engineer will work closely with other engineers in the team and occasionally with engineers from other water design offices, and be responsible for the production of EICA design packages for handover to our Construction teams, including production of instrument and drive schedules, telemetry schedules, block cable diagrams, MCC specifications, loop diagrams, field interconnection diagrams, cable calculations, reviewing schematic diagrams from MCC suppliers, including production of reports, user requirement specifications and works information packages, covering a varied scope of works on both clean and dirty water sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective concept design solutions that are consistent with the project brief.
• Undertake a wide range of design work on all aspects of the functions design and maintenance.
• Implement effective, value for money and innovative design solutions to meet technical and project requirements.
• Maintain high technical standards, consistent with the project brief.
• Process projects through preliminary and detailed design with particular emphasis on client requirements and innovation.
• Liaise with clients and ensure their requirements are effectively communicated to the team.
• Prepare and check engineering designs, calculations, and oversee drawing production
• Prepare and check contract documents and scheme cost estimates
• Prepare and check technical documents and reports and assist in the preparation of tenders
• Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly the CDM regulations.
• Supervise team members including all engineers, technicians and assistant and graduate engineers.
• Respond to queries from, and liaise with, site construction teams.
• Maintain a strong focused client relationship.
• Assist with contract preparation together with project planning and programming.
• Project administration reporting to the Project Manager including monitoring programme delivery, resources and budgets.
• Inspection work, feasibility studies, cost estimating works and fees
• Effective management and response of project related correspondence.
• Checks to ensure compliance with the integrated management system and assist in its development.
• Support consulting in the preparation of bids and delivery of services on other contracts

Role Specific Responsibilities

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Benefits :

We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

Our main value is to “Move Life Forward” and we are committed to developing our colleagues and encouraging personal growth, in conjunction with a flexible working approach so everyone can thrive in an inclusive and open environment.

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates independently through all stages of recruitment process.

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