Electrical Design Manager

Electrical Design Manager

Bristol

Salary Dependant on Experience

Permanent

My client is a high voltage electrical engineering company who specialise in electrical power infrastructure, grid connections and renewable energy generation. They are on the lookout for an experienced Electrical Design Manager to join their team based in Bristol.

Key Responsibilities – Electrical Design Manager

• Management and support of our team of CAD technicians.
• Management and support of our team of Electrical Design Engineers.
• Select and specify primary equipment and design HV substations from 11 kV to 132 kV.
• Work closely with the in-house CAD drafting team to generate equipment layouts, cable route drawings, construction, and legal plans for new HV connections.
• Design secondary control wiring and protection schemes for substations and prepare protection reports.
• Produce AC/DC schematics for protection, control, and SCADA panels, and liaise with our in-house panel assemblers on the construction of panels.
• Select HV and LV cables and design cable routes using CYMCAP and Amtech software.
• Prepare multicore cable schedules.
• Prepare design packages for DNO contestable works from 11 kV to 132 kV.
• Produce designs for electrical balance of plant works from 11 kV to 132 kV.
• Ensure that all designs are designed for safety and are compliant with CDM and Health and Safety regulations, including producing design risk assessments, and effectively communicating risks to project engineers and construction operatives.

Qualifications & Experience – Electrical Design Manager

• Must have previous experience as an electrical engineer within the electrical contracting or utilities industries. You will possess excellent technical knowledge and be able to apply this in a practical way.
• 2.1 Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• A higher degree or post graduate qualification in power systems would be an advantage.
• Have obtained or be working towards professional registration with the IET at IENG / CENG level.
• The ability to support the continued development of electrical design engineers by providing technical guidance.
• The ability to successfully manage a team of engineers and provide wider support for the project engineers for technical queries.
• Must be available to travel on work related business with occasional overnight stays.
• Must hold a full UK driving license.

For more information on this role, please contact Harry Waller on or send a copy of your CV to

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