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Permanent role offering:£72,000 salary (before bonuses or OT)
Location:Anywhere in UK (remote, but will need to attend the Newcastle office while training 2-3days a week)
Benefits:26 days holiday (+bank hols) 10% pension contribution, Annual bonus, flexible working hours and opportunity to progress within the business!
We are currently seeking aPrincipal Design Engineerto join our client, a leader in enhancing the Nations Electricity Network throughout the UK! My client promotes and takes great pride in providing an enjoyable, supportive working environment. Investing in their employees development whether thats Chartership, training / mentoring and providing opportunities to progress your career!
Theyre looking for2XPrincipal Design Engineer sto be based anywhere in the UK, however during initial stages youll be required to join the team in Newcastle whilst training).
Working as thePrincipal Design Engineeryou must have previous experience in a similar role involving leading the design of robust control systems & protection systems for National Grid substations and extending the existing infrastructure. National Grid experience is essential for the role.
Principal Design Engineer Experience & Responsibilities:
- Provide innovative solutions as technical lead for protection and control on UK Transmission and Distribution network.
- Sound problem solving skills, fault finding skills and analytical thinking.
- Provide a high level of customer service to clients and maintain the highest standards of quality.
- You will provide support to Protection engineering team to mentor / coach other members of the team to support their growth.
- Deliver Transmission protection and control systems with our end customers from various domains & disciplines.
- Experience dealing with NG as direct customer and/or EPC customers providing protection solutions for brown field extensions or green field build.
- Responsible for assessing delivery process and optimising to create efficient engineering process to allow deliver of projects on target and within scope.
Essential Requirements:
- A minimum qualification of HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering plus extensive experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry.
- Experience working on National Grid projects with knowledge of standards/specifications.
- Full UK driving license.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience with industry-standard software tools for design, simulation and test, SIPROTEC / DIGSI knowledge.
- TP141 Settings.
- NG CDAE.
If you are interested in thePrincipal Design Engineerrole or have any questions, please apply with your latest CV and I will give you a call to discuss the next step of your application and answer your questions. Please keep an eye out for my call and SMS once applying for the role.
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