Principal Engineer – Primary Plant
Iberdrola
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Edinburgh • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £69,200 - £86,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Responsible for preparing basic and detailed engineering specifications and designs for Substation Primary Plant systems.
- Responsible for overseeing technical assessment of tender submissions and negotiations with Bidders.
- Responsible for assuring Primary Plant designs undertaken by EPC Contractor during the delivery of HVDC Projects.
- Leading a group of professional design engineers for the engineering design and installation of primary plant equipment which forms part of the HVDC converter stations and interfaces.
- Supporting the preparation of accurate budgets for new projects.
- Provide overall Primary Plant technical leadership across the HVDC projects with responsibility for providing expert advice and guidance to Primary Plant Design Engineers.
- Provide technical support to the Project Site Delivery teams on the design, construction and commissioning of the Project works.
- Support Scottish Power Business in the review and update of new Primary Plant equipment standards.
- Provide leadership on the development of technical initiatives e.g., new tools, systems, and approaches to exploit new engineering opportunities such as BIM and digital substation solutions from contractors and across the transmission industry.
Requirements
- Proven experience/expert knowledge in design of Primary Plant equipment and associated ancillaries at voltages of 33kV to 400kV AC and voltages applicable to HVDC links.
- Ability to implement, apply and promote CDM and Health & Safety best practice in a design environment.
- Ability to manage under pressure and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment with a diverse and demanding workload.
- Experience in working in a dynamic environment and ensuring delivery of engineering outputs.
- Direct or indirect line management and leadership experience and working in a dynamic environment with interfaces with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to operate in an environment of uncertainty and incomplete information and make well-reasoned decisions.
- Ability to lead by example and drive transformational change.
- Good presentation skills, including the ability to apply persuasive influence to drive decisions through engineering analysis.
- Engineering qualification (BSc/BEng) and/ or postgraduate qualification (MBA, MEng, MSc) or relevant experience.
- Chartered Engineer preferred.
- Experience in engineering EPC environment of multiple large strategic projects.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in transmission Primary Plant design.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
- Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
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Hard skills
HVDC designPrimary Plant equipment designEngineering specificationsTechnical assessmentBudget preparationBIMDigital substation solutionsHealth & Safety best practiceEngineering outputsEPC environment
Soft skills
LeadershipCommunicationInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsDecision makingPrioritizationPressure managementTransformational changePersuasive influenceStakeholder management
Certifications
BScBEngMBAMEngMScChartered Engineer