Design Engineer
Location: Northeast & Yorkshire
The Design Team’s vision is to design solutions to ensure the economic development of the network, facilitate new connections and enable the journey to net zero and wider economic growth.
This is an exciting opportunity at a time of significant and fascinating change within the energy sector, and distribution networks will be at the heart of achieving net zero. As a Design Engineer, you will play an integral role in achieving this.
What will you do?
•Produce complex electrical design work for both internal and customer driven schemes against guaranteed standard deadlines
•Preparation of documentation seeking authorisation of technical projects across LV, HV and EHV
•Provide design support to other departments within the Engineering Directorate engaged in the strategic development of the network
•Complete the post acceptance elements of customer driven work, including direct negotiation with developers’ representatives
•Deal directly with representatives of stakeholders
•Assist with policy development
Does this sound like you?
•Team working is essential in this role to develop and implement new solutions. You will be part of a high-performing team, delivering for our customers
•Confident decision-making skills
•Excellent technical knowledge, which combined with your broader knowledge of the wider industry will ensure our network develops and supports decarbonisation in a smarter, more flexible way
•Problem solving is a must when faced with the scale and pace of change facing us, not to mention the number of exciting challenges and level of innovation required
•Deliver quality outputs to required deadlines
•Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders from across the business and wider industry
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If we identify that your skills and experience could be suitable for any other roles that we are currently recruiting for, we will put you forward for these opportunities too.
Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.