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Electrical Design Engineer

Job Reference ER552/2021

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Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Full Time
Salary:
60,197*
Working Hours:
37
Location:
Tipton
Closing Date:
30/11/2021
Role Types:
Operational Roles
Region / Division:
Distribution
Department:
Network Services

About Us

When you join Western Power Distribution you become part of our team of over 6,600 professional and support staff looking after our extensive electricity distribution network.  We serve over 7.8 million customers across the Midlands, South Wales and South West.

We cover highly populated urban centres such as Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff, beautiful remote locations including the Brecon Beacons, Dartmoor and the Peak District and everything in between!

You will become integral to a company offering many benefits and a supportive working environment.  We are committed to investing in the latest technologies and working methods to improve service to customers.

We know that our people are at the heart of this success and work hard to create a working environment that all our employees can be proud of.

 

Job Introduction

We are seeking to recruit a Design Engineer within the specific role of Protection Settings Engineer in the Tipton area.

The Engineering Design Team prepare electrical, protection/ control, mechanical and civil designs for schemes to construct, extend or modify electricity substations energised at up to 132kV. The team assists network design colleagues with the assessment of substation options and develops selected schemes from a broad engineering brief into a fully specified build package.

The team also has responsibility for the preparation, issue and archival of protection relay configurations and settings at up to 132kV The broader ED Team comprises 75 design staff, primarily based at offices in Tipton, Pegasus, Avonbank and Cardiff. It handles in excess of 500 active design commissions at any time ranging in capital value from £50k to £10m.

*The successful candidate may initially be appointed on a lower salary until the completion of all required training. 

If you are offered a position, you will be required to complete and provide a satisfactory basic DBS check that shows any unspent convictions or conditional cautions.

Please note:

We recommend using Google Chrome to complete your online application.  Should you have any questions regarding this or require additional support to complete your online application, please email recruitment@westernpower.co.uk . 

Recruitment correspondence is usually sent by email, so please do check your email account including spam/junk folders regularly after the closing date

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient numbers of suitable applications be received. We recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.

Main Responsibilities

We are seeking to recruit a strong team player to join us in the role of Electrical Design Engineer within the specific role requirement of Protection Settings Engineer. It is imperative that the candidate is able to hit the ground running in the following areas:

  • Experienced in the calculation, issue and recording of protection settings, and voltage control settings for applications from 11kV to 132kV.
  • Experienced in the Configuration of programmable scheme logic for protection relays.
  • Specialist response to incidences of potential mal-operation of protection systems.

Candidates will need to demonstrate an aptitude and experience in protection settings and configuration activities, together with experience in numeric/modern protection device application, programming, configuration, and settings.

Longer term, the candidate would be encouraged & supported to develop the following complementary skills:

  • Design and specification of substation plant and protection systems, for applications up to 132kV.
  • Acting as lead designer for substation design outputs up to 132kV.
  • Provision of specialist substation engineering advice to project stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate an aptitude for protection settings and configuration activities.  Good communication skills and the ability to manage multiple diverse projects simultaneously are also essential.

You will be expected to gain proficiency in the use of IPSA, PSSE, Aspen, and AutoCAD.

Candidates should be qualified to higher national certificate level, or above in an appropriate engineering discipline.

Applicants should hold a full UK driving licence.

Interviews will be held on Monday the 20th December 2021.

About The Company

If this is your opportunity to join us, you’ll find we offer a supportive, rewarding and friendly working environment where you’ll be empowered to build a career. Along the way, you’ll be invested in, be enabled by the latest technology and find that we’re always interested in evolving our systems and processes so that we get even better, every day.

In return, you’ll enjoy a package of benefits designed to reward your hard work and incentivise your ambition. Everyone here enjoys a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, company pension scheme, protective clothing where required, an Employee Assistance Programme and a managed back care programme.

Western Power Distribution is an equal opportunities employer, a Disability Level 1 Employer and a corporate signatory of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) programme. Our desire is to bring in more employees from diverse backgrounds to build further on our inclusive culture. We value and celebrate individual difference and we believe that an inclusive culture will help the business grow as a positive, strong and innovative company.