Derby

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• To take responsibility for producing outline and detailed design tasks for all overhead line transmission design elements on a contract
• Liaising with construction/site management to ensure design interpretations are correct at every stage of the project life
• Liaise with the client/contractor on design issues
• The control of documents and drawings in accordance with LSTC Group management procedures
• The design of OHL routes in conjunction with the OHL Senior Design Designer
• As part of their Graduate training programme must be willing to spend time (possibly a few months) in other offices for specialist training
• May be required from time-to-time to undertake site visits as part of this role and this will include entry to operational substations where compliance with safety rules and procedures is mandatory.

Qualifications and experience:

 Qualifications

• Degree qualified with at least MSc, MEng, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) Degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

 Experience

• Good knowledge and evidence of keeping up-to-date with relevant industry specific legislation
• Ability to understand and plan for conflicting requirements and meet challenging deadlines
• Ability to interrelate own discipline areas with outputs from other engineering and none engineering disciplines to present overall suitable solutions mitigating risk in proposed solutions
• Able to produce and approve reports and design deliverables that are compliant with standards, specifications and accurately considering all available relevant information and knowledge.

Key Attributes

• Strong IT Skills
• Strong effective communications skills both verbal and written
• Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
• Highly numerate
• Excellent reporting skills
• Ability to provide good sketches and notes of proposed solutions for development by others
• Good spatial awareness skills with attention to detail and the ability to read and interpret plans and drawings produced by others.

Personal Situation

• Willing to undertake short excursions within the UK to meet clients and contractors as required and occasionally working unsocial hours
• Willing to occasionally work at other LSTC Group or client offices
• Ideally holding a valid UK Driving Licence (or licence acceptable to our insurers)