Job purpose:
To support the Senior Engineers to develop earthing and lightning protection designs and evaluation capacity for a wide range of installations to ensure the safety of workers and members of the public. Undertaking site testing to feed into the design of projects. Managing elements of projects and mentoring graduate and junior engineers
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Developing earthing (and ideally lightning protection) designs across a range of different project types
- Work alongside our experienced lead and senior Engineers
- Keep up to date with National, international and client specific standards and requirements
- Producing EMF and AC interference studies for new and existing power transmission projects
- Producing Impressed Voltage studies to advise on safe working practices for construction projects on or near HV equipment
- Producing 2D CAD drawings using AutoCAD
- Performing site testing such as soil resistivity and earth impedance measurements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Qualifications
- A good degree in Electrical Engineering or a related subject.
- Experience
- Previous experience working on HV electricity networks and ideally on earthing systems.
- You should also be fully conversant with the usual Microsoft Office products and CAD experience would be advantageous.
- Training in this specialist area will be provided.
- As the Company develops and grows you will have the opportunity to develop your role and take on additional responsibilities.
- Working towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.
- Key Attributes
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills and be happy to integrate into a responsive small business environment.
Core Values:
All employees are expected to follow our core values which provide the very basis on which we are and how we operate:
- Trust: The one thing that changes everything. We work tirelessly to build trust with each other and our clients and partners, recognising that it is both a powerful economic driver as well as a social virtue. We respect the chain of command, and we win together and learn continuously.
- Safety: We never compromise safety under any circumstances.
- Humility: We are strong but not rude, kind but not weak and bold but not bullies. We have the courage to challenge and the respect for each other to follow processes, policies, and the chain of command.
- Capability: We invest in our own expertise and share it generously with others and are committed to lifelong learning.
- Accountability: Lead by example, take responsibility for performance, we have leaders throughout the business.
- Innovation: We look for solutions not problems. A pragmatic and can-do attitude, we start with the end in mind and seek value and quality for our clients.
- Recognition: We celebrate, praise, and recognise success, sacrifice, and effort.
