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SalaryAre you an Electrical Design Engineer?
Do you want to work for the UK’s leading Technology, Innovation and Research Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy?
Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is recruiting an ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER for our Blyth site to design, develop and document the electrical infrastructure of the test facilities and assets.
This role will produce electrical schematics, general arrangement drawings and specifications. It will also provide troubleshooting and commissioning support to deliver commercial testing activities and facility development works, in line with OREC expertise.
What will I do?
- Be a representative of electrical engineering activities within a project team
- Assist in delivering and developing projects, programmes, testing and test facility development
- Develop Electrical Designs and installations to ensure testing processes meet customer requirement and accreditation standards
- Provide electrical specification, design, installation, testing and commissioning skills to commercial operations and research activities
- Create and improve processes and systems to ensure ORE is operating in line with industry best practice
- Represent ORE at industry forums and support both internal and external stakeholders
What are we looking for?
- Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Experience of LV cabling, distribution systems and associated equipment
- Experience of electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic systems
- Ability to fault find and diagnose issues on electrical and electronic systems
- Working knowledge of EPlan and Trimble software
- Good knowledge of BS7671
- Knowledge of and the application of best practice engineering design processes and tools
- Able to write detailed technical reports and communicate test results
What personal qualities do I need to have?
- Motivated team player
- Good time management and activity planning
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What do we offer?
- Salary up to £40k, depending on proven ability and experience
- Hybrid role with flexibility to work in the office and at home
- 38 days holidays including flexible bank holidays and option to buy 5 days extra
- Pension, annual bonus, life assurance and health care scheme as standard
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Electric vehicle and bike2work salary sacrifice schemes
- Open working environment with great potential for career progression and options for Learning and Development
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders and a range of diversity groups and networks, including Inclusion and Diversity, STEM and LGBTQ+
- Refer a Friend scheme paying £1500
ORE Catapult understands the importance of ensuring everyone can be heard, valued, is able to put forward ideas and feels part of something bigger. In a company like ours, that's always pushing boundaries on innovation, we believe diversity of our people is key to getting a range of ideas, points of view and different perspectives that ultimately ensures our success as a business. We value applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds or protected characteristics, e.g. gender, sexual orientation, race etc. and will make any reasonable adjustments required. We also understand that some candidates tend to apply only when they tick every box of the criteria stated on an advert. If you don’t tick every box but do feel you have what it takes to be successful in this role, we’d encourage you to still go ahead and make an application.
ORE Catapult values are Excellence, Collaboration, Innovation and Integrity.
LARGER PRINT VERSION AVAILABLE IF REQUIRED
If you would like to discuss access needs and/or reasonable adjustments that may be required, please contact becky.brown@ore.catapult.org.uk
We have a very small agency spend so will not be contacting agencies yet. We will use our extensive network and online applications to try and fill this role over the next few months, before contacting any outside assistance. Speculative approaches are not welcomed.
