Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Wigan

Commutable from Ormskirk, St Helens, Kirkby, Chorley, Southport, Leigh

Competitive Salary + 20% Bonus Scheme

Days - Travel is essential for this role with a mixture of office and home working

Benefits:

• 8% Employer Pension contribution
• Private Healthcare
• 25 Days Holiday (purchase additional holiday days)
• Car Scheme, on site parking, site fitness activities and events, canteen facilities.

Our client is a leading manufacturer, that values hard work, teamwork and developing people. They are part of a global group with multiple sites in the UK, this is one of their flagship growing operations. They are looking for a Electrical Engineer due to increased growth within the business.

Role & Responsibilities:

This role covers all aspects of the project from feasibility, specification, design and procurement to installation and commissioning. Projects vary between the build of a new factory on a site to a major overhaul of an existing plant.

Travel is an integral part of the role and will consist of short design trips as well as trips of around 6 weeks at a time supervising the installation and commissioning phases.

HSE & Standards

• Provide leadership and contribute to company environmental, health and safety standards in compliance with company policies to ensure a safe working environment and the minimisation of environmental impact
• Ensuring standards, specifications and guidelines pertaining to discipline conform to the requirements of relevant industry legislation, standards, and guidance

Engineering

• Liaise with and manage interfaces with other engineering disciplines to develop full electrical system designs
• Prepare and manage the preparation of design deliverables including, Substation, MCC, control panel design packages, installation and cabling design, optimum protection setting determination and test specifications
• Prepare and manage the technical specification for installation of power systems including the creation of single line diagrams, cable schedules, wiring schedules and loop drawings
• Preparation and management of electrical loading lists

Procurement

• Responsible for the technical aspect of the procurement of equipment and tendering of installation contracts
• Manages project spend in accordance with approved budgets

Construction

• Management of onsite installation and commissioning, meeting of safety, quality and schedule objectives of project
• Preparation and completion of all commissioning documentation

Management

• Planning of contract design activities to achieve project deadlines
• Use Continuous Improvement methodologies to promote built in engineering quality concepts into standard work
• Prepare & execute project documentation in accordance with good documentation practices
• Third party design house management and scoping

Support

• Provide technical support for electrical & control related equipment post installation for manufacturing sites

Skills / Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or BTEC HND with significant experience
• Effective prioritization of projects and tasks to ensure delivery on time and within budget
• Pro-active and able to work on own initiative, ready to identify problems and quickly report them/ provide solutions
• An ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales
• Exceptional interpersonal and team-working skills with a natural enthusiasm and an ability to work hard
• Self - starter who drives for results

Required Experience

• Design of LV and MV Systems
• Protection Setting and Fault Level
• Determination
• MCC/Control Panel Design
• Detailed Installation Design
• On Site Commissioning
• Electrical and Machinery Safety
• Factory Acceptance Testing
• Project Cost/Planning Control or
• Management

Advantageous Experience / Skills

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
• Practical Knowledge of Amtech (Trimble)
• HMI/SCADA
• On Site Installation Management
• Variable Speed Drive Application Knowledge
• Feasibility Studies and Budget Preparation
• Responsible Position in an Industrial Environment

Company Information

If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar, please contact our Consultant Eleana Ewins directly at or call them for a confidential discussion on .

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