AddressEngineering Design Manger Detailed Design - Substations
Country: United Kingdom
Position Location: Glasgow, UK / Newcastle, UK / Altrincham, UK / Bri
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Energy
Discipline: Energy
Job Ref: 1390
Recruiter Contact: Abhijeet Barpanda
Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.
Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.
About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across a number of sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design, to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Overview of role
Energy Networks is looking to appoint an Engineering Design Manager to support the management of a large multi voltage Detailed Design for a new substation in the UK.
The position is within the Transmission and Distribution section of the Energy Unit in Mott MacDonald.
This post will be based principally in one of our UK offices. Our portfolio of work continues to grow and we have a number of opportunities in the pipeline which offer exciting roles and responsibilities. This role will support the growth of the existing teams as part of our expansion plans.
The role is internally and externally facing. Internally you will be working with Project Managers., (who will be responsible for the commercial, contractual parts of delivery), Planners, , and discipline leads who you will manage to produce the required designs. Externally, you will be liaising with the client and contractors to ensure the design meets the clients requirements.
You will be responsible for the delivery of the Detailed Design of projects which may include strategically important and complex EHV substations, , to programme, budget and quality.
You will be able to manage design teams including HV Plant, Cable, OHL, Civil, and Protection and Control.You will be co-ordinating these discipline inputs (including health and safety, sustainability, environment, planning) to achieve a fully integrated Detailed Design. You will be using a combination of onshore and offshore resources and working closely with the Contractors
You will be responsible for:
The position is within the Transmission and Distribution section of the Energy Unit in Mott MacDonald.
This post will be based principally in one of our UK offices. Our portfolio of work continues to grow and we have a number of opportunities in the pipeline which offer exciting roles and responsibilities. This role will support the growth of the existing teams as part of our expansion plans.
The role is internally and externally facing. Internally you will be working with Project Managers., (who will be responsible for the commercial, contractual parts of delivery), Planners, , and discipline leads who you will manage to produce the required designs. Externally, you will be liaising with the client and contractors to ensure the design meets the clients requirements.
You will be responsible for the delivery of the Detailed Design of projects which may include strategically important and complex EHV substations, , to programme, budget and quality.
You will be able to manage design teams including HV Plant, Cable, OHL, Civil, and Protection and Control.You will be co-ordinating these discipline inputs (including health and safety, sustainability, environment, planning) to achieve a fully integrated Detailed Design. You will be using a combination of onshore and offshore resources and working closely with the Contractors
You will be responsible for:
- Providing an overall technical lead
- Managing design works, monitoring and reporting via programme updates, trackers & progress meetings helping to prepare schedules of work, work breakdown structures and risk schedules.
- Ensuring all designs are appropriately reviewed and approved in line with best practice and by appropriately qualified individuals.
- Working with the client Assurance and Operations teams to ensure the design is functional and acceptable
- contribute to Health and safety management of design including application of CDM regulations
- Demonstrate a personal commitment to the health and safety framework, policies and management system requirements and expectations •
- Develop and maintain an awareness of SHE hazards and associated risks and demonstrate a commitment to eliminate or minimise those risks •
- Work with the resource manager to expand the team.
- Work with the existing team to improve/implement efficient design processes
- Work with the wider team to ensure designs are sustainable and support environmental and planning aspects of the works
- Deal with any issues arising from the construction teams.
You will be assisted by, and overview the works of, the discipline specific leads and their teams, a nominated Principal Designer, Civil and Electrical integration engineers (including site works).
Candidate Specification:
- Demonstrable experience of producing Detailed Design within a multidisciplinary environment
- Engineering Degree (preferably Electrical) and/or suitable experience.
- A collaborative approach to working and your day to day interactions
- UK based EHV experience would be beneficial
- Delivering Detailed Designs utilising the latest BiM/ Digital tools
We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
Agile working
Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Lifestyle
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
Learning and development
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
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