Role: Graduate Design Engineer

Salary: £25,000-£30,000

Location: Derbyshire

Permanent

Overview

2fawcett – Construction & Infrastructure are proud to offer two opportunities for Engineering Graduates looking to start a career in Transmission & Distribution sector. Our client is a rapidly growing specialist design consultancy with a national reach and working on exciting projects and frameworks.

Job purpose:

You will be part of a design team, with support from Senior and Principal Engineers responsible for developing and delivering engineering solutions from feasibility to detailed engineering design for Electricity Transmission and Distribution Projects (33 kV and above). This will include but not limited to Structure Foundations, Conductors and Conductor Systems, Structural Design both concept and detailed design.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Responsible for the development of preliminary and detailed design and delivery of projects by leading the technical aspects of overhead lines and all other associated equipment including Foundation, Conductors, Conductor Systems, Structural Design, both concept and detailed design.
• Preparation, checking and submission of Design Intent Documents, Design Criteria Reports, Design phase and Overhead Line Analysis reports, provide necessary calculations and /or reports to justify design results.
• Recording design data and design decisions.
• Work alongside and support Lead Engineers and Principal Designers.
• Keep abreast of all legislation particularly Health and Safety and CDM.
• Assess engineering documentation, feasibility and compliance with client requirements and support the preparation of accurate budgets for new projects.
• Ensure Overhead Line designs, equipment and construction practices are in accordance with current legislation, polices and operational requirements.
• Carry out reasonable duties as directed
• Main activities take place in an office environment
• From time to time, you may be required to attend site visits where you will be required to adhere to health and safety policy, and procedures.
• UK travel as necessary for execution of your work

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related engineering discipline, such as Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.  A-level or equivalent in Maths.
• Aspirations to achieve membership of a relevant professional body, such as MICE, MIStructE, MIET

Key Attributes

• A team player with excellent communication skills
• Intuitive and able to problem solve whilst applying reason, logic and pragmatism
• Able to contribute to the ideas of others to help deliver technical schemes that are safe, buildable and cost-effective.