Electrical Design Engineer

Skipton
9 months ago
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Our client is a small specialist niche Engineering design and build contractor who deliver projects for both clean and wastewater treatment. They specialise in the delivery of MEICA projects for various water authorities throughout the UK. Due to continuous growth and project awards, they are looking to recruit an Electrical Design Engineer.

You will be working on a flexible hybrid basis from either of their offices in Skipton or Burnley.

You will report directly to the Engineering Manager and your role and responsibilities will include.

  • Developing designs for water-based projects, to a detailed standard for manufacture and construction.

  • Generate and maintenance of design standards for; water and processed based plant, equipment and ancillaries.

  • Provision of design deliverables ready for construction and provision of technical support from office.

  • Working within a multi-disciplined team detailing interfaces and working towards a coordinated BIM environment of collaboration to undertake clash detection internally and with client federated models.

  • Liaise with suppliers of equipment to assess the technical requirements for specifying, compiling suitable data sheets to allow purchase.

    Duties:

    Design, development and specification of bespoke, new and existing products/processes where typical design standard outputs include:

  • Electrical Calculations.

  • Data Sheets.

  • Schedules.

  • Drawing development.

  • Scope and specification production.

  • Supplier specifications, review, assessment and liaise with procurement.

  • Supplier document review.

  • Supporting Lead Engineer in internal design reviews.

  • Supporting client design reviews.

  • Supporting HAZOP.

    Qualifications, Skills and Experience required:

  • Preferably from a water or process engineering environment.

  • An electrical, instrumentation / control biased education.

  • Degree / HND / HNC preferred.

  • 2D drafting knowledge but not essential.

  • Knowledge of electrical proprietary software but not essential.

  • Ability to carry out hand calculations.

  • Usage of Document Management Systems (ProjectWise or other) but not essential.

  • Be able to communicate effectively regarding matters of a technical nature to customers

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