OHL Design Engineer
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£46,100
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Description
Over Head Line Design Engineer
UK wide - (Hybrid)
Permanent
Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits
Summary
Freedom Professional Services are currently recruiting an Overhead Line Design Engineer to join our team. You will be based from either our Leeds, our Stowmarket or London offices, with options to work from Home. You will be required to Travel as and when required for client meetings, internal team meetings or site visits.
The successful candidate will work with the team lead and be responsible for the design and delivery of overhead line (OHL) new build and refurbishment projects, providing technical expertise and guidance to the team.
Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:
UK wide - (Hybrid)
Permanent
Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits
Summary
Freedom Professional Services are currently recruiting an Overhead Line Design Engineer to join our team. You will be based from either our Leeds, our Stowmarket or London offices, with options to work from Home. You will be required to Travel as and when required for client meetings, internal team meetings or site visits.
The successful candidate will work with the team lead and be responsible for the design and delivery of overhead line (OHL) new build and refurbishment projects, providing technical expertise and guidance to the team.
Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:
- Undertake the design and development of OHL projects, ensuring compliance with technical and safety standards, and client requirements.
- Responsible for all aspects of OHL design, including conductor sizing and modelling, insulation selection, lighting protection, line routing, PLS-CAD modelling, clearance checking and structure and foundation design and analysis using PLS-TOWER, or PLS-POLE.
Engineers that join our team will need to have diverse skill sets to bring technical, ethical, social and management competence to every job that we work on, for all of our professional clients and key stakeholders. Strong budgetary and project management skills are required at this level, accompanied by good commercial knowledge of design and construction contract forms such as NEC, and experience of working withing the contract conditions.
The business proactively encourages chartership in engineering, and senior engineers are expected to be chartered or close to achieving chartership.
You must have Qualifications and experience in:
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Experience in OHL design, including experience in the power transmission and distribution industry.
- Strong technical knowledge and understanding of OHL design principles and standards governing OHL design in the UK.
- A good level of technical experience in the production of designs, calculations, reports & drawings associated with new build and refurbishment OHL projects from 11kV – 400kV
- Experience in using design software such as PLS-CADD, PLS-POLE, and PLS-TOWER.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, delivering to deadlines and budgets.
- Have a good understanding of CDM 2015 and the Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations
- Sufficient knowledge of AutoCAD 3D to fulfil role.
- Knowledge of MicroStation CAD software (Desirable).
- CSCS Card Holder (Desirable)
- Full UK driving license.
We are always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:
- Competitive salary
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.
We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.
About Us
Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.
Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thi
nking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies
Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.
Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.