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EHV Design Engineers – 6 Month Contract – Flexible/Remote – Electricity Distribution – Inside IR35
I’m working with an established electricity network owner looking to appoint two Design Engineers to support an extensive pipeline of electricity network adoption projects.
They are looking for a Senior EHV Design Engineer with experience ideally up to 132kV and an HV/LV Design Engineer with experience across distribution networks up to 33kV.
The roles will involve:
- Reviewing and appraising electricity network designs submitted by developers and ICPs.
- Assessing designs against DNO, company and wider industry standards.
- Reviewing primary electrical designs, substations, cable calculations and earthing studies.
- Interpreting protection philosophies and assessing network resilience.
- Reviewing CAD drawings, technical calculations and supporting documentation.
- Identifying technical risks, design issues and areas of non-compliance.
- Providing technical comments and challenging designs where required.
- Liaising with external design engineers throughout the review and resubmission process.
- Managing a portfolio of projects and design submissions.
- Working alongside project delivery leads to meet agreed SLAs.
- Supporting junior engineers and providing technical guidance where appropriate.
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Experience required:
- Previous electricity distribution design experience.
- Background within a DNO, IDNO, ICP or similar organisation.
- Senior candidates should ideally have primary system design experience up to 132kV.
- HV/LV candidates should have design experience across LV, 11kV or 33kV networks.
- Strong understanding of electricity distribution design standards.
- Experience using CAD to review, navigate and interrogate technical drawings.
- Knowledge of protection, earthing and cable calculations.
- Experience with software such as ETAP, Trimble or CDEGS would be beneficial.
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Key contract details:
- Initial 6 contract
- Day rate, Inside IR35
- Flexible/remote working
- Occasional office attendance where practical
- Immediate requirement
If you are interested in the role then please send your CV to josie.wade@hunterphilips.com and book in a call with me.
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