Vallum Associates
Principal Design Engineer
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The Role
A leading engineering and consultancy business is looking for a Principal Consultant to join its Power Systems Engineering team in Manchester.
You’ll act as a technical lead across substation engineering projects, supporting both project delivery and tenders for utility, industrial and commercial clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead substation engineering projects from 11kV up to 400kV.
- Take technical ownership of primary/physical design, Protection & Control and SCADA deliverables.
- Produce and review electrical designs, calculations, specifications and technical reports.
- Lead or support FEED, concept and tender-stage engineering.
- Review supplier designs and documentation and support FAT/SAT activities.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant UK, IEC, ENA, BS, IEEE and ANSI standards.
- Provide technical input into project budgets, programmes, risks and change management.
- Lead client meetings, technical workshops and multidisciplinary design activities.
- Work closely with Protection & Control, Civil/Structural and other engineering disciplines.
- Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior engineers and consultants.
- Support continuous improvement of engineering standards, processes and tools.
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What We're Looking For
- 15+ years’ experience in transmission/distribution engineering, or 10+ years with a relevant Master's/PhD.
- Strong substation engineering experience, ideally across 132kV–400kV.
- Experience in one or more of:
- Primary/physical substation design
- Protection & Control
- SCADA
- Strong knowledge of UK electrical standards, regulations and utility environments.
- Experience with:
- Single-line diagrams and substation layouts
- CT/VT selection and calculations
- AC/DC auxiliary systems
- Power cable systems
- Protection & Control / secondary systems
- Strong client-facing, technical leadership and communication skills.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical teams.
- AutoCAD and MicroStation experience required.
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Desirable
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) or IEng.
- Substation safety/access authorisations.
- CDM and construction safety knowledge.
- Experience with installation and commissioning.
- Previous consulting or business development experience.
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