Balfour Beatty Engineering Services delivers leading-edge solutions with a single and determined focus on meeting the needs of our customers. We provide market-leading mechanical and electrical services across the UK. From retail to industrial and process, healthcare to commercial, infrastructure to sport and leisure, BBES is dedicated to providing a single focus and total service for all customers.
We are currently looking for a Design Engineer to join the Power Systems ESI Control and Protection Team within our Kintore Office in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
General Responsibilities
Ensure all duties are carried out in accordance with standard Company Quality, Health & Safety and Environmental Procedures and Business Process Manual
Contribute to the development and training needs of the Design Team as appropriate to skills level / experience
Upon contract award, liaise and co-ordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments at earliest opportunity
Establish Design content of work package and the Design resource to achieve the required time scales, in line with Project EMPS, via development of detail engineering design plans
Effectively control, update and report on progress throughout contract life, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential resource problems to Design Manager / Project Manager
Co-ordinate with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments as necessary to specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company
Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the Design Manager / Project Manager, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager
Prepare instructions for all materials and special tools required for site and pass this information to the Project Manager
Specify any specific test certificates and/or operations & maintenance manuals as part of technical spec and/or purchase order requisition
Design Responsibilities
Identify all relevant standards and Customer requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant National / International Standards and legislation, and contract specification
Design work to be undertaken with due regard to Health, Safety & Environmental Procedures and production of Designer Risk Assessments, as necessary, to fulfil the Company’s obligations in compliance with current CDM regulations
Examine contract documentation and establish the Company’s scope of work including termination boundaries. Where this differs with the tendered contract requirement then this differences should be highlighted to the Project Manager
Attend and contribute to Design Review / Contract Close-out Meetings, ensuring that appropriate items are actioned in a timely manner
Liaise with Designer and Draughtspersons on drawings requirements
Initiate the preparation of all required drawings and approve all drawings to be submitted for customer / sub-contractor interface
In conjunction with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments, prepare Installation and Commissioning packages, in a timely manner as dictated by the Site Installation & Commissioning Schedule
Prepare special Test Specifications and Procedures for the Inspection and Test Department
Receive “As Installed” site drawings and documentation and liaise with other Balfour Beatty Engineering Services Departments to ensure accurate final records are prepared and submitted to client in line with the requirements of the contract specification
Highlight any design issues to the Design Manager / Project Manager proposing any possible solution for review
Carry out engineering checks as deemed necessary and in line with the requirements of the Business Process Manual
CONTROL & PROTECTION ENGINEER
i) Presentation of front end design principles to client via production of single line/block logic/tripping diagrams and design intent document, as required
ii) Preparation of equipment specification sheets (ESS)
iii) Initiation of the production of General Arrangements, Circuit Diagrams and Wiring Diagrams and the final approval of same
iv) Initiation of the modification of existing interface drawings and final approval of same
v) Establishment of cubicle steelwork requirements and final approval of same
vi) Specification of protective and control equipment deemed necessary to fulfill the panel design
vii) Specification of ancillary equipment for project, i.e. batteries, LVAC, metering, etc.
viii) Create project relay settings and PSL files
ix) Protection setting calculations
x) AC / DC loading calculations
xi) Trip circuit volt drop calculations
xii) Specification of instrument transformer requirements and light current detail of any plan mechanism, etc.
xiii) Initiation of front end cable design taking due account of access for cable routing
xiv) Initiation of electrical interlock design and final approval of same
xv) Initiate the preparation of I/O Schedules and control system interfaces
xvi) Review subcontractor Risk Assessments and Method Statements
The Individual
All candidates must be in posession of a HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification
Desired experience includes -
Liaising with customers and suppliers
Overall design and specification of electrical power systems and associated power system components
Calculations to demonstrate integrity of designs
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