Electrical Design Engineer
Salary: £30-40,000 p.a.
Permanent
Permanent
We are looking for a professional Electrical Design Engineer to join our small team in East Northamptonshire, reporting directly to the Director and taking a leading role in providing high quality design services to our clients in the commercial- and utility-scale solar PV and energy storage industry.
Your work will vary depending on our clients’ needs, but will principally be producing electrical and system designs for renewable energy, energy storage and HV connection projects. We are a small team and so your designs and reports will span multiple disciplines… A typical project you will work on for us is the electrical design of an HV-connected 30MW solar and storage park, which will include designs for:
You will have HND or degree-level qualifications in a relevant discipline, and have a thorough and broad theoretical and practical understanding of electrical system design and installation. This may be demonstrated through at least three years’ responsible design experience in the renewable energy, HV power systems or MEP sectors in the UK and meeting criteria and membership of the IET; other equivalent experience will be considered. We do have projects overseas so experience of international standards would be an advantage.
You must be proficient with AutoCAD packages and MS Office (particularly Excel). Your job will also involve regularly using specialist packages including PVSyst, Amtech ProDesign and others; in-house training will be available but prior knowledge will be a distinct advantage. You will also be expected to be able to produce your own calculations where necessary, using a tool appropriate to the task.
While you may not regularly work on site, previous project-management or construction experience would be an advantage. The role is mostly office-based, but will involve surveys and site meetings, and you may be required to travel.
You will, from time to time, be given responsibility for junior member(s) of staff. Conversely, you may be expected to work directly with clients as part of their project team.
We will expect you to develop professionally while you work with us, and we will encourage and support you to work towards professional accreditation (e.g. MIET, CEng). In return, we will offer you a chance to work on a varied range of energy engineering projects, from simulating scenarios for a legal report to producing detailed designs for some of the larger solar and energy storage parks in the UK and abroad. Our clients are building some of the largest solar and battery projects in the UK and have a growing pipeline of projects overseas. This is an opportunity to work with them and to join a growing business.
Please note that we may soon be moving to a larger office, which is likely to be closer to Oundle/Peterborough.
Flexible hours or contract arrangements are available to the right candidate.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Your work will vary depending on our clients’ needs, but will principally be producing electrical and system designs for renewable energy, energy storage and HV connection projects. We are a small team and so your designs and reports will span multiple disciplines… A typical project you will work on for us is the electrical design of an HV-connected 30MW solar and storage park, which will include designs for:
- Equipment selection
- Solar DC wiring
- Power circuit
- SCADA
- Earthing
- Protection schemes
- Auxiliary supplies & services
You will have HND or degree-level qualifications in a relevant discipline, and have a thorough and broad theoretical and practical understanding of electrical system design and installation. This may be demonstrated through at least three years’ responsible design experience in the renewable energy, HV power systems or MEP sectors in the UK and meeting criteria and membership of the IET; other equivalent experience will be considered. We do have projects overseas so experience of international standards would be an advantage.
You must be proficient with AutoCAD packages and MS Office (particularly Excel). Your job will also involve regularly using specialist packages including PVSyst, Amtech ProDesign and others; in-house training will be available but prior knowledge will be a distinct advantage. You will also be expected to be able to produce your own calculations where necessary, using a tool appropriate to the task.
While you may not regularly work on site, previous project-management or construction experience would be an advantage. The role is mostly office-based, but will involve surveys and site meetings, and you may be required to travel.
You will, from time to time, be given responsibility for junior member(s) of staff. Conversely, you may be expected to work directly with clients as part of their project team.
We will expect you to develop professionally while you work with us, and we will encourage and support you to work towards professional accreditation (e.g. MIET, CEng). In return, we will offer you a chance to work on a varied range of energy engineering projects, from simulating scenarios for a legal report to producing detailed designs for some of the larger solar and energy storage parks in the UK and abroad. Our clients are building some of the largest solar and battery projects in the UK and have a growing pipeline of projects overseas. This is an opportunity to work with them and to join a growing business.
Please note that we may soon be moving to a larger office, which is likely to be closer to Oundle/Peterborough.
Flexible hours or contract arrangements are available to the right candidate.
We look forward to receiving your application.
This vacancy will remain open until we find a candidate suitable for the role
If you think you have the knowledge and professional qualities needed to work for us, please send us a CV by email or by post.
