Principle Engineer Electrical

Purpose of Role

The production of electrical building services designs predominantly for Railway Stations and other Railway Buildings, working individually or as part of a team. Prepare, coordinate, and monitor a project, from the initial conception to the schedule and final completion. Supervise and mentor Assistant Enginners / Engineers in day to day activities.

Responsibilities

• Design of low voltage reticulation and distribution systems (230 / 400Volt) including UPS sources;
• Operation of AMTECH / Electrical OM software to produce design for low voltage systems including selection of cable types, protective devices and self-checking and presentation of results;
• Design of general lighting systems;
• Design of emergency lighting systems;
• Good working knowledge of different lighting types and sources (including LED types);
• Operation of industry standard lighting design software for the design of general and emergency lighting systems;
• Design of cable management systems (CMS) including trunking, tray, and conduits and the preparation of CMS sizing calculations and self-checking and presentation of results;
• Presentation of design onto schematic and 2D layout drawings;
• Use of Bentley Microstation and AECOsim to model in 3D MEP services including but not limited to Cable Management Systems, Pipework, Ductwork etc in 3D, including generating 2D sections from 3D models for incorporation into drawings;
• Understanding of BIM and working within a Common Data Environment, preferably Bentley projectwise;

Supervise and verify the work performed by the designers / modeller to meet the requirements of the project.

Operation of Microsoft Office package, including Outlook, Word, Excel and powerpoint.

Guide Assistant Engineers / Engineers in day to day work for the development of electrical designs.

Mandatory Skills

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Qualifications meeting the requirements for Chartership with a UK Engineering Institution.

Qualifications in the requirements of BS standards etc.

CMS Design, Load calculations, Cable sizing, transformer sizing, LV Design, Single Line drawings, etc

Multi Disciplinary design coordination.

Extensive experience of working within a rail station environment and good working knowledge of Network Rail, TfL & LUL standards.

Experience of contributing to the electrical design on multidisciplinary projects and knowledge of rail design assurance processes.

Good knowledge and understanding of the requirements necessary to develop and progress projects through the early stages of the lifecycle – LUL, GRIP and RIBA.

Competent in the production or modification of CAD drawings using an industry standard CAD system.

Experience of electrical design in the Rail environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The applicant will have proven experience in the design of Railway infra projects with significant experience in a similar role or demonstration of a good track record.

The senior applicants should ideally have obtained British Chartered Engineer status or equivalent, possess a degree in Building Services Engineering and possess membership to an accredited engineering body

This includes undertaking feasibility studies and developing concepts through to detailed design, specification and tender to the required standards.

Good presentation skills are also required

Must be fully conversant with technical software, such as IES, HAP, Hevacomp and manufacturer’s software.

A sound understanding of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Project is essential

Must be fluent in English with an excellent understanding of technical terminology.

Raise the level of technical competence within the teams.

Implement delivery and quality measurement processes

Promote technical excellence in all our projects.

Undertake technical reviews, peer reviews, checks and contribute to the design

Develop positive professional relationship with the WSP UK Team, communicating openly about project progress

Supervise, coordinate and support other project Engineers and CAD Technicians

Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies

Ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met within the design

Participate in Project meetings, team meetings, disseminate information within the team, and communicate with other teams in WSP.

Identify and act on, or refer, potential risk issues and follow in full the company commercial and contracting processes

Manage delegated tasks to ensure that deadlines are met and flag resourcing concerns to team leader

Complete timesheet accurately ahead of weekly deadlines.

Desired Skills

Applicants need to be able to demonstrate good management and technical skills and be capable of working both within the team and independently, as dictated by work load

Mandatory Skills

Electrical Engineering, Electrical Design, Lighting Design, Single Line Diagram, Earthing Calculation, Cable Sizing, ups