Job Description

Principal Electrical Design Engineer Stowmarket, London – HybridPermanent – Full TimeCompetitive (DOE) + Car/ Car Allowance & Flexible Benefits

Summary:

Freedom are seeking a Principal Power System Engineer to join us on our journey!

Are you a Lead who can motivate and inspire?

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:  

• Manage and lead with delivering technically demanding projects. 

• Have good commercial awareness with the ability to work closely with the clients to build a strong relationship, and regular communication both written and verbally. 

• Lead all types of power system projects from inception to completion unaided, ensuring that the project is cost effective and delivered on time with the deadlines in the proposal. 

• Co-ordinate and implementation of multiple design inputs to ensure electrical design complies with other disciplines and stakeholders’ requirements (cost, health and safety, environment, design risks, lead times etc.) 

• Manage, mentor and provide training / guidance to Design, Assistant and Graduate Engineer’s and Apprentices as required. 

• Have detailed knowledge and understanding of various power system studies. Also, be able to produce and review engineering drawings, calculations, specifications, and reports for the following studies (not exhaustive):    

Load Flow Study

Reactive power capability study

Short circuit study

Protection coordination and settings study,

Arc-flash study,

Transient stability study,

Motor-starting study,

Harmonics study (G5/5),

Energization study (P28),

Grid compliance studies (G99),

LV coordination studies (BS7671),

Insulation coordination study and

Switching study.

• Have good understanding of working with different power system software’ like DigSILENT Power Factory/PSSE/ETAP/IPSA, Amtech Protect, ProDesign, PSCAD. 

• Attend and chair design team meetings/progress meetings with the team/client via teams or in person to ensure the timely flow and release of quality information and to ensure that this information corresponds with the scope of work. 

• Provide engineering solutions to site-based problems through TQ/RFI process. 

• Review/authorize power system reports and drawings to a high standard and be able to provide constructive technical feedback to all engineering levels
• Ability to confidently conduct, supervise and demonstrate site visits to collect required for various power system studies  
• Ability to estimate design budget cost in supporting sales proposals and preparation of tender technical documents including precise technical responses with case study examples. 

Experience:

Extensive experience in performing electrical power system studies with typically 15-18 years with strong technical fundamentals, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects within the power sector.

Qualifications:

• Education:  Minimum Bachelor’s degree  (typically 2:1 or above) or Master's degree in electrical engineering  in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or a related field.  Ph.D in Electrical power system is desirable but not mandatory.
• Chartered Status (Preferred): Chartered Engineer (CEng) status with a professional body such as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) is highly desirable 
• Certifications (Optional): Professional certifications such as NEBOSH for health and safety, or specific training in system studies and protection coordination studies for complex power systems, may be beneficial

Why Join Us?

At Freedom, we believe in attracting and retaining the best talent by offering great benefits and career progression opportunities, including:

• Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
• Private Medical Insurance
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Flexible benefits (e.g., Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Tax-Free Bikes)
• Ongoing Training & Development Programme

Next Steps: 

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.  

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. xbpsjku If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.  About Us:

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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