Senior Designer - Materials & Type Registration Engineer

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a Senior Designer - Materials & Type Registration Engineer.

Role based in any of our UK offices.

• Delivery of the type registration aspects of Overhead Line materials from development through detail design & delivery phase to scheme close, ensuring completion in accordance with programme, cost and quality requirements.
• Support the design delivery of Overhead Line Projects up to 400kV, from tendering to design phase, construction and project handover.
• Undertake aspects of OHL design to support deliverables, procurement and material requirements, customer requirements, construction queries and commissioning for major UK schemes including coordination with clients and operational teams where required.
• Peer review of design deliverables and mentoring support for junior members of the team.

• Track, manage and deliver all Type registration and material testing aspects of OHL projects to ensure design is in compliance with relevant client standards, legislation and contract specifications.
• Ensure delivery of type registration and material testing is aligned with project requirements including key programme milestones.
• Deliver allocated Line Design scope of works to programme, budget and quality.
• Preparation of stringing information material summary (SIMS) based on proposed material for procurement.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation and value engineering within the discipline.
• Embed Safety and Sustainability by Design in all designs.
• Design Safe systems by accessing data provided by suppliers against National Grid, SPEN, SSEN and various DNO specifications alongside national, European and international standards as appropriate so that they may be constructed in accordance with client procedures and specifications.
• Analyse documents to ensure correct interpretation of client intentions. Provide direction to suppliers as necessary and approve data when requirements are satisfied.
• Maintain database of supplier type registration information. Work co-operatively with clients to develop and share material solutions.
• Coordinate with other departments, external laboratories and suppliers to arrange testing of complete subsystem designs, producing designs and specifications as required.
• Attend and supervise testing of subsystems and components as the Balfour Beatty representative (home and overseas). Assist in the analysis of test failures.
• Ensure that any drawings produced represent the design as intended.
• Correspond as directed with other departments, client representatives, consultants or designers, suppliers, sub-contractors or any 3rd parties to ensure the achievement of satisfactory progress and quality.
• Attend/chair coordination meetings with suppliers. Visit sites and offices (home and overseas) to discuss and solve problem issues, as appropriate.
• Act as the OHL Designer as appointed by the Design Delivery Manager where required.
• Responsible for delivery of the tender deliverables and material related elements of OHL scope of works.
• Supports the Chief Engineer in identifying innovation and development opportunities.
• Trains, mentors and coaches others and supervises their work. Contributes to identifying training needs for the team.