# Principal Primary Substation Design Engineer (Energy)

**Company**: WSP
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

As a Principal Primary Substation Design Engineer (Energy) at WSP, you will produce a comprehensive suite of design drawings for Grid and Primary substations. You will prepare technical specifications for Electrical plant and provide associated electrical designs for substation upgrades and new substations projects from 11kV up to and including 132kV.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Producing substation design feasibility reports, cost estimates, layouts, and plant specifications that include transformers, switchgear, and battery systems.

- Reviewing designs produced by suppliers and clients to ensure they are technically compliant and in line with current legislation and policies.

- Ensuring designs are delivered in accordance with the contract to the satisfaction of the client and specifications.

- Undertaking the role of CDM Designer and/or Principal Designer for developed HV and EHV projects.

- Identifying and managing Health and Safety risks and hazards.

- Attending site meetings to support design or requirement changes during project build.

- Ensuring project design works are aligned with programme, quality, and margin.

- Developing external and internal client relationships.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

- A minimum qualification of HNC Electrical Engineering.

- Exposure to substation cable design and protection and control.

- Experience of small, medium, and technically complex new substation, retrofit, or network reinforcement projects.

- Proven experience in HV and EHV substation design (both AIS & GIS), from 11kV up to and including 132kV.

- Knowledge of engineering standards and technical policies for HV and EHV plant, substations (including earthing and electrical clearances).

- The ability to interpret technical documentation relating to the design of electrical substations.

- Design cost estimation experience.

- Excellent understanding of the H&S and CDM requirements and the ability to undertake the role of 'Designer' and 'Principal Designer' under the CDM regulations.

- The ability to travel as per project needs.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Substation Design
- HV and EHV Plant
- CDM Designer
- Principal Designer

### Nice to have
- Substation Cable Design
- Protection and Control
- Design Cost Estimation

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