Senior Design Engineer – Protection and Control Full Time

Rugeley, Staffordshire
Murphy Group

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Design Engineer – Protection and Control

Job Location: Cannock office

Country/Region: United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Design Engineer – Protection and Control to work with Murphy Applied Engineering. This role can be based out of Cannock, Kentish Town – London or Stone Cross – Warrington.

Our engineering teams represent a multi-disciplined range of engineering skills, adding value across all our sectors, and pushing the boundaries of digital construction, engineering innovation and design to deliver intelligent, sustainable and economical engineering solutions.

Under the banner of Murphy Applied Engineering, our in-house teams include civil, structural, mechanical, geotechnical and process engineers. They design both permanent and temporary works for projects in all our locations and are a trusted source of expert advice for both Murphy colleagues and external customers.

A day in the life of a Senior Design Engineer – Protection & Control.

• Work closely with the Principal Engineer and Technical Lead to engage with suppliers to ensure the most cost effective, compliant P&C design solutions.
• Prepare single line diagram and key line diagram of substation project.
• Prepare project specific electrical design for plants like circuit breaker, disconnector, earth switch etc. Design should be in line with generic drawing from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
• Review protection and control drawings from OEM for overall system integration and design required interface details.
• Prepare electrical interlocking drawing as requirements in line client’s technical specification.
• Produce wiring/ termination diagrams, low voltage cable schedule, cable block diagram, core sheets etc. as required for project delivery.
• Technical support during construction & commissioning including formal response to site technical queries, i.e., preparation of mods for design modification to rectify design error or any other reason that compels to amend the design to fulfil the functional requirements.
• Prepare technical specification of different P & C equipment for supplier’s quotation.
• Work closely with other sections of substation engineering design team to enable effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects and facilitate an optimal engineering function.
• Provide Instructions to Assistant Engineers or CAD Technicians (in-house or subcontractors) to produce detailed designs.
• Mentor Apprentices and Graduate Engineers to help with their development
• Work closely with Engineering team to drive innovation and produce cost effective integrated P&C solutions.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Protection & Control design experience
• Construction (EPC) industry experience
• Computer literate with strong skills in Microsoft Office
• Needs to be expert in AutoCAD software at least for making 2D drawing.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015
• Should know the working principal of different types of protection, i.e., Unit/Non-unit, Backup protection etc.
• Should be familiar with National Grid technical specification for substation design.
• Should be able to read electrical drawing for different manufacturer.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.8b and £39m Invested in environmentally friendly plant there really is

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Michelle Penlington on to discuss in more detail.

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