Principal Cable Designer

Hybrid working patterns with 2-3 days per week working on site or on client sites.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a large engineering consultancy on a wide range of multi-disciplinary projects for their client base within the energy sector!

As a HV Cable Designer you’ll be working on both onshore and offshore power projects, creating concept designs for high-voltage cables ensuring they meet relevant standards, and delivering projects to a high standard for external clients.

• Deliver multi-disciplinary projects to a high standard. 
• Provide concept design, front-end engineering design (FEED), feasibility studies, and detailed design projects and proposals for clients. 
• Ensuring that project requirements are met to scope, budget, and timescale restraints. 
• Create or assess the high voltage (HV) cable components of various projects, including onshore cable projects, offshore export cables, and interconnectors. 
• Working as part of the tender team to meet strict timescales for bids and tender delivery. 
• Attending design and hazard review meetings. 
• Creating HV design packages for clients. 
• Participate in site visits, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and commissioning as necessary. 

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualifications and experience. 
• Chartered Engineer through the IET is desirable. 
• Proficiency in designing, manufacturing, and HV cables for applications in both onshore and offshore HVAC and HVDC projects. 
• Expertise in HV cable system design and ratings using CYMCAP. 
• Familiarity with IEC cable standards, CIGRE technical policies, and associated technical specifications and documentation. 
• Experience working on large, technically complex cable projects. 
• Experience of Working Groups and Technical committees such as CIGRE and IEEE. 

• Pension up to 10% client contribution. 
• Life assurance, income protection insurance and critical illness cover. 
• Option to buy & sell holiday. 
• Dental, health, medical, travel and gadget insurance. 
• 24/7 Digital GP. 

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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