Baker Hicks have grown rapidly in the Transmission & Distribution sector over the last ten years and have been successful in winning a number of major projects within the UK. As the demand to deliver exceptional engineering design from our clients continues to grow, an opportunity has arisen for a Principal HVDC Cable Engineer to join the team.
The HVDC Cable Engineer will be reporting to the Director - HV and will be responsible for delivery of HVDC projects, pursue of HVDC tenders, developing BakerHicks’ HVDC capabilities, ensuring the quality and consistency of the team’s output in the production and control of drawings and technical documents and business development.
About You
The candidate must have experience in the production of designs, calculations, reports & drawings associated with HVDC schemes. This will cover overseeing the production of HVDC cable designs, converter station layouts, HVDC cables and equipment specifications, equipment rating calculations, HVDC converter station and cable routing siting studies, HVDC protection requirements, insulation coordination and system modelling.
The candidate must have a reasonable level of maths and science, preferably from a power engineering background and have good communication skills. In the role they will manage the production through a robust checking process but must also undertake design management and coordination, mentor and guide young Engineers and CAD technicians and, when work dictates, support the actual delivery of the outputs.
The candidate must be enthusiastic, mature enough to operate in a diverse team and work without supervision. This role can lead to many of the career paths for the employee as they develop through BakerHicks.
What You Will Do:
Why this role?
What You Will Bring:
Many of the positions within our company are subject to security clearance or security assurance levels.
The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance or assurance level for this role, in line with client and sector requirements.
In some cases, additional nationality or residency criteria may also apply due to specific client or national security obligations.
Further information on National security clearance levels can be found on the UK Government website: (National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK)
About BakerHicks
We’ve been innovating in design, engineering and project delivery since 1957 and operate from 14 locations for a truly European reach. For more about our company story, see: About | BakerHicks.
BakerHicks. A Morgan Sindall Group company.
Benefits
Whatever your discipline, you’ll be alongside some of the most talented people in the industry. Our network of offices are appealing, friendly and comfortable spaces, easily accessible by car or public transport. And our salary and benefits packages are some of the best in the industry.
What you get will depend on what you do, with individual performance-related rewards also on offer in addition to:
BakerHicks is an equal opportunity employer. We care about creating an inclusive atmosphere and are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout.
BakerHicks is an inclusive organisation welcoming talent from all backgrounds. Applicants are assessed on the basis of personal merit and qualifications.
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