Graduate Electrical Design Engineer UKPN Services

The Programme

The 2-year structured graduate programme will offer you the opportunity of 9 months rotational placements, relevant to your role, helping you better understand the role of UK Power Networks Services and the wider business. The second year will see you placed in your first supported role. Working towards the roles and responsibilities outline below, you will start contributing to your team's success and meeting objectives. Throughout the programme you will develop the knowledge, competencies and leadership skills through embedded training sessions to help you excel at UK Power Networks, along with mentorship from a senior leader.

The Opportunity:

You will report to the Principal Electrical Design Engineer and will be part of the infrastructure design team. You will work as part of a diverse team, participating in rotations across UK Power Networks Services' (UKPNS) several technical departments to enhance your knowledge.

You will join a well-respected company that has developed some of the UK's most recognisable infrastructure schemes. You will work on the most exciting projects and be exposed to multiple industries from public utilities and nuclear to aviation and rail. No two projects, or days, are the same!

You will assist the design team in delivering technical excellence across our project portfolio, to keep UKPNS in the top tier for design and build of private assets and help maintain our records on safety, customer service and efficiency.

You will be provided with an IET accredited graduate training scheme and support from our team of industry leading engineers so that you can achieve your personal and professional goals.

Responsibilities:

You will:

• Produce electrical designs for our clients that meet the relevant standards and align with good engineering practice, with the support from your experienced team members.

• Carry out both concept/front-end and detailed design work with a focus on value-engineering, energy and carbon savings and innovative solutions. For example, this can include major plant specification, cable calculations, power systems studies and several other tasks across the industry.

• Assist in the bidding and tendering process that we use to win new projects and attract new clients.

• Contribute to business-wide and team-wide annual targets.

Qualifications:

You will have:

• Achieved or working towards a BEng, MEng, or MSc level degree in a relevant engineering subject such as power systems or electrical engineering.

• Basic knowledge of power distribution and electrification systems with an interest in design of electrical infrastructure such as high voltage substations and electrical networks.

• An understanding of the UK's power landscape from generation down to the customer with a specific focus on power distribution at LV to 132kV.

• An interest in working towards achieving professional accreditation such as EngTech, IEng or CEng. Engineering graduates will receive a fully paid for membership of the Institute of Engineers and Technology (IET).

• An interest in innovative solutions in the electrical industry such as digital automation, SCADA systems and distributed generation and renewables.

• Basic awareness of project management and CDM Regulations.

You will not know everything, but will need to take responsibility, demonstrate curiosity, and have a drive to deliver high-quality work. You will need to be an effective communicator with people of all different levels and comfortable working in a collaborative manner.