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77030 This Trainee, Junior or Designer Role will report to the Lead Design Engineer and will work within HSS and Connections based in our...
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This Trainee, Junior or Designer Role will report to the Lead Design Engineer and will work within HSS and Connections based in our Colchester office. You will be a permanent employee..
You will attract a salary of £35,061 (Trainee), £48,326 (Junior), £58,229 (Designer) and a bonus of 3%.
Close Date: .29th June 2023 All applications will be reviewed after the close date.
We also provide the following additional benefits
Annual Leave
Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Supplier discounts, such as O2, EE, Vauxhall cars, Universal tyres
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
Role Purpose:
Work within a team of designers reporting to a Lead Design Engineer, you will produce designs, quotations and work packs for customer connections.
The Project Designer is guided by the Design Policy and the Connection Charging Manual, and will meet all Electricity Guaranteed Standards and safety standards.
Typically, quotations vary between £2k and £200k, but can be up to £1M and it would be expected that you will be competent to undertake this role autonomously.
Responsibilities include:
Professional liaison with customers, their agents and company partners to gain the information required to complete a quotation.
Produce designs, quotations and work packs to agreed licence condition and guaranteed standard timescales. This will include network analysis, reinforcement design and Netmap drawings.
Knowledge and application of the Design and Connection Charging Policies and Codes of Practice.
Production of work packs satisfying all safety and delivery requirements.
Together with Network Operations colleagues, to ensure delivery of projects to financial targets and support project closure through financial reconciliation.
Essential Skills
You should demonstrate an awareness of the design and operation of the electricity distribution network.
You should give excellent service to customers to meet their needs.
Manage time and other resources.
You will work as a team player, taking ownership and contributing to targets and supporting team success.
Be able to demonstrate intelligent balanced judgements in all matters
You will have a flexible and adaptable approach to work and be able to work in a pressured environment
Enthusiastic and strong customer focus, without losing sight of safety and security of supply goals.
Nature and Scope
The Connections Directorate designs and undertakes new and altered electricity connections within the UK Power Networks Licence area. All works are customer-focused and the design team have to manage their time to meet customer expectations and comply with Licence Conditions, Guaranteed Standards and Safety Standards.
The Project Designer is required to collaborate with customers, develop new connection designs that meet the customer requirements and produce quotations and work packs.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
If in doubt ask!
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
This Trainee, Junior or Designer Role will report to the Lead Design Engineer and will work within HSS and Connections based in our Colchester office. You will be a permanent employee..
You will attract a salary of £35,061 (Trainee), £48,326 (Junior), £58,229 (Designer) and a bonus of 3%.
Close Date: .29th June 2023 All applications will be reviewed after the close date.
We also provide the following additional benefits
Annual Leave
Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Supplier discounts, such as O2, EE, Vauxhall cars, Universal tyres
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
Role Purpose:
Work within a team of designers reporting to a Lead Design Engineer, you will produce designs, quotations and work packs for customer connections.
The Project Designer is guided by the Design Policy and the Connection Charging Manual, and will meet all Electricity Guaranteed Standards and safety standards.
Typically, quotations vary between £2k and £200k, but can be up to £1M and it would be expected that you will be competent to undertake this role autonomously.
Responsibilities include:
Professional liaison with customers, their agents and company partners to gain the information required to complete a quotation.
Produce designs, quotations and work packs to agreed licence condition and guaranteed standard timescales. This will include network analysis, reinforcement design and Netmap drawings.
Knowledge and application of the Design and Connection Charging Policies and Codes of Practice.
Production of work packs satisfying all safety and delivery requirements.
Together with Network Operations colleagues, to ensure delivery of projects to financial targets and support project closure through financial reconciliation.
Essential Skills
You should demonstrate an awareness of the design and operation of the electricity distribution network.
You should give excellent service to customers to meet their needs.
Manage time and other resources.
You will work as a team player, taking ownership and contributing to targets and supporting team success.
Be able to demonstrate intelligent balanced judgements in all matters
You will have a flexible and adaptable approach to work and be able to work in a pressured environment
Enthusiastic and strong customer focus, without losing sight of safety and security of supply goals.
Nature and Scope
The Connections Directorate designs and undertakes new and altered electricity connections within the UK Power Networks Licence area. All works are customer-focused and the design team have to manage their time to meet customer expectations and comply with Licence Conditions, Guaranteed Standards and Safety Standards.
The Project Designer is required to collaborate with customers, develop new connection designs that meet the customer requirements and produce quotations and work packs.
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees will ensure they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
If in doubt ask!
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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