Design Assurance Engineers are responsible for undertaking National Grid BP141 design assurance roles on a variety of National Grid projects. This role ensures that designs for a variety of installations, asset replacements, connection schemes and substation builds comply with National Grid technical specifications, engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
The successful candidate will have suitable technical expertise and already undertake other relevant roles e.g. Contractor Design Approval Engineer, Principal Engineer, BP141 authorised in other disciplines and have experience of the UK Electricity Transmission and/or Distribution System and be willing to progress into formal Design Assurance Disciplines.
We are looking for all Associate Design Assurance Disciplines;
- HV Plant
- Substation Civil
- Protection & Control
- Relay Settings
- HV Cable
- Overhead Lines
- Commissioning Officer
Responsibilities
- Supporting in ongoing Optioneering, FEED and Detailed Design projects to support the journey to becoming and authorised BP141 Design Assurance Engineer.
- Work closely with existing Design Assurance Engineers to gain an insight into the BP141 process and shadow during BP188 design reviews.
- Attain a suitable level of understanding of relevant Technical Specifications, Business Procedures etc to undertake the appropriate BP141 authorisation assessment.
- Support completion of design pack DCAAR once all technical, safety, and regulatory requirements are met.
- Engage in regular project design review meetings with a variety of stakeholders.
- Coordination and technical interface with other design assurance engineering disciplines.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including asset management, project delivery teams, and other engineering disciplines, to ensure design alignment with project objectives.
- Participate in design coordination meetings, workshops, and technical reviews with contractors and suppliers.