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Senior HVDC Project Engineer
Job Posted: 19 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Glasgow
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Role: Senior HVDC Engineer
Sector: Transmission
Location: Remote - Occasional travel to Glasgow
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: End of March 2026 + Possible Extension
Rates: £750 - £800 Daily Rate Inside IR35 via Umbrella
Clearance: BPSS (DBS/DS, Financial Probity, Employment History) + Medical Questionnaire & Proof of Right to Work in the UK
* A strong customer/client focus, with the ability to manage expectations appropriately and provide a superior customer/client experience.
* Ability to interact with client staff at all levels up to senior and across all business units and organisations, and to understand business imperatives
* Strong organisation and communication skills.
* Team-oriented interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with a broad range of people and roles.
Key Accountabilities
* Lead Design Assurance Engineer (LDAE) for project cable works as defined in National Grid BP/SR188.
* Fulfil the role of LDAE role including design review, hazard review, attending design, hazard review meetings and assurance of design deliverable.
* Agree Design & Hazard review meeting strategy with Lead Contractor Design Approval Engineer (LCDAE) for design deliverables.
* Proactively coordinate with the LCDAE to provide an approved design.
* The role also requires supporting other work/design packages for project as
required for cable interfaces.
* Provide ad-hoc and independent assistance/assessment for escalated/complex technical items.
* Participate in cable discipline team discussions
* Provide guidance/mentoring to junior engineers.
* Lead as required and participate in regular meetings, both internally with project and other consultants and stakeholders who may be involved.
* Coordinate and ensure design interfaces with 400kV AC substation & 525kV HVDC converter station for end-to-end connection.
* Provide weekly and monthly progress update to project engineering manager.
* Review and accept ITP/Pre-qualification test/Type Test/QA documents.
* Coordinate with cable contractor's (HVDC (Prysmian) & HVAC (HEBAM (NKT)) to get documentation and achieve NG Type Registration & client equipment approval.
* Attend monthly progress meeting in Europe (Milan, Italy).
* Use project document management system for project documentation.
PS- Meeting attendance by MS teams and in person as required.
Skills and Experience
National Grid Design Assurance Engineer (preferably Lead Design Assurance Engineer) authorisation (TP141).
* 525kV HVDC and 400kV AC cable system design experience.
* NG and client projects design delivery experience.
* Experience of pre-qualification testing, type testing and factory acceptance testing.
* Knowledge and understanding of National Grid standards, design
handbook, and processes
- BP188/SR188 Design Management
- SR106, SR183 Type Registration Equipment procedural requirements
- TS 2.01 Substations
- TS 3.05.16 Extruded cables for HVDC voltages up to 800kV
- TS 3.05.07 Installation requirements for HV power cable systems
- SCT36 Cable systems
- NGET DH30 Capital design handbook - Overhead line, Cables and
Substation - Design, Supply and Installation interfacing generic division of
responsibilities/
* Knowledge and understanding of client standards, technical approval, and
processes.
- SP-NET-CAB-500 Underground cable specification for transmission rated
AC voltage
- PR-NET-ENG-509 Technical approval process within client
- CDM 2015
- ESQCR
- CIGRE TB 852 Recommendations for testing DC extruded cable systems
for power transmission at a rated voltage up to and including 800kV
- Electra 189 Recommendations for tests of power transmission DC cables
for a rated voltage up to 800kV
- IEC 62067 Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories
for rated voltages above 150kV (Um=170kV) up to 500kV (Um=550kV) test
methods and requirements
- IEC 61914 Cable cleats for electrical installations
- ENA TS 09-02 Specification for the supply, delivery and installation of
power cables with operating voltages in the range 33kV to 400kV and
associated auxiliary cables
- ENA TS 12-24- Technical specification for plastic ducts for buried electric
cables
- ENA TS C 55 - Insulated sheath power cable systems
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