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Electrical Design Engineer

Plymouth
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Role: Electrical Engineer
Location: Devonport(Hybrid)
Duration: 6 months
Inside IR35: Umbrella

About our Client:

Our client is a leading global aerospace, defence, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients worldwide. Renowned for their commitment to safety, sustainability, and technological advancement, our client plays a vital role in ensuring operational excellence for their customers. Join them and be part of a team that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world's most demanding environments.

The purpose

To assist the Discipline Lead in delivery of the Electrical engineering work packages to the required scope, quality, schedule and cost.

Responsible for managing the technical deliverables of the Electrical services engineering packages in line with the planned deliverables agreed by the Discipline Lead.

The post operates as part of the Major Infrastructure Projects Business Unit.

Principal Tasks and Responsibilities:

Within SQEP profile, preparing and/or checking designs, analyses, reports, drawings, specifications and other documents in support of Nuclear and Non-Nuclear related plant, facility and equipment within the company's licensed, authorised and operational sites, or in support of external contracts.
Participate in the problem solving for development of technical solutions to deficiencies or in the development of new designs.
Support the review and sentencing of new designs, methodology of construction and temporary works submitted to the Technical Authority.
Supporting planning of activities, with respect to task durations, level of effort and estimated costs, through to provision of design deliverables with regular schedule reviews and progress reporting, utilising Earned Value Management methodologies, and construction support.
Make effective use of Learn from Experience information to develop and disseminate theoretical knowledge in relation to practical engineering and to maintain a record of development to substantiate the skills achieved.
Support development, construction, installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance of Facilities to ensure that they comply with the design intent and DNSP's for Nuclear related Works, together with all relevant Local and National Regulations and Legislation
Maintain familiarity with procedures used within Facilities Engineering.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

Ideally Degree or HND in an appropriate engineering discipline.
Ideally Chartered Engineer, registered with Engineering Council or working towards chartership.
Sound understanding of engineering design and safety practice as relevant to discipline, post and project requirements
Design of electrical building services, to include fire detection and alarm systems, industrial lighting and emergency lighting, site broadcast (PA) and HVAC;
Sound understanding of company and departmental procedures relating to Health and Safety, Design and quality
Ideally Experience of the design support to construction, operation, refit/repair of conventional and nuclear submarinesPlease apply if you want to be part of a leading global defence, and security company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions

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