Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in Low Voltage (LV) systems to join the Electrical Engineering practice, completing primary design elements for LV building services projects and mentoring entry-level engineers.
Responsibilities
Independently produce primary LV design elements across different stages of the project, including load schedules, distribution board and switchboard layouts, circuit design, and power distribution single-line diagrams.
Perform LV calculations to established procedures: cable sizing, voltage drop, short-circuit fault level, protection coordination, and diversity calculations in accordance with applicable national/regional standards.
Design LV containment systems (cable trays, conduit routes) in coordination with architectural and structural layouts.
Prepare emergency power design elements: UPS system specifications, generator sizing inputs, ATS/changeover logic, and critical load schedules.
Contribute to ELV system interfaces within LV projects, including power supply provisions for CCTV, access control, fire alarm panels, and ICT equipment.
Lead complex power system consultancy projects, act as technical authority, develop client solutions, mentor consultants, and grow RINA's Power Systems capability in the UK and internationally.
Locations (4)
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Leatherhead, England, United Kingdom
Chippenham, England, United Kingdom
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Responsibilities
Lead complex power system consultancy projects from proposal to close-out
Act as technical lead for load flow, reactive compensation, short-circuit, fault level, voltage and frequency stability, RMS dynamics, electromagnetic transients, power quality, filter design, transient overvoltage, insulation coordination, converter control interactions, protection coordination and arc-flash studies
Lead grid connection and grid-code compliance assignments for onshore and offshore renewables, battery energy storage, conventional generation, data centres, industrial users and network operators
Provide hands-on technical leadership using DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD, PSS®E, ETAP or equivalent tools
Review and assure study models, calculations, methodologies, technical reports and proposals
Requirements
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or a closely related discipline
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