Power System Design Manager
Posting Date : 9 Oct 2024
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City : Manchester
Location : Manchester, GB, M1 3LD
Contract Type : Permanent
Division : Consulting Country UK
Level of experience : Senior
RINA is currently recruiting for a Power System Design Manager to join its office in Manchester within the Consulting Country UK Division.
Overview
The Power System Design Team Manager will be a member of the RINA UK Engineering Team and will contribute towards the effective execution of the engineering functions within projects and tenders.
The team manager will lead and work in a skilled team on a wide range of international T&D substation projects as well as management of circa 15 staff including permanent and contractor consultants.
The position will focus on the project and tender engineering and its interfaces and scope of work involved in HV substation design and construction projects, within the technical lead of the electro-mechanical design of substation to meet customer needs, legislative demands, and standards.
The work will focus on the delivery of Conceptual / Feasibility Study and Design, System Studies, Protection and Substation Design projects around the world.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical solution for substations comprising Single line diagram, technical information, layouts and associated detail drawings and documents by established applicable standards, processes, and customer specifications through allocated resources locally and in other business units.
- Develop technical concepts, technical specifications, selection of equipment and connection material considering costs, quality, international standards, and material.
- Provide technical calculations, technical purchasing specification and schedules for all equipment for projects or tenders.
- Prepare bill of quantities & cost estimation, deviations & clarifications for technical solutions.
- Technical lead of large and complex EHV / HV Air & Gas Insulated Substation (AIS & GIS) proposals and projects.
- Lead and further expand the Design team.
Required Experience
- A minimum of 10 years’ experience (including experience in the UK) in a Transmission & Distribution Engineering environment plus proven people management experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of the Transmission & Distribution market.
- A Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical discipline.
- Power systems design up to 132kV (preferably up to 400kV) across a wide variety of projects for Industrial, Distribution and Transmission networks in some of the following key areas : Conceptual / Feasibility Study and Design, System Studies, Protection and Substation Design.
- Knowledge of required legislative demands and standards.
- Proficiency with simulation software and electrical circuit modelling tools.
- Knowledge of system studies like load flow, short circuit calculation, insulation coordination; Single Line Diagrams, CT / VT calculations, Auxiliary Power Systems, power cables.
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