Company: Omexom UK
Location:
Posted: April 11th, 2026
Design/Development Engineer
To design electrical, civil engineering, and construction projects/contracts in line with OMEXOM aims and objectives.
Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the standards, policies and procedures of OMEXOM and its customers.
Maintain own competence in accordance with legislative changes and customer requirements.
Assist project managers in the design of electrical circuits/substation layouts and prepare drawings for presentation to customers.
Use site surveys, existing plans, drawings and technical knowledge to prepare designs and schemes of work, construct workable plans and clearly specify resources.
Assist in preparation of overall programme, working with the Project Manager.
Compile “as installed” records.
Assist in costing schemes for tendering as required.
Identify and inform OMEXOM Directors of commercial opportunities as appropriate with cost savings and potential project opportunities.
Have prior knowledge of protection relays with the relevant skills in configuring these relays using proprietary software.
Have past knowledge and experience in producing test reports and undertaking witness testing with clients.
Prior use and knowledge of industry test equipment and their application with respect to protection relay testing.
Maintain awareness of OMEXOM H&S policy and rules and keep up to date with changes that impact your role.
Implement and adhere to OMEXOM and customers’ safety rules, instructions, standing orders and procedures.
Undertake risk assessments when required.
Assist the Project Manager in preparing H&S and CDM plans and files for projects in accordance with the CDM Regulations.
Ensure that Safety, Health and Environment are taken into account at the design stage of projects and wherever possible design risks out of the system.
Report any concerns regarding SHE to the SHE team and your manager.
Take overview of work activities to be completed, and plan accordingly for effective and timely completion of work.
Liaise closely with Project Manager/Assistant and Tendering team to understand and manage priorities arising.
Provide cost value reconciliation for projects/contracts.
Ensure that up to date job instructions and plans are available.
Ensure costs are kept in line with project plan.
Report to Project Manager on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis as required.
Work as part of a team to ensure safe, effective and efficient implementation of OMEXOM operations.
Liaise with customer’s design team and follow customer’s specification in preparing designs.
Liaise with appropriate people to ensure the smooth running of projects (e.g., site managers and supervisors, subcontractors, clients, customers, landowners, suppliers and colleagues).
Contribute to wider team: advise, share knowledge and experience based on expertise.
Liaise with Tendering team regarding budgets and schedule rates where necessary.
Ability to technically qualify with a HNC, degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or a relevant qualification in Construction.
Certificated in the following areas:
First Aid
Manual Handling
Health and Safety Awareness
Driving
Experience of working on projects in the construction or electricity industries.
Experienced in design work on voltages between 11kV and 400kV.
Involvement in the design and development of National Grid type registration bay solutions.
In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must possess the following qualities:
Able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support, and drive performance.
Enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.
Enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high‑quality results.
Continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.
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