Job Description
As an Electrical Designer in the Low Carbon team, you will partner with the wider project team to lead and develop cost‑effective, efficient, and innovative solutions to complex problems and create practical designs.
- Working with the wider project team to lead and develop cost‑effective, efficient and innovative solutions to complex problems to create practical designs.
- Delivering projects in a variety of stages of maturity, including Feasibility Studies, Concept Designs, FEED Studies, Value Engineering and Detailed Design.
- Preparation and development of Electrical deliverables such as Single Line Diagrams, cable calculations, cable block diagrams, plant layouts, cable routing, cable containment design, switchgear configurations philosophies and producing bill of materials/quantities for electrical systems.
- Working with equipment vendors on developing designs of equipment packages and participating in technical evaluations of vendor designs.
- Working with owners, operators and investors to assess the condition of electrical assets and their designs for their capability, risk, opportunity and need for intervention.
- Developing proposals and bids for the EC&I discipline and contributing to multi‑disciplinary proposals.
Qualifications
- Degree or similar qualification in relevant Engineering subject supported with significant postgraduate experience in electrical design and or operation, maintenance and testing.
- Chartered Engineer or working towards IEng/CEng and a member of a relevant Engineering Institute.
- The ability and desire to assume a lead role in the development of Electrical deliverables and or the assessment of assets under construction or in operation.
- Knowledge of design, construction and operation of power and energy projects.
- Proven understanding of either the design process and the ability to demonstrate working knowledge of brief/scope documents, design concepts as well as experience in producing calculations and or the commissioning, operation, maintenance and testing of medium and high voltage equipment and systems.
Benefits & Working Environment
- Work‑life balance: hybrid working policy allows you to work from home two days a week while collaborating in modern offices across the UK.
- Inclusivity & Belonging: welcoming applicants from varied backgrounds, supporting adaptive work environments and employee resource groups.
- Health & Wellbeing: access to a Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, gym scheme, menopause support package and workplace adjustments.
- Flex your time: “WSP My Hour” allows you to take an hour each day for personal activities, flexible working arrangements, option to purchase additional leave and use bank holiday entitlement.
- Development: training, mentoring and chartership opportunities.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria and support workplace adjustments.
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