Chief Engineer, HV

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across all HV projects, supporting client sales, tendering, design delivery, supplier selection, construction, quality, commissioning and handover.
• Act as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on HV Design matters including clients including National Grid.
• Have a strong HV and wider infrastructure delivery safety and environmental focus.
• Responsible for development and assurance of HV technical working procedures aligned to the project, Costain, client and Regulatory needs, ensure these integrate with other disciplines.
• Responsible for HV technical competency, both in discipline and for others involved in delivery, such as CDAE, LCDAE, PD and others on a HV site. Define training and competency needs for all roles on HV works, establish a career pathway in HV and succession plans.
• Work with design leaders to ensure all design output and scope is compliant with HV requirements including National Grid / other clients.
• Develop and maintain HV and National Grid governance / Costain Way requirements so that align with best practice, client needs and Regulatory requirements.
• Have an in depth knowledge of the HV supply chain used in the UK, in particular National Grid.
• Able to resolve complex and multifaceted technical challenges in their discipline and recognise and manage interfaces with others.
• Expert communicator and visible leader, supporting both on project and wider initiatives, expert in risk, value engineering and optioneering etc.
• Driving quality control / assurance across the HV projects operations, focus on achieving right first time and predictable delivery. Independently review commissioning plans for live projects.
• Own the Impressed Voltage Management Plans, appoint Earthing Control Person and Earthing Application Persons.
• Collaborate with project leadership, procurement, commercial and supply chain to drive delivery.
• Expert in reporting status, including spend, risk, performance and similar.
• Participate in design audits, technical queries and cross-check with third party designers where required.
• Mentor, develop and lead HV design engineers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement; lessons learned, best practice, innovations.

Requirements

• Broad knowledge of UK HV (up to 400 kV) project / construction operations at all stages.
• Have detailed knowledge and experience of National Grid standards and requirements, and UK Regulations.
• Forensic / investigation skills in their discipline.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Commercial / contractual awareness.
• Safety and quality focussed.
• Risk and opportunity management.
• Digital skills relevant to requirements.
• UK Chartered Engineer.
• Certified HV working skills / card and supporting CPD.
• Eligible for UK SC (Security Clearance).
• Line management and people development (depending on role).
• Connections to industry bodies / institutions.
• Commercial / contractual training.
• APM / project management / risk.

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