Electrical Design Engineer

About Dalkia UK and Dalkia Energy Services

Dalkia UK is one of the UK’s leading technical and energy services providers, at the forefront of delivering net zero solutions to a wide range of clients in private and public sector across the UK.

With a talented workforce of over 4,000 people, Dalkia UK rises to the challenges of today’s world to create a sustainable, prosperous, resilient society and a Net Zero UK. Dalkia is committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients through innovative solutions and services.

Dalkia UK delivers a wide range of energy, engineering and facilities services, as well as specialist services in systems integration, fire & safety systems and critically controlled environments.

At Dalkia Energy Services, we develop, deliver, and operate sustainable energy services and solutions to help the transition into an effective Net Zero future. Our solutions are tailored to specific needs and result in significant cost savings, improved efficiency, resilience, and a healthier environment.

Role Overview

The Electrical Design Engineer will have proven experience working on LV and/or HV distribution systems which will include working with energy centres, transformers, CHP, solar PV, standby generation, heat pumps, and connection to the DNO electricity distribution systems. Projects are generally undertaken on live operational sites, often with critical engineering systems where retention of resilience is required. Ideally, they will have hands-on experience of project ownership from analysis, design, installation and operation and maintenance of electrical systems.

You will both produce designs and manage external design teams to provide buildable designs to the level of detail necessary to mitigate construction and operational risks to execute energy saving measures, which will utilise their experience of delivering solutions on live sites. They will also be able to react to changes in design and understand the impact of design changes at different stages of the project on other disciplines designs, project delivery and cost.

You will also work with our audit team to provide buildable designs to execute energy saving measures, which will utilise their experience of delivering solutions on live sites. They will also assist and coordinate with the mechanical and controls engineers in the electrical design for mechanical and control systems.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• End-to-end development and delivery of electrical designs.
• Develop outline designs and detailed project specifications in conjunction with other engineering disciplines internally and externally.
• Review of designs and monitoring of external designers up to RIBA stage 4 to ensure the appropriate quality and detail is provided.
• Review electrical specifications and designs undertaken by consultants and sub-contractors, and provide support to mechanical and controls design engineers in their reviews.
• Coordinating design with other disciplines ensuring no gaps in scope
• Ensure the electrical design is adequately managed, reviewed and approved by the client and third parties, in line with project requirements, programme and cost constraints.
• Ensure the design can be safely implemented within a live operational site with minimum disruption, within budget and time constraints.
• Organise and participate in, on-site meetings, surveys and inspections with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Manage people, projects, and resources.
• Liaise with design and construction teams, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and clients.
• Liaise with District Network Operators on behalf of clients, encompassing connection applications and compliance with applicable ENA Engineering Recommendations.
• Keep up to date with the latest regulations and guidance.
• Provide analysis and interpretation of information ranging from clarification of requirements to complex problems and take the leading role in discussions involving clients and third parties aiming to resolve them.
• Help develop, implement, and evaluate systems of work to improve efficiency and sustainability.
• Create all appropriate reports and documentation in line with document control procedures.

The above list is not exhaustive and can change due to business requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Education & Experience

• BSc or BEng Electrical Engineering.
• 3-5+ years commercial experience, ideally within Energy, SME Business in a live operational building.
• Experience of working with LV/HV Systems, transformers, heat pumps, CHP, solar PV, on-site generation and protection.
• Experience designing to the requirements of international standards: CIBSE, HTMs, HBNs, BS 7671, Building Regulations.
• Experience working with ENA Engineering Recommendations P28, P29, G5, G99 and G100.

So, what's in it for you?

Firstly, you get to join a fantastic, friendly, forward-thinking team of people, who will welcome you and are passionate about the work that we do.

We’re part of something bigger, Imtech one of the UK’s leading technical services groups, which is jointly owned by Dalkia and EDF Energy, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity. This means we can access the strength of our wider Group, without losing the appeal or agility of being a smaller, but rapidly growing business.

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards;

• Access to a NEST Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution
• Health cash back plan where you can claim back costs such as dental, optical and medical
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• An electric vehicle scheme – where we help you lease an electric vehicle for a fixed monthly cost to yourself (after 3 months service and post probationary period)
• Access to My Perks, where you can access hundreds of offers to help you save on your purchases (online and in person)
• Access to our training portal and other approved training
• Reimbursement for one professional membership fee relevant to your role
• All the necessary equipment to perform your job role, such as laptop and mobile phone

To agencies: We are only currently considering direct applicants, and already have a preferred agency supplier's list in place, which we use from time to time, please do not send any unsolicited cv's to our managers, we will deem those as direct applicants.