Design Engineer
GB
About the Role:
As Design Engineer, you will be working on Western Gas Network Project, which includes installing 11km of new high pressure gas pipeline and pressure uprating of existing pipelines, installations and a compressor station. The project increases the amount of gas we can transport through the network, facilitating more system entry capacity at Liquified Natural Gas Terminals in South Wales, improving security of supply in the UK and Europe.
We're ideally looking for someone based in the Midlands who can cover as far West as Swansea, through Gloucestershire and Worcestershire and as far East as Warwickshire. Your work is not always site based but you may be required to travel to site for surveys, meetings, and design compliance audits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Attending and chairing design meetings with our contractors, ensuring the designs are on track.
- Responding to Technical Queries, Deviation requests and Requests for Information.
- Reviewing design packs, ensuring compliance with specifications and procedures.
- Attending and contributing towards the Formal Process Safety Assessments (FPSA’s), ensuring the designs are safe and fit for purpose.
- Ensuring equipment is suitable to be installed on the National Transmission System.
- Constructability, CDM and temporary works assessment.
- Raising modification work packs in our Maximo management of change system.
- Reviewing registrar reports for specification updates and communicating implications to Project Managers.
- Working collaboratively with a direct team of Project Managers, Project Supervisors and Project Operational Representatives and indirectly with Planners, Quantity Surveyors, SHE Advisors, Subject Matter Experts in engineering disciplines and many others.
About You:
You will need HNC/HND or equivalent experience in a pipeline, civil/mechanical engineering/construction discipline, and be professionally registered. You will have good understanding of CDM Regulations and Safety & Environmental legislation, practices, and policies. You must have a full UK driving licence. You must be able to communicate technical details clearly and manage interdependent and multi-disciplinary design works. You will be analytical and detail oriented.
Previous National Transmission System or gas network design experience is desirable , as is formal training in any of the following areas: design approval and appraisal, BIM, H&S, CDM, EUSR, Environmental, IT skills.
What we can Offer You:
- A basic salary of up to £62,399 (dependant on experience)
- Bonus of up to 6%
- Company car
- 26 days holiday, plus 8 statutory days - plus the option to buy 5 more days per year
- Generous double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we add £2 (max company contribution 12%)
- Paid expenses for any business travel and accommodation
- An optional flexible benefit scheme, including private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans, travel insurance
- Death in service 10x your basic salary
- Financial protection if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury
- Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental leave
- Professional development and career progression
- Employee Assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24 hours per day
About Us:
National Gas Transmission owns, manages, and operates the National Transmission System (NTS) in Great Britain, making gas available when and where it's needed. We ensure that our network is safe, reliable and available, and that it delivers value for our customers and stakeholders, while minimising impact on the environment.
We are leading a clean, reliable and affordable energy future for everyone. Our skilled colleagues bring gas to 23m homes, and over 500,000 businesses, including heavy industries and power stations that keep Great Britain's lights on. We fuel growth and innovation, whilst transitioning our network to hydrogen, to play our part in the journey to net zero.
Further Information:
- Advert close: Thurs 2nd May, midnight
- Interviews: w/c 6th or 13th May 2024
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities that we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to equal opportunity for all.
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