Location: Blackburn
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: £45-55 per hour
We are looking for an enthusiastic Design & Bid Engineer to join our clients team in Blackburn to work on the design, estimating and negotiation of LV and HV construction projects. These would typically be in the range of £50k to £3M.
Converting sales enquiries to construction orders is a key part of the role so ideally you’ll be experienced at working in a competitive contracting environment and delivering high quality, technically sound, presentations / bids to clients.
The role is based at Blackburn with travel as and when required for site visits and meetings.
Benefits:
- Long term contract on offer - minimum 12 months
- Fast growing company with significant works planned
- Opportunity to work on projects up to £3M in value
- Minimum 3 years design and estimating experience in the HV and/or LV sectors in a competitive environment (essential)
- LV Power Systems Engineer (essential)
- HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Good knowledge and experience of 11/6.6kV and 415V systems including the design of switchgear, transformers, underground circuits and protection to DNO and Industry Standards (desirable)
- Familiar with both HV and LV earthing systems (desirable)
- Good understanding of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of construction projects and electrical installation practices
- Commercial risk assessment and mitigation experience
- Experience of working directly with customers
- Knowledge of DNO Codes of Practice, BS7671 and relevant industry standards
V7 Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. All applications will be considered solely on merit and suitability for the role.
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