Location : Blackburn
Employment Type : Permanent
Salary : Up to £72,000
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 :
- An annual bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Car or Car allowance
- Private Healthcare
- Rewards and discounts on well-known brands
- Market-leading contributory pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our clients L&D function
- 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
If you’re interested in this position, apply today – or give Alex Birkitt a call on 0161 394 0063 between 7.30am–6pm, Mon–Fri.
