Electrical Design Engineer

Electrical Design Engineer
Brimsdown
Inside IR35
£650 PER DAY UMBRELLA
12 month contract

Required-
Similar industry
Engineering degree in relevant subject at MEng/BEng or MSc/BSc level (e.g. Electrical Engineering, electrical and electronic engineering)
Minimum 5 years experience working as an Electrical Engineer
Understanding of DSEAR / ATEX / IP15 regulations. Ideally CompEx EX12 Design or CompEx EX14 Responsible person trained.
Experience with recognised industry standards (e.g. BS EN 61936, 60422, 7671, (phone number removed), HSR 25 etc)
Experience working on an operational site as Electrical Engineer

Business Overview & Context

Our Client is a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world. With over 200 years of sustained commitment to innovation and technological breakthroughs, we improve the function, performance and safety of our customers products. Our science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet s natural resources. Today more than 14,000 Our Client professionals collaborate with our network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.
Platinum Group Metal Services (PGMS) manages, distributes, refines and recycles precious metals and fabricates products using precious metals and related materials. The business unit also manufactures platinum group metals, minor metal compounds, organometallics and fine metal powders for high technology applications, as well as providing a range of management services for platinum group metals.
PGMS has manufacturing operations in the UK, US and China and sells to key markets globally across Europe, the US and Asia.
Job purpose
The Project Electrical Engineer will provide engineering design and work with local vendors to ensure engineering standards for the delivery of Brimsdown Site Capex projects.
The Project Electrical Engineer will report into the Site Capex Manager as part of the Engineering Team, working in the Capital Projects Team at Brimsdown site
The Project Electrical Engineer will ensure that all capital projects from early concept and feasibility through to detailed design, build, commissioning and handover receives the appropriate guidance and direction, to ensure that relevant Electrical Engineering standards are understood, interpreted, and adhered to as part of the project.
They will support the maintenance of an overall Engineering Risk Register for the PGMS UK business and be responsible for and lead the maintenance of their discipline specific risk register for both the Brimsdown site. Their role in risk management will also ensure that all capital projects meet the relevant engineering requirements in accordance with business and regulatory needs.
The Project Electrical Engineer will provide engineering design by ensuring decisions are made on risk, ensuring engineering standards are maintained at a cost the business can afford. They will provide front end engineering concepts and optionality that considers both the initial outlay as well as the life cycle cost of the asset into the design and proposal ensuring that value for money has been achieved.
As a technical expert, the electrical engineer will further ensure that the latest technology available, industry best practice and value improvement engineering opportunities are considered into the final design solution (where appropriate) for the project acting as electrical engineering sign off.
The role will set the deliverables and scope for projects by writing or contributing to Project Basis documents. Well defined CAPEX project scopes will be detailed by the electrical Engineer by identifying risks and opportunities across the sites and also through working with the production and maintenance teams to understanding emergent issues or opportunities for improvement.
The electrical Engineer will contribute to ensuring the sites remain compliant with legislation and implementing improvements as outlined in frameworks such as COMAH and may be required to occasionally support during audits by the competent authority.

Special factors

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Your normal working environment will be office based onsite at either Brimsdown or Royston. The role will also require visits to the production areas of the sites.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
There are no known physical demands associated with this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/ knowledge/ experience
(Technical/ professional knowledge and skills competency)
Engineering degree in relevant subject at MEng/BEng or MSc/BSc level (e.g. Electrical Engineering, electrical and electronic engineering) Essential
Minimum 5 years experience working as an Electrical Engineer Desired
Understanding of DSEAR / ATEX / IP15 regulations. Ideally CompEx EX12 Design or CompEx EX14 Responsible person trained. Essential
Experience with recognised industry standards (e.g. BS EN 61936, 60422, 7671, (phone number removed), HSR 25 etc) Essential
Risk management knowledge and experience Essential
Experience working on an operational site as Electrical Engineer Essential

Chartered Engineer (CEng) with a recognised professional institute (or actively working towards this) Preferred
Project and commissioning experience Preferred
Familiarity of authorised electrical person / designated competent person working practices Preferred
Experience of COMAH regulations and having worked on a COMAH site Preferred
An awareness / understanding of Machinery Safety to BSEN 60204 & BSEN 13849 would be advantageous. Preferred
An awareness / understanding of Functional Safety and BSEN 61508 & 61511 would be advantageous Preferred

Personal skills and key competencies
(including OUR CLIENT behavioural competencies)
Adaptable and can work in a dynamic fast paced environment Essential
Track record of delivery on short deadlines Essential
Able to balance risk and cost, and experience of risk management Essential
Can flex easily with workload demands and able to work co-currently on multiple different scopes at the same time Essential
Able to work with innovation and creativity, inside and outside of individual projects Essential
Can work at a concept selection phase of projects, proposing various options to reach resolution Essential
Strong inter-personal skills and able to work with a variety of teams and personalities Essential
Demonstrated ability to work with mainstream computer applications including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel etc Essential

OUR CLIENT VALUES
Protecting our people and the planet
Acting with integrity
Working together
Innovating and improving
Owning what we do