Senior Engineer | Substation Civil
£45,000 - £55,000 + £5,500 car allowance + private healthcare
Site based | Derbyshire
National Grid Project
Carrington West is working with an established tier 1 civil engineering contractor that is growing its Transmission and Distribution business. They are looking for a Senior Engineer for a major substation project. You would take technical ownership of your own civils work areas from first setting out through to handover.
The role
You’ll report to the Sub Agent/Site Agent and be the engineering lead for your work areas. That means making sure what’s on the drawings can actually be built, controlling quality on site, and making sure the records hold up at handover.
What you’ll be doing
- Setting out, survey control and dimensional checks across your packages
- Reviewing construction drawings, finding problems early, and raising and closing out technical queries (TQs)
- Advising on build ability for foundations, bunds, control buildings, cable routes, earthing, drainage and access roads
- Coordinating with the electrical, protection & control, cabling, steelwork and commissioning teams
- Briefing the workforce and making sure work follows the approved RAMS, permits and hold points, including excavation, lifting and temporary works
- Writing and running ITPs, check sheets and inspection records
- Managing material approvals, concrete and test records, red-line drawings and as builts
- Closing out defects and non‑conformance reports (NCRs) with proper root‑cause evidence
- Producing short term look‑aheads with supervisors and subcontractors, tracking progress and keeping clear records to support change control
What you’ll need
- A degree or HNC in civil engineering, or equivalent
- Senior Engineer experience on major civils, energy or substation projects
- Tier 1 experience is essential
- A CSCS or EUSR card
- Temporary Works Supervisor competence
- CAT & Genny
- Good AutoCAD skills and confidence with digital document control
- A full UK driving licence
It would be great if you also had
- Experience in live 132kV, 275kV or 400kV substations
- EUSR SHEA Power
- SMSTS or SSSTS
Where the client’s site safety rules require it, the employer will arrange the client’s own authorisations and site specific training after you join.
What’s on offer
- £45,000 - £55,000 basic (DOE)
- £5,500 car allowance
- Private healthcare
- A clear route to Sub Agent with a contractor that has a long transmission pipeline
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