Job Overview

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will lead and manage a team of Graduate Design Engineers and Design Engineers to deliver high-quality electrical and solar PV system designs within agreed timelines. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.

Main Duties

• Team Leadership & Project Management: Manage and mentor design teams to complete assigned projects efficiently. Review and approve design submissions, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Provide constructive feedback and technical guidance to enhance team knowledge.
• Design & Compliance: Perform and oversee electrical system design, including cable sizing and protection calculations. Complete designer risk assessments and ensure adherence to statutory and non-statutory requirements. Identify non-compliance and safety issues, proposing effective solutions.
• Solar PV Expertise: Understand and apply Solar PV design principles, including system sizing, inverter selection, and electrical connections. Conduct site assessments to evaluate feasibility and optimize system performance. Utilize CAD and PV design software (PV Syst/PV Sol) for detailed layouts.
• Technical Documentation & Client Interaction: Prepare technical documentation and cost estimates for tender responses. Liaise with clients to ensure designs meet requirements and communicate technical concepts clearly. Support stakeholder meetings, design forums, and workshops.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in training programs and promote knowledge sharing within the team. Document lessons learned and implement improvements in design processes. Maintain accurate data within company tools and systems.

What we are looking for

Minimum Qualifications:

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (2382-22)
• Electrical Design & Verification of Installations (QCF Level 4 / 2396)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solar PV training or CPD certifications
• Electrical Installations (QCF Level 3 – 2357/2365)
• Electrical Testing & Inspection (QCF Level 3 – 2391)
• Experience in commercial-scale design projects

Benefits

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices! We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a [Employer hidden] Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]). We award our employees with [Employer hidden] Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

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Since 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools. Join our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.

Contact

Cory Ambler - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - [contact hidden]

Location

Custom Solar - Chesterfield - Sunbeam House, Broombank Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S41 9QJ