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Design & Bid Engineer

Electricity North West

• Blackburn, Lancashire
• Permanent
• Full-time
• 1 month ago

Electricity North West (Construction & Maintenance) Ltd is a specialist power engineering company delivering electrical engineering solutions for businesses in the private and public sectors.

Our Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Design & Bid Engineer to join our team in Blackburn to work on the design, estimating and negotiation of LV and HV construction projects within our target markets. 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 will be experienced at working in a competitive contracting environment and delivering high quality, technically sound, presentations / bids to clients.

At #ENWCML, we are committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues. We are an organisation that cares about your work-life balance and puts family and well-being first. We want our people to have rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work and giving 100%. We are a tight team who work well together and celebrate together, working hard with integrity and we treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We are a growing and friendly team offering super benefits for the right candidate which include a fantastic pension scheme, 25 days holiday (rising to 30 each year) plus bank holidays, retail discounts and agile working following successful probation.

The role is based at Blackburn with travel as and when required for site visits and meetings.

What we're looking for

• 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

What we're offering

As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:

• An annual bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• Car allowance or Company Vehicle
• Private Healthcare
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

Our people are important to us and we're passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We're striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that's representative of the communities we serve. For us, embracing our differences is what makes us stronger.

Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team at or on 0845 366 0092 (option 2).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.

Electricity North West

• 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
  
  Electricity North West (Construction & Maintenance) Ltd is a specialist power engineering company delivering electrical engineering solutions for businesses in the private and public sectors.
Our Role

Converting sales enquiries to construction orders is a key part of the role so ideally, you will be experienced at working in a competitive contracting environment and delivering high quality, technically sound, presentations / bids to clients. At #ENWCML, we are committed to creating a sense of belonging for our colleagues. We are an organisation that cares about your work-life balance and puts family and well-being first. We want our people to have rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work and giving 100%. We are a tight team who work well together and celebrate together, working hard with integrity and we treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are a growing and friendly team offering super benefits for the right candidate which include a fantastic pension scheme, 25 days holiday (rising to 30 each year) plus bank holidays, retail discounts and agile working following successful probation. The role is based at Blackburn with travel as and when required for site visits and meetings., What we're offering As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:
• An annual bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• Car allowance or Company Vehicle
• Private Healthcare
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.
Our people are important to us and we're passionate about creating a great place to work where we can all be ourselves, reach our full potential and build long lasting careers. We're striving to increase diversity of thought and talent in our people and to recruit highly skilled workforce that's representative of the communities we serve. For us, embracing our differences is what makes us stronger. Should you require any additional support with your application, or any adjustments please contact our Recruitment team at or on 0845 366 0092 (option 2) We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.