Graduate Electrical Design Engineer - Water & Energy

Full time

Southampton, United Kingdom

Electrical

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Electrical Engineer to join our in-house design team here at Trant. The Graduate Electrical Design Engineer will be working within a multi-disciplinary team to initially deliver the detailed designs of the electrical aspects of clean and dirty water projects for various water companies in the UK. The Trant design team do provide detailed designs for both the Process & Water sector and Energy sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Graduate to start their career, working with a talented design team, producing detailed designs for interesting projects, within a welcoming and supportive work environment.

Reporting to the Mechanical & Process Design Manager, duties will include but are not limited to:

• Preparation of drawings for CAD production
• Produce cable schedule
• Create instrumentation schedule management of project specific design deliverables
• Carry out design in accordance with M&E Design QA Procedures
• Produce the detailed design in accordance with the company procedures
• Interpret & understand the client requirements from client documents (drawings, specifications, correspondence, etc.)
• Site surveys of existing assets
• Optioneering and feasibility studies
• Assist with tender pricing
• Production of procurement specifications for electrical equipment and production of detailed design construction drawings
• Project managing third party designs and providing design assistance to installation and commissioning teams
• Review of vendor data and drawings for all electrical equipment and package plant, motor control centres, power distribution panels and field equipment panels
• Undertake and check design calculations including modelling of the complete power system (AMTECH)
• Produce electrical scope and works enquiry submission documents
• Undertake design risk assessments to support detailed design proposals
• Prepare detailed electrical specifications
• Produce single line and block cable diagrams, load schedules, equipment specifications, cable schedules, equipment schedules, telemetry schedules, instrument schedules and I/O listings
• Record and document all design changes through to completion and issue of 'As Built' documents

Qualifications/skills:

• BEng or MEng Electrical Engineering / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Competent in Microsoft Office
• Experience of CAD packages beneficial
• Full UK Driving licence
• Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK without restrictions

About the Graduate Scheme:

The recently updated and improved Trant Graduate Scheme is offered to all Graduates joining the business. This a period of training and development over 24 months, where you are assigned a mentor to carry out basic training associated with your engineering discipline to enable you move from a Graduate Engineer to a Junior Engineer to a fully competent Engineer. You will be given the opportunity to work within our various divisions to gain a variety of project and contract experience.

The Graduate will join their engineering teams (being guided by a mentor) and will achieve competency in a range of engineering tasks. You will be offered membership of the Trant Career Development Association, where you will be provided mentored guidance and support to achieve accreditation and membership with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IET).

During this time, goals will be set to help you develop your skills and reach your potential and at the end of the 24 months, you should be a competent Engineer and will be well on your journey towards chartership and growing your career.

About us:

Trant Engineering Ltd has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully deliver complex turnkey engineering projects within the Process & Water, Energy and Defence sectors. Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC's, PLC's, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join the business.

Company Benefits:

At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly support and encourage employees to gain professional qualifications.

Our company benefits package includes;

• Competitive salary
• Trant Graduate Scheme enrolment
• Mentored support within our Career Development Association
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
• Auto enrolment Pension Scheme
• Paid Professional Membership
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bike to Work Scheme

Equal Opportunities:

Trant Engineering Limited is committed to equal opportunities for all and we do not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, gender, disability or age.

How to apply:

To apply for this position, please e-mail your CV to Gareth Sharp or call our Internal Recruitment Team on 02380 665544