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Job Title: Design Interface Manager / Lead Design Interface Engineer
Location: Open + Flexible/Hybrid working, occasional travel to London HQ.

In the role of the Design Interface Manager / Lead Design Interface Engineer you will be play a key role establishing key design interface requirements pre contract and delivery of such post contract. You will be at the centre of a key aspect of the project delivery requirement interfacing directly with the customer, internal teams and other project stakeholders.

Responsibilities:
Supporting Sales & Commercial teams in late-stage bids to understand Employer
Requirements and determine scope of agreed design deliverables aligned with BoP interfaces

Provide support to Project Managers and delivery teams by providing Design Interface
leadership to ensure contractual design deliverables are met

Supporting BESS project development initiatives from conception to implementation.

Leading the development of concept and preliminary designs for BESS Balance of

Plant electrical systems, adhering to engineering standards and guidelines.

Executing detailed design activities for large-scale transmission-connected battery storage projects, with a focus on infrastructure design for transmission voltages ranging from 33kV to 400kV.

Generating layouts and designs for BESS sites, ensuring reliability, cost effectiveness, and alignment with customer requirements.

Establishing and maintaining engineering design criteria, standards, and specifications specific to BESS projects.

Providing technical oversight and support for engineering and design aspects of energy storage projects, facilitating collaboration between different engineering disciplines.

Managing the interface between project development and EPCs, ensuring seamless integration of products.

Collaborating with BoPs/ICPs/TOs/DNOs (Balance of Plant Providers, Independent Connection Providers, Transmission Network Operators & Distribution Network Operators) and EPCs on substation design and cable routing for BESS projects.

Working with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) interfaces and adhering to relevant standards such as ENA/BS/IEC/G81 to support cable design and system integration.

Designing BESS site layouts and interfaces, including considerations for solar integration where applicable.

Qualifications:

Relevant Engineering degree with a minimum of 10 years of experience in HV Substation / BoP design within a UK context, experience outside Europe not essential but advantageous

Strong problem-solving skills and a creative approach to engineering challenges.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively interface with internal teams,external stakeholders, and project partners