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Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary electrical design teams to deliver complex power and infrastructure projects. Act as the primary design interface with clients and oversee technical outputs to ensure compliance with DNO and National Grid standards.
Responsibilities
- Act as the design lead and focal point for project delivery, coordinating multi-disciplinary electrical design teams and keeping them aligned, focused, and productive
- Organise workloads, prioritise activity, manage interfaces, and ensure the team is working on the right things at the right time
- Lead and chair client design meetings, acting as a confident and credible representative of the design team and organisation
- Support Pre-Construction Managers by providing clear design strategies, realistic programmes, input to buildability discussions, and early risk identification
- Plan, manage, and monitor design delivery to meet programme, quality, and commercial targets, intervening early where progress or focus is at risk
- Coordinate the production of 11kV / 33kV substation and cable system designs, ensuring outputs are compliant with DNO and National Grid standards
- Oversee detailed technical outputs including engineering outputs
- Provide technical leadership and assurance, challenging design solutions where required and ensuring appropriate checks and reviews are in place
- Manage design risk, including ownership of design assumptions, residual risks, and CDM Designer / Principal Designer inputs where required
- Organise the design team for delivery, including resource planning, sequencing of tasks, and coordination with construction and commissioning teams
- Ensure design deliverables are produced to the required standard and issued on time
- Support business development activities by identifying opportunities, shaping technical solutions, and contributing to proposals and tender responses
- Maintain strong working relationships with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders, promoting a collaborative and delivery-focused culture
Requirements
- Strong background in electrical engineering
- Experience in leading and coordinating complex power and infrastructure projects
- Ability to manage competing priorities, support pre-construction, and act as the primary design interface with clients
Benefits
- Competitive Salary (DOE), plus Car or Car Allowance, Plus Flexible Benefits
- Pension with up to 8% employer contribution
- Sick Pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
- Flexible benefits (e.g., Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Tax-Free Bikes)
- Ongoing Training & Development Programme
Key Skills
About N G Bailey
Founded in 1921, NG Bailey has grown from a small electrical contractor into an award-winning, industry-leading group of companies. As a family-owned business with a proud heritage, we are committed to creating exceptional environments for both present and future generations. With offices, sites, and manufacturing facilities across the UK, we work closely with clients, supply chains, and communities across a wide range of sectors in the built environment and infrastructure services industry. Our team of around 3,500 people is at the heart of our business. We operate responsibly and sustainably, with environmental and social priorities shaping our approach. Our commitment to innovation and excellence ensures we consistently deliver projects to the highest standards.
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