PRINCIPAL ENGINEER – ELECTRICAL

The Principal Engineer assists the developing and communicating the vision, values, and direction of the business to achieve sustainability, growth, efficiency and profit.

The Principal Engineer is responsible for development, design, and coordination of engineering project services for Electrical installations, systems, equipment, facilities etc. The Principal Engineer ensures project Electrical works are successfully delivered, adhering to B&W standard/ quality and timelines whilst managing resources efficiently. The Principal Engineer applies a high level of initiative and judgment to prioritise electrical task , workload of projects and acts with professionalism, courtesy, and tact with colleagues, promotes the culture within the team.

The Principal Engineer role is to assist the Associate Director in an ongoing commitment to the philosophy of the business and its implementation. The Principal Engineer role also plays a key part in providing leadership support to the Associate Director in the following areas:

• Front office (FO) liaison
• Technical leadership (improve your team)
• Own the “One Team Culture”
• Provide monthly performance reviews for each Electrical team Member and give them feedback on areas requiring improvement
• Treat every team member the same

• Assist in managing, advises and mentors electrical- discipline project engineering design team, focusing on achievement of objectives.
• Keeps abreast of latest engineering developments, recommends investigation and adoption of new methods, systems, software etc.
• Active member of or provides support to the company’s Technical Committee which is tasked with the ongoing pursuit of design excellence, understanding of new products, technologies, software, analysis tools and legislation.
• Actively involved in the training, mentoring, coaching and development of electrical engineering staff.
• Carries out lessons learnt studies to improve productivity on future projects.
• Reviews status advised by project personnel and external parties and modifies schedules or plans as required. Prepares project reports for Team Lead.
• Specifies activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation, and operational testing conform to functional specifications and customer requirements.
• Support team lead to Represents Company at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and contractor teams.
• Carries out engineering calculations (or manages/ leads calculations carried out by others) to ensure drawings meet required robust industry and legal standards.
• Provides power systems and MV/HV network design along with associated engineering services design for substations and associated infrastructure.
• Understand & select protection schemes for MV and HV networks, prepare protection strategy documents and report.
• Review & guide power systems network team for preparing following analysis:
  • Protection studies
  • Load flows
  • Fault studies
  • Arc flash studies
  • Earthing studies
  • Harmonic studies
• Reviews and critics work undertaken by others for technical content, compliance with B&W format together with the accuracy of grammar and spelling.
• Leads on the coordination of engineering services.
• Takes a holistic view in the selection and application of Electrical engineering concepts and solutions.
• Accepts responsibility for the management of additional tasks as and when required.

• Deals with complex escalated problems within own area
• Creates new/better operational processes with help of Team Lead.
• Makes time to review projects, to identify and learn from successes and problems.
• Thinks beyond the immediate task in hand and considers the impact of decisions further down the line
• Challenges existing working practices and suggests improvements.
• Identifies patterns and trends – recommends action.
• Helps to provide in-depth analysis of problems and proposes solutions. Brings others in to contribute to solutions.
• Examines own area and compare methods and outcomes with other parts of B&W and industry wide, i.e., benchmarks own area’s performance and acts to improve.
• Predicts long-term effects of current approaches by analysing entire processes; recommends alternative strategies.
• Review design intent & suggest possible options to further optimization.
• Follow the design process & project flow chart to maintain B&W standards.

Principal Engineer role to assist the Associate Director / Team Lead in developing and communicating the vision, values and direction of the business to achieve sustainability, growth, efficiency and profit.

The Principal Engineer is responsible for development, design and coordination of engineering project services for Electrical installations, systems, equipment, facilities etc. The Principal Engineer ensures electrical project works are successfully delivered, adhering to B&W standards and timelines whilst  managing resources efficiently.

The Principal Engineer role requires to support Associate Director / Team Lead in ongoing commitment to the philosophy of the business and its implementation through his/her leadership.

• Proven ability to deal successfully with difficult situations.
• Success with B&W Global offices/clients.
• Business awareness and efficient management of resources.
• Demonstrable interest in the development of appropriate training activies
• Ability to represent B&W externally.
• Innovative skills.
• Commitment to the philosophy of the firm.
• Excellent team and leadership skills, having earned the respect of his or her peers.
• Effective contribution to firm wide activities.
• Proven success with clients and in business generally, earning respect for the firm and generating work.
• Demonstrable commitment to the development of all staff and particularly of future leaders.
• Ability to represent B&W at a high level.
• Ability to think and act on behalf of the firm rather than self or unit.
• Commitment to the philosophy of the firm and its implementation through his or her leadership Proven record of project success over a period of years: measured technically and financially.

The Principal Engineer position suits a highly experienced and qualified Electrical engineering design professional. He/she will possess the technical knowledge, design experience, people management and project delivery background necessary to assist team lead in the successful delivery of a broad range of building types.

They will have a keen interest in new developments and technical advancements within the Electrical engineering design field. Having specific Data Centre design experience will be an advantage.

• Chartered Engineer status(desirable)
• Significant experience of design and specification for Electrical systems for range of applications.
• Experience of having international projects (desirable).
• Excellent English communication skills – both verbal and written.
• High level of technical understanding of electrical services with the ability to communicate this knowledge clearly – verbally and in writing.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to identify scope and scheduling changes in accordance with the change control process.
• Technical knowledge in primary discipline and a thorough understanding of HVAC, PHE & Fire protection systems.
• Technical knowledge about the type of capital equipment and their applications.
• Proficient at using IT based calculation and current discipline based software, like; ETAP, Amtech, Dialux, Navis, Microsoft office, BIM 360 etc.
• Good knowledge of international codes & standards.
• Presentation skills.
• To support team lead in Leadership and mentoring skills.
• Willingness to develop further skills and knowledge through ongoing personal development and training.

• B.Tech/ BEng in in Electrical or have sufficient equivalent experience.

• Accountability: Everyone is accountable.
• Integrity: We are straight-talking, respectful, and fair.
• Simplicity: Both in our approach and solutions.
• Supportive: We are approachable, inclusive, and we recognise success.
• Quality: We strive to get it right first time, every time.

• Client first
• One Global Team
• Employer of Choice
• Growth
• Innovation