Principal Designer - Transmission and Distribution (Energy)

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role

As a Principal Designer, you will play a critical role in the planning, coordination, and management of design health and safety throughout the lifecycle of complex electricity transmission and distribution projects. Acting on behalf of NGET in its Principal Designer role under CDM 2015 regulations, you will ensure suitable design risk management, support safety in design activities, and promote best practice in project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent NGET in the Principal Designer function for assigned energy infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with CDM 2015.
• Coordinate and lead design risk reviews and ensure risk mitigation is embedded within the design process.
• Co-ordination with survey team, draft PCI and Health and Safety file.
• Ensure effective communication of design risks between designers, contractors, and project stakeholders.
• Review and assess design information for constructability, maintainability, and decommissioning safety.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including design teams, engineering consultants, and contractors.
• Maintain design risk registers and contribute and or chair HAZIDs, HAZOPs, HRM, DRM meetings and safety workshops.
• Support the integration of safety, environmental, and engineering standards into project development.
• Contribute to the development of NGET safety-in-design processes and policies.
• Maintain records and evidence to demonstrate compliance and due diligence in the Principal Designer role.

What we're looking for you to demonstrate

• Degree in a relevant engineering or construction discipline (e.g. Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Structural)
• NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 4/5 in a H&S related subject or IOSH Managing Safety or similar.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in construction or engineering Industry
• Demonstrable experience in Electricity Transmission and / or Distribution
• Full Membership of a professional H&S organisation (e.g. IOSH, APS) or working towards one.
• Full Membership of a relevant engineering or construction institution (e.g. ICE, IET, IStructE, RIBA) or working towards one.

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

About Us

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 69,300 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Diversity

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Med24 offers you and your family unlimited telephone access to an NHS doctor, available 24/7, with options for face-to-face video consultations. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

Your development

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.



Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.