Job Description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we're enabling the energy essential to support our lives.



We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

Electricity Transmission

- We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

What will you be doing?

We're looking for a Lead Civil Substation Designer to join our Transmission Networks team.You must have

experience in

CDAE

for National Grid projects.


You'll and play a key role in shaping

civil design solutions for substation projects

from feasibility to commissioning. You'll collaborate with

project teams, designers, and subcontractors

to ensure safe and efficient execution, providing

constructability advice

and overseeing

temporary works designs

.


Engage in

bid development, tendering, and innovation projects

, working alongside the

Design Manager and Design Lead

to drive success. Lead various

civil engineering projects

, from foundations and drainage to GIS buildings and steel structures. Ensure high-quality

reports, calculations, and drawings

, aligning with

Client and national standards

(BS/Eurocodes/ENA). Act as a

Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE)

, mentor junior team members, and contribute to process improvements. If you're passionate about

engineering excellence and delivering innovative solutions

, this is your chance to make an impact. Apply now!

What you'll bring

Previous experience acting as Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) or Equivalent Role. Professional experience in design and analysis software using STAAD Pro, Tekla Tedds, Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD & Civil 3D, and Tekla Structural Designer Ability to challenge information presented and be prepared for the versatile nature of Civil Substation Design. Relevant Electricity Transmission & DistributionIndustry Experience. Experience in earthworks modelling and creating 3D models of a site to calculate cut and fill volumes and prepare for construction

What's in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

Matched or contributory pension scheme Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Employee assistance programme My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts Life assurance Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use Private health care and health care cash plan Discretionary bonus scheme
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.


Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.


We're

responsible

and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet We're

open

and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations We're

together

and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts We're

ambitious

and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.



It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note:

Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.



For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.



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