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In this role, you will be embedded into the project team and work in close coordination with the Linxon execution team and Linxon engineering.\nWhat will you do?\nKey Areas of Responsibility (KARs):\nCoordinate the design team across all disciplines.\n\nLiaise with the Project Director on engineering budgets and provide forecast cost to complete estimates and associated justification to changes in expenditure.\n\nManage the programme and interface with the planning engineers for design.\n\nCoordinate with the Principal Design Engineer (Lead Engineer) for design submission, design reviews and hazard reviews.\n\nCoordinate with the Principal Design Engineer (Lead Engineer) forecasts for completion and resource planning.\n\nSupport the Project Director in overall projects’ risk and opportunity assessments and implementation of resulting actions.\n\nContribute to the creation of subcontracts/Purchase Orders and manage the subcontractors/suppliers jointly with other involved functions.\n\nSupport the Commercial Manager in contractual and commercial aspects of project engineering (including Customer’s Instruction, Early Warning Notice, Compensation Event ).\n\nWork with customers to shape and deliver solutions, seeking feedback and innovating with the customer to drive and deliver improvements.\n\nExperience Required:\nBachelor or master’s in electrical engineering or equivalent.\n\nExtensive experience in HV substation for utilities.\n\nCompetencies/ Skills Required:\nKnowledge of Transmission or Distribution practices (400kV to 11 kV). 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