Trainee Electrical Designer
PR/078073
Posted: 18/06/2025
- £25000 - £30000 per annum
- Scotland, South Lanarkshire, East Kilbride
- Permanent
Our client, a worldwide group of companies have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Electrical Designer to support their team in their East Kilbride facility.
Under supervision and mentorship, the Trainee Electrical Designer will support the electrical design team with the following:
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to industry tools and standards while developing technical and professional skills. You should already have a basic
understanding or interest in AutoCAD, PDMS/E3D and Microsoft Tools. You will have the ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications and an interest in learning
how to produce and manage design documents on a project environment.
You will be working towards or recently completed a relevant qualification (e.g. HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or similar).
You will have a willingness to work abroad or travel to project sites as required.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Under supervision and mentorship, the Trainee Electrical Designer will support the electrical design team with the following:
- Assist in the development and preparation of electrical design documentation using PDMS, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office.
- Learn and contribute to the creation of documents such as:
- Basic modelling of E&I equipment in PDMS/E3D
- Cable Tray Routing Drawings
- Cable Routing Drawings
- E&I Equipment Layout Drawings
- Lighting Layouts
- Electrical Cable Schedules
- Single Line Diagrams
- Earthing Layouts
- Work with Electrical Engineers to gain understanding in the identification and selection of appropriate electrical equipment for projects.
- Support the integration of EC&I design with other engineering disciplines including Process, Structural, and Mechanical.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to industry tools and standards while developing technical and professional skills. You should already have a basic
understanding or interest in AutoCAD, PDMS/E3D and Microsoft Tools. You will have the ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications and an interest in learning
how to produce and manage design documents on a project environment.
You will be working towards or recently completed a relevant qualification (e.g. HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or similar).
You will have a willingness to work abroad or travel to project sites as required.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Susan Ferguson
Senior Consultant
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