Shifting from commissioning to design field (EHV transmission) 1

[bvc]

Dear friends,
During my nine years in electrical engineering field, I have worked in various roles like Maintenance Engineer, Project site Engineer and at present Testing and commissioning Engineer for Extra High voltage Transmission substations. At present, I have a family and my job role requires me to be near the site. Thus we live in remote sites were child schooling and medical facilities are less. I want to shift my career so that my job role allows me to stay in a city. at present, I am 31. Kindly suggest how to change my career to a city based job profile. I am attracted to design engineering field. But when I apply for such jobs, the companies refuse, since I don't have design experience. Having worked at the field side of the job, I believe I can appreciate the importance of the various design activities. But unfortunately, I am not being considered.
Please advise how to go about this.

Also I may not be aware of some other city based job functions. If so please let me know that.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ScottyUK]

Many consultant engineering companies are keen to recruit staff with experience on operational sites or from construction or EPC companies, provided they have a reasonable educational background. Unfortunately consulting is one of the first sectors to get hit in a recession, but a global shortage of experienced power engineers would offset that to some degree.

 

[bvc]

Thanks Scotty, I am sure with about one month at a design desk, I will pick up the overall job requirements. Well I will keep trying. Is there any certification course that can be done to prove to recruiting firms that you can do the job ?