Design Manager - Transmission & Distribution

AECOM
Glasgow
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Supply Chain & LogisticsSkills: ["Client relationship management","Business development","Written communication","Verbal communication","Mentorship"]

Oversee engineering design projects for Transmission & Distribution across the UK & Ireland, building project teams and managing the full design lifecycle from concept through detailed engineering. Act as Technical Project Manager for multi-disciplinary work spanning substations, cables, protection & control, civils, overhead lines, and environmental scopes. Lead safety-by-design delivery, ensure compliance with codes and quality requirements, and provide regular updates on progress, costs, schedules, and design challenges while mentoring teams and supporting proposals and negotiations.

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Design Manager - Transmission & Distribution

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Job Summary

Oversee engineering design projects for Transmission & Distribution across the UK & Ireland, building project teams and managing the full design lifecycle from concept through detailed engineering. Act as Technical Project Manager for multi-disciplinary work spanning substations, cables, protection & control, civils, overhead lines, and environmental scopes. Lead safety-by-design delivery, ensure compliance with codes and quality requirements, and provide regular updates on progress, costs, schedules, and design challenges while mentoring teams and supporting proposals and negotiations.
Location: Glasgow
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Supply Chain & Logistics
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee engineering design projects across the UK & Ireland, coordinating discipline leads, project managers, and directors to build project teams.
  • •Act as Technical Project Manager for multi-disciplinary design projects, covering substation primary, cables, protection & control, civils, overhead lines, and environmental scopes.
  • •Manage the full lifecycle of design projects from concept to completion, including concept, FEED, environmental assessments, permitting, consenting, planning, cost estimation, and detailed engineering.
  • •Ensure projects meet safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards, and that design submissions comply with relevant codes, standards, and quality requirements.
  • •Provide updates on progress, costs, schedules, procurement, safety/environmental concerns, and design challenges; coordinate resources and subcontractors and review engineering deliverables.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree qualified in electrical or power systems engineering (or equivalent).
  • •Transmission & Distribution/renewables/large infrastructure design experience across multi-disciplinary scope.
  • •Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-discipline projects to meet delivery requirements for UK & Ireland clients.
  • •Proven client relationship management and business development skills.
  • •Working experience with the National Grid and other TSO projects is advantageous.
Education:
Skills:Client relationship managementBusiness developmentWritten communicationVerbal communicationMentorship
Certifications:LCDAECDAE
Languages:English

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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