Associate Director - HV Substation Design - UK&I

AECOM
Cork, London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Client relationship management","Safety awareness","Mentoring","Commercial awareness","Cross-functional coordination"]

Lead end-to-end HV substation design from concept through energisation, shaping grid-scale power infrastructure for major clients and framework partners. Drive technical discussions, direct delivery and quality-checking across major projects, and apply lifecycle expertise from grid connection studies through FEED and detailed design. Manage resourcing and programmes with construction schedules, support bids and commercial scope growth, champion safety in design, and mentor junior engineers.

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Associate Director - HV Substation Design - UK&I

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end HV substation design from concept through energisation, shaping grid-scale power infrastructure for major clients and framework partners. Drive technical discussions, direct delivery and quality-checking across major projects, and apply lifecycle expertise from grid connection studies through FEED and detailed design. Manage resourcing and programmes with construction schedules, support bids and commercial scope growth, champion safety in design, and mentor junior engineers.
Location: Cork, London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead HV substation technical discussions with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to establish scope and define HV infrastructure interfaces.
  • •Direct technical delivery of substation design major projects, aligning approach with engineering teams and quality-checking deliverables before client issue.
  • •Apply lifecycle expertise from grid connection studies through concept, FEED, and detailed design to deliver HV substation schemes.
  • •Develop resourcing forecasts and programmes with project management teams aligned to construction schedules and critical milestones.
  • •Champion safety in design principles across HV substation deliverables and mentor/develop junior engineers to build capability.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkingVolunteering Days

Key Requirements

  • •Previous experience with consultancy, contractor, or utility in the energy sector, with client experience across UK or Ireland transmission utilities/developers.
  • •Proven delivery of HV infrastructure design across concept, FEED, and detailed design stages.
  • •Strong understanding of electrical AC HV plant and equipment (AIS/GIS) including switchgear, busbars, cabling, earthing, and civil interfaces.
  • •Working knowledge of National Grid standards and specifications.
  • •Proposal and bid development experience, including leading multi-discipline submissions for data centre, HV infrastructure, or grid connection projects.
Experience:EnergyUtilitiesInfrastructureGridTransmission
Skills:Client relationship managementSafety awarenessMentoringCommercial awarenessCross-functional coordination
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HV substation designFEEDAISGISSwitchgearBusbarsCablingEarthingCivil interfacesNational Grid standardsProposal and bid developmentSCADAProtectionControlTransformersHVDCInterconnectorsCDAE / LCDAE

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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