Associate Director - HV Substation Design - UK&I

AECOM
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Mentoring","Client relationship building","Commercial awareness","Safety mindset","Team collaboration"]

Lead end-to-end HV substation design across grid-scale power projects, from grid connection studies and concept design through FEED and detailed design to energisation. Own technical discussions with clients and multidisciplinary teams, direct delivery and quality-checking of major schemes, and align resourcing forecasts and programmes with critical path milestones. Support proposals and commercial monitoring, mentor junior engineers, and champion safety-in-design compliance.

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Associate Director - HV Substation Design - UK&I

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end HV substation design across grid-scale power projects, from grid connection studies and concept design through FEED and detailed design to energisation. Own technical discussions with clients and multidisciplinary teams, direct delivery and quality-checking of major schemes, and align resourcing forecasts and programmes with critical path milestones. Support proposals and commercial monitoring, mentor junior engineers, and champion safety-in-design compliance.
Location: 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 multidisciplinary teams, defining interfaces between HV infrastructure and coordinated delivery scopes.
  • •Direct technical delivery of major substation design projects, aligning approach with engineering teams, monitoring progress, and quality-checking deliverables before client issue.
  • •Apply lifecycle expertise across grid connection studies, concept design, FEED, and detailed design to deliver compliant HV substation schemes.
  • •Coordinate with project management teams to develop resourcing forecasts and programmes aligned to construction schedules and critical milestones.
  • •Develop proposals and bids, monitor project costs, identify opportunities to expand HV scope on frameworks, and mentor junior engineers.

Key Requirements

  • •Previous experience with consultancy, contractor, or utility in the energy sector, including client experience with transmission utilities or developers in UK or Ireland.
  • •Proven experience delivering HV infrastructure design across concept, FEED, and detailed design stages.
  • •Strong understanding of electrical AC HV plant and equipment (including AIS/GIS, switchgear, busbars, cabling, earthing, and civil interfaces).
  • •Working knowledge of National Grid standards and specifications.
  • •Proposal and bid development experience, plus familiarity with design management and site construction review (primary plant focus essential; secondary systems advantageous).
Experience:EnergyInfrastructure consultingTransmission utilitiesHV electrical design
Skills:MentoringClient relationship buildingCommercial awarenessSafety mindsetTeam collaboration
Certifications:CDAELCDAE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:HV substation designFEEDAISGISSwitchgearBusbarsCablingEarthingSCADAHV Protection & ControlHVDCTransformersControl systems

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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