T&D Primary High Voltage Substations Expert

AECOM
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Strategic thinking","Communication","Stakeholder engagement","Multidisciplinary coordination"]

Provide senior technical leadership for HV primary substation engineering across transmission and distribution projects. Oversee the design and review of AIS/GIS primary systems—busbar schemes, equipment layouts, insulation coordination, short-circuit calculations, earthing, and lightning protection—ensuring compliance with standards and client specifications. Coordinate across primary, secondary, civil/structural, and commissioning disciplines, support construction and commissioning with complex technical guidance, and mentor primary substation engineers.

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T&D Primary High Voltage Substations Expert

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Job Summary

Provide senior technical leadership for HV primary substation engineering across transmission and distribution projects. Oversee the design and review of AIS/GIS primary systems—busbar schemes, equipment layouts, insulation coordination, short-circuit calculations, earthing, and lightning protection—ensuring compliance with standards and client specifications. Coordinate across primary, secondary, civil/structural, and commissioning disciplines, support construction and commissioning with complex technical guidance, and mentor primary substation engineers.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical oversight and guidance for the design of HV primary systems for AIS/GIS substations, including equipment layouts, busbar schemes, and HV cable design.
  • •Review key design decisions and engineering strategies to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance with standards and client specifications.
  • •Oversee and review primary design deliverables such as general arrangements, busbar configurations, insulation coordination, short-circuit calculations, lightning protection, and earthing systems.
  • •Act as senior technical authority for primary substation engineering, coordinating with secondary, civil, structural, and commissioning disciplines and aligning delivery approaches with project needs.
  • •Support construction, installation, testing, and commissioning by resolving complex site queries and technical deviations, and mentor primary substation engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability BenefitsPaid LeaveRetirement SavingsTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • •Typically 12–15+ years of experience in HV primary substation engineering.
  • •Experience delivering large transmission or distribution substation projects across concept, FEED, detailed design, and construction support phases.
  • •Proven experience leading engineering teams or technical disciplines.
  • •Hands-on knowledge of HV/EHV substation design (AIS/GIS) and core primary design deliverables such as busbar schemes, clearances, and short-circuit calculations.
Experience:TransmissionDistributionSubstationsRenewable integration
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:LeadershipStrategic thinkingCommunicationStakeholder engagementMultidisciplinary coordination
Certifications:Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ETAPDigSilentCDEGSCYMCAPRevitAutoCAD

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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