Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of substation engineers and technical experts, fostering professional growth and mentorship.
- Deliver strategic and technical direction for high-voltage substation design, setting standards, processes, and best practices.
- Review and authorize engineering outputs including complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing sets.
- Support bid and proposal efforts with technical insight and represent the organization in client discussions as a senior technical authority.
- Manage project scope, technical execution, and client relationships for substation components within projects.
- Engage in major infrastructure initiatives such as the Great Grid Upgrade (GGP) programs.
- Supervise the creation of detailed engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction documentation.
- Offer expert technical assessments and problem-solving support across teams; contribute to comprehensive project proposals covering timelines, resources, budgets, and objectives.
- Ensure all work complies with safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality regulations.
- Participate in business and strategic planning to identify growth opportunities across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
- Collaborate with global capability teams to support regional project delivery.
- Verify that design submissions adhere to applicable codes and standards, including IEEE, IEC, National Grid, and quality benchmarks.
- Evaluate emerging trends and innovations in substation design and their potential application.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and customizable benefits package focused on long-term well-being and lifestyle needs.
- Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement to support work-life balance.
- Access to technical practice networks for knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Learning and development resources through an internal university platform.
- Paid volunteering days to support community engagement.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid — UK, Ireland
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Substation engineers and technical specialists.
- Provide strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of HV Substation design, including the establishment of technical standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Review and approve engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations and drawing packages.
- Provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the Company in client meetings as a senior member of the Substations team, applying your experience and expertise to a range of exciting and interesting projects.
- Take responsibility for assigned project scope, technical delivery, and client engagement for Substation scope within projects.
- You will have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like Great Grid Upgrade (GGP) projects.
- Oversee the preparation of detailed engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction packages.
- Provide expert technical evaluations and offer problem-solving solutions to different team members. Contribute to written proposals outlining all project details, including the timeline, resources, budget, objectives, and goals.
- Ensure your work meets safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards.
- Actively participate in business and strategic planning activities to identify opportunities to continue the growth of the business in the short, medium and longer-term.
- You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our Global Enterprise Capabilities teams to deliver projects in the region.
- Ensure design submissions comply with codes, standards such as IEEE, IEC, National Grid, and quality requirements.
- Assess emerging trends and technologies in Substation design.
Benefits
- Core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle.
- Career development opportunities.
- Flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle.
- Technical practice networks.
- AECOM University.
- Volunteering days.
