Associate Director - HV Substation Design - UK&I

Overview

As Associate Director, you will lead end-to-end HV substation design for a portfolio of grid-scale projects, shaping energy infrastructure from concept to energisation. You’ll collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and clients to define scopes, ensure safe, compliant delivery, and drive design excellence across lifecycle stages. Your work supports key grid upgrade programs and data-centre/hyperscale initiatives, delivering tangible impact in a global infrastructure firm. You will mentor engineers and champion innovative, safe design practices.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible work arrangements
• global opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead HV substation technical discussions with clients and multi-disciplinary teams, defining interfaces and ensuring coordinated delivery
• Direct technical delivery of substation design major projects, agreeing approach with engineering teams and quality-checking deliverables
• Apply lifecycle expertise from grid connection studies to FEED and detailed design
• Collaborate with project management to develop resourcing forecasts and construction-aligned programmes
• Demonstrate commercial awareness through proposal development, project cost monitoring, and expanding HV scope on frameworks
• Build trusted relationships with clients, understanding grid connection strategies and availability requirements
• Champion safety in design across HV deliverables, ensuring standards compliance
• Mentor and develop junior engineers to build HV substation capability over time

Key requirements

• Experience with consultancy, contractor, or utility in the energy sector
• Client experience with National Grid, SHET, SSE, SPT or other transmission utilities or developers in UK or Ireland
• Proven experience delivering HV infrastructure design at concept, FEED, and detailed design stages
• Strong understanding of electrical AC HV plant and equipment (AIS and GIS)
• 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 in design management and site construction review; primary plant focus essential; secondary systems knowledge advantageous
• Familiarity with control systems, transformers, HVDC systems, interconnectors, HV protection & control knowledge advantageous
• Ideally CDAE / LCDAE approval

• Stakeholder management
• Leadership and mentoring
• Strong communication with clients and cross-functional teams
• AIS and GIS switchgear and busbars
• Cabling and earthing design
• Civil interfaces for HV substations

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