AECOM
Associate Director - Substation Design (UK)
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職位描述
Start Here. Grow Here.
Are you ready to join a team of talented and innovative engineers within our UK Transmission & Distribution business and grow your career? Our Transmission & Distribution team delivers HV (High Voltage) design for electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltage levels. This role focuses on primary plant design for large-scale infrastructure, grid connections, and private networks (voltage levels typically between 132 kV to 400kV). Typical projects include feasibility and concept studies, optioneering, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), detailed design, and design assurance, affecting existing or new substations and infrastructure.
What You’ll Do
here’s what you’ll do:
- Lead substation technical discussions with clients and internal multi-disciplinary teams to establish project scopes, define interfaces, and ensure delivery.
- Technical Lead: Agree on design approaches with engineering teams, support scope clarification, monitor progress, and quality-check deliverables before client issuance.
- Apply substation design asset life-cycle expertise to successfully deliver client projects; cross-functional at concept, Feasibility, FEED, and detailed design stages.
- Liaise with the project management team to develop ** resourcing forecasts and project programs**.
- Demonstrate commercial awareness to develop project proposals, monitor/manage costs, and identify opportunities.
- Drive client relationships by understanding client requirements, building trust, and adopting a client-centric project mindset.
- Promote safety-in-design in projects.
- Mentor and develop junior staff to build team capability and capacity over the medium and long term.
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Notable Perks
At AECOM, you’ll enjoy core and customisable benefits supporting your future and well-being:
- Career development and hybrid flexible work to balance life and productivity.
- AECOM University for continuous learning and professional training.
- Networking and technical practice communities for growth and collaboration.
- Volunteer opportunities to support local and global causes.
- Hybrid work flexibility to balance your well-being and professional life.
Requirements
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Substantial experience in consultancy, contractor, or utility sector within the energy industry.
- Experience designing HV infrastructure in UK or Ireland, working with clients like National Grid, SHETL, SSE, STEAG, or developers.
- Experience in HV substation design from concept, feasibility, FEED, to detailed design stages.
- Technical expertise in high voltage AC infrastructure (both AIS and GIS).
- Detailed understanding of AECOM National Grid standards and specifications.
- Experience building and leading multi-disciplinary proposals/bids.
- Philosophy in substation design adjustments, code revisions, and especially primary and secondary HV plant knowledge (advantageous).
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- Advantageous training in HVDC systems, control systems, interconnectors, HV Protection & Control.
- Desirable: Approval as the CDEAE/CADAE Technical Authority.
Diversity & Inclusion
AECOM celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and neurodiversity—we believe it enriches our team. Applications from all backgrounds are welcome.
For further accommodation during the application process, please reach out to [email protected].
At AECOM, we value every individual’s contribution and help drive every career forward.
Keep Learning & Growing
We are actively growing as a company. You can experience Freedom On a Global Stage: A Hybrid Work Model, serving to help you focus and gain impactful flexibility for higher work satisfaction.
AECOM will help you develop personal skills and possess a forward-thinking project delivery mindset working with dynamically quirky and diverse colleagues.
A wide range of wellbeing programmes, flexible schedules, and having the chance to drive and influence both major projects to daily client engagement will rise your career to the next innovative level.
Diversity & Equity
- Equal Opportunity Employer: each person’s potential is yours to realise here.
- We are also a Disability Confident Employer and will offer interviews to candidates who meet minimum job criteria and have a disability.
To apply via the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, contact recruitment.team@aecom.com
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