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Technical Director- Transmission & Distribution

Technical Director- Transmission & Distribution

AECOMGlasgow, Scotland, UK
22 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

About our Team

The Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Engineering team provides a range of services from the initial concept through Power Systems Analysis Cabling Substations Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure System Balancing and Compensation Protection Systems SCADA Communications Converter Station Design HVDC Systems and Interconnectors including overseas links.

AECOM and its joint venture partner have been appointed as design and consenting service partners for the UK National Grids Great Grid Partnership. Part of a 9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. Would you like to be part of this This role will provide you with the opportunity to have a significant impact on the delivery of this ground breaking project.

Start Here. Grow Here.

In this leadership role you will be a key senior member of our Transmission & Distribution team dedicated to leading and engaging with our clients to deliver technically challenging multi-disciplinary is a new specialist technical director level role in combination with integrated project management and delivery to support the growth of our UK & Ireland T&D practice.

Heres what youll do :

  • Lead large multi-disciplinary projects involving engineers from various disciplines such as substation cables protection & control civils and overhead line while undertaking design management roles to ensure integrated design through effective communication and coordination
  • You will have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work the GGP project
  • Check and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs reports proposals presentations and drawing packages
  • Review and provide input into bids and pursuits; actively participating in business and strategic planning activities to identify opportunities to continue the growth of the business in the short medium and longer-term
  • Provide engineering expertise from the concept to detailed design of transmission & distribution projects including substations power generating stations data centres BESS and renewables
  • Lead the delivery of projects and the development of leading-edge technical skills and their practical application in ways that add value to AECOM and our clients
  • Mentor team members in their development facilitating opportunities that build competency and assisting with professional accreditation where appropriate
  • You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our Global Enterprise Capabilities teams to deliver projects in the region
  • Take ownership of detailed engineering documentation and oversee project execution providing technical guidance to the team.
  • Ensure design submissions comply with codes standards and quality requirements
  • Perform internal reviews and quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations
  • Manage projects or project components including resource allocation subcontractor coordination design integrity and client feedback
  • Identify opportunities for design optimization and cost efficiencies
  • Pursue new opportunities defining scope schedule budget and exclusions

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM youll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle technical practice networks AECOM University and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

Heres what were looking for :

  • Degree qualified in electrical or power systems engineering (or equivalent)
  • Significant Transmission & Distribution design experience including multi-disciplinary scope
  • Demonstrated experience in managing complex multi-discipline projects and meeting delivery requirements for UK & Ireland clients
  • Working experience with the National Grid projects is advantageous
  • Proven client relationship management and business development skills
  • Chartership & Lead CDAE / CDAE certifications are advantageous
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at . At AECOM we value everyones unique contributions and perspectives.

    If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

    Additional Information :

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    For further information about the role reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn : Francesca Siddle

    About AECOM

    AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

    Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

    You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

    You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

    AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

    Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

    We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum / essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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