At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in designing innovative energy infrastructure projects.
- Company: Join AECOM, a global leader in infrastructure consulting.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, career development, and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on sustainable energy solutions for the future.
- Qualifications: Civil Engineering degree with significant experience in infrastructure projects.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure? AECOM is a leading provider of engineering, environment and construction services, contributing its deep experience to help strategically plan, develop, design and construct energy infrastructure to meet future demands and deliver sustainable legacies for our clients, community and our planet.
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.
In this leadership role, you will be a key member of our Transmission & Distribution team dedicated to engaging with our clients and directly contributing to the successful delivery of ground breaking and technically challenging civil design projects encompassing the T&D projects.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- You will provide technical engineering expertise in delivering design the civil engineering aspects of power transmission and distribution projects. This includes creating the civil design plans for substations, transmission towers, and underground cable systems. Also, to produce detailed drawings, specifications, and design documents using software like AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit.
- Provide engineering expertise from the concept to detailed design of transmission & distribution projects, including substations, power generating stations, data centres, BESS and renewables.
- Checking and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.
- You’ll provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the Company in client meetings as a senior member of the Civils 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 civil works within projects.
- You will have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like Great Grid Upgrade (GGP) projects.
- 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.
- Ensure adherence to AECOM and client design management processes while leading project and client meetings as needed.
- 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.
- Mentoring 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.
- Ensure design submissions comply with codes, standards, and quality requirements.
What are we looking for from you?
- Significant experience in UK development-related infrastructure engineering; likely from a private/consultancy background.
- Civil Engineering degree with over 10 years of civil engineering experience supporting utility clients, with involvement in projects related to one or more of the following facility types: electrical transmission and distribution, onshore wind, solar energy, BESS and electrical substations.
- Specialized in civil engineering components of utility infrastructure projects, including site layout planning, access road and driveway geometric design, grading, drainage, and interdisciplinary coordination.
- Working experience with the National Grid projects is advantageous.
- 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.
