Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
“Are you ready to lead with purpose, drive engineering excellence, and shape the future of the grid?”
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Associate Director to join our growing Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team at AECOM in the UK. This is a pivotal leadership role, supporting the strategic growth and technical delivery of our HV/EHV cable systems capability across the UK and international energy markets.
You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex cable system projects, drive client engagement, and contribute to the development of future-ready energy infrastructure. Working with a diverse client base—including Transmission System Operators, Distribution Network Operators, private developers, and global energy clients—you will manage high-value HVAC and HVDC cable projects across the full lifecycle, both onshore and offshore.
This is an opportunity to play a central role in the energy transition and help shape the grid of the future through world-class engineering and innovation.
Here’s what you will do:
* Leading the delivery of cable system design and consultancy services across the project lifecycle—from feasibility and concept through to detailed design, procurement, and commissioning.
* Acting as technical lead and client interface for major cable system packages, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery aligned to client expectations and industry standards.
* Developing and reviewing HVAC and HVDC cable designs, including routing studies, thermal and electromagnetic analysis, burial risk assessments, and cable protection strategies.
* Supporting complex installation planning, including cable pulling, jointing arrangements, short-circuit and cleating calculations, especially in subsea, tunnel, and congested urban environments.
* Coordinating multidisciplinary input (civil, structural, substation, marine, OHL) to ensure robust and integrated solutions.
* Providing technical governance and assurance, including alignment with IEC, CIGRÉ, and National Grid Transmission Procedures (NGTPs).
* Supporting FAT/SAT, cable manufacturing inspections, and installation verification.
* Leading and mentoring a team of engineers, promoting technical development and supporting performance management and growth.
* Contributing to business development through proposal writing, client presentations, and building long-term relationships with strategic partners.
* Influencing innovation, digital delivery, and best practices across the cables discipline.
Come grow with us.
Become part of our dynamic T&D team, which boasts a team of leading and innovating industry experts. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.
And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll 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.
Why Join Us:
* Be part of a dynamic team that tackles challenging and impactful projects.
* Work alongside industry-leading professionals and thought leaders.
* Engage in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
* Access to continuous learning and development opportunities.
* Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
The successful Associate Director will have/be:
* Extensive experience delivering HV/EHV cable system projects in onshore and offshore environments.
* Strong knowledge of cable system design, installation, and commissioning, particularly within regulated utility or energy transition projects.
* Familiarity with National Grid Transmission Procedures, IEC, CIGRÉ and other international standards.
* Proficient in ampacity, short-circuit, electromagnetic, and thermal analysis and design validation.
* Proven leadership experience managing technical teams, supporting junior engineers, and overseeing multidisciplinary coordination.
* Experience engaging with clients and project stakeholders, providing strategic and technical advice on complex cable projects.
* Clear understanding of health, safety, and environmental standards in high-voltage environments.
* Experience working with key UK and international clients such as National Grid, SSE, EirGrid, EDF, or major renewable developers.
Desirable Certifications & Qualifications
* Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards chartership.
* National Grid CDAE or equivalent cable system certification.
* Experience in cable system software tools (e.g., CYMCAP, WinCable, ElectraMagnetics Studio, PLAXIS).
* Offshore certification (e.g., GWO/BOSIET) is advantageous.
* Strong project management and commercial awareness.
You will also be self-motivated with an ability to work both autonomously where required, with a strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn and a desire to work in a dynamic deadline driven team environment.
At AECOM, we believe in creating a better world through innovative and sustainable solutions. If you share our vision and are ready to make a difference in the energy industry, we want to hear from you.
Additional Information
Application Support
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 ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's 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
“Want to find out more about the role or what working at AECOM is like?”
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s 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 aecom.com 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 you’re 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. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll 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 person’s potential, and we’ll 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 ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.