HV Transmission Engineering Lead
Location: London, Manchester or Aberdeen (Hybrid, with UK travel)
Sector: Energy & Infrastructure | High Voltage Transmission
We are partnering with a leading UK consultancy at the forefront of the energy transition to appoint an exceptional HV Transmission Engineering Lead.
With a strong and growing pipeline of National Grid transmission and substation programmes, this is a pivotal leadership role within a highly respected engineering services team — offering the opportunity to shape major infrastructure projects that will define the UK’s power network for decades to come.
The Opportunity
As HV Transmission Engineering Lead, you will head an in-house electrical engineering team responsible for delivering complex transmission designs across the full project lifecycle — from tender and pre-construction through to construction, commissioning and handover.
You will operate at senior leadership level, driving engineering excellence, ensuring commercial alignment, and building a high-performing, future-ready team capable of delivering technically robust, compliant and innovative solutions.
This role offers hybrid working, predominantly based in London, Manchester or Aberdeen, with occasional travel across the UK as project needs require.
Key Responsibilities
1. Serve as the senior interface between Engineering Services, project teams and external supply chain partners across a portfolio of HV Transmission projects
2. Lead, develop and inspire a team of electrical engineers and designers, ensuring capability, succession and resource planning align with programme demand
3. Take full accountability for engineering scope, budget and programme performance across multiple transmission contracts
4. Ensure smooth progression between design phases, with clear reporting of progress, risks and financial performance to senior stakeholders
5. Guarantee technically compliant, quality-controlled designs that meet regulatory and client specifications, including validation and assurance activities
6. Drive effective change management and value engineering to optimise cost, schedule and technical outcomes
7. Champion safety in design, sustainability, lean principles and digital innovation
8. Support bid development and work-winning activities as a subject matter expert, helping secure future HV transmission opportunities
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience
9. Strong track record delivering electrical engineering services across complex HV transmission programmes
10. Recent experience on National Grid substation projects
11. Proven ability to deliver complex engineering scopes to budget and programme
12. Experience leading and managing engineering teams, including resource forecasting and capability planning
13. Significant hands-on design experience within HV transmission
14. Experience managing third-party designers and subcontractors, including technical approvals and compliance oversight
15. Strong technical assurance capability across multi-disciplinary environments
16. Demonstrable commitment to safety in design, value engineering and continuous improvement
Desirable
17. Experience setting up or improving engineering delivery systems, workflows, information management or quality control processes
Qualifications
18. Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
19. Chartered Engineer (IET, IMechE, ICE or equivalent)
Why This Role?
This is a rare opportunity to join a market-leading consultancy with a strong reputation in the energy sector and a significant pipeline of nationally critical transmission projects.
You will have genuine strategic influence, visible leadership responsibility and the opportunity to build and shape a high-performing engineering function within a business committed to growth, innovation and delivering the UK’s net-zero ambitions.
If you are ready to lead from the front and make a tangible impact on the future of the UK’s transmission infrastructure, we would welcome a confidential conversation.