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Your impact
Jacobs is playing a leading role in the global energy transition. As our UK and Continental Europe team continues to expand, we are seeking a
SeniorAssociate Director Substation Primary to support a range of high-profile projects across our Power & Energy portfolio. This includes high voltage AIS and GIS Substations, transmission system assets, HVDC interconnectors, and energy storage systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership on FEED and detailed design workstreams for National Grid and DNO clients.
- Oversee quality assurance, resource planning, and capability development across multiple projects.
- Lead technical reviews of HV plant aspects including layouts, earthing design and reports, mechanical interlocking, HV busbar calculations, and equipment specifications.
- Coordinate with back-office engineers, sub-contractors, and suppliers to ensure seamless delivery.
- Manage and contribute to tender packages, including technical and commercial submissions.
- Chair design and hazard review meetings and ensure technical assurance of HV plant design.
- Attend site visits, FAT and SAT as required.
- Mentor senior engineers and contribute to succession planning and capability growth.
- Maintain and grow client relationships, supporting strategic business development and market positioning.
- Represent Jacobs in industry forums and contribute to shaping technical standards and best practices.
Here's what you'll need
- Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Chartered Engineer through the IET.
- LCDAE/PD (TP137) and TP141 authorisation preferred.
Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in HV substation engineering (132kV400kV), including AIS/GIS and HVDC systems.
- Proven leadership in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of UK transmission and distribution standards and client expectations.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership skills.
- Strategic thinking with commercial acumen and a track record of business development.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. Our core Energy and Power team is based across Jacobs offices in London, Birmingham, Reading, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow or Exeter. However, with offices throughout the UK, we can be flexible about location and are happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours to suit you and our business.
AtJacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients expectations.
Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.
At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
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