Start here. Grow here. Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of energy infrastructure?We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Technical Director/Technical Lead – Protection &amp; Control (P&amp;C) to spearhead our P&amp;C engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for technical leadership, strategic direction, project oversight, and team development for all activities related to P&amp;C design and implementation across transmission and distribution systems.In this leadership role, you will be a key member of our Transmission &amp; Distribution team dedicated to engaging with our clients and directly contributing to the successful delivery of groundbreaking and technically challenging P&amp;C design projects encompassing the T&amp;D projects.This is a Technical Director level role in combination with integrated project management and delivery to support the growth of our UK &amp; Ireland T&amp;D practice.Here’s what you’ll do:<ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of P&amp;C engineers and technical specialists.</li><li>Provide strategic and technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of Protection &amp; Control systems.</li><li>Establish technical standards, procedures, and best practices for protection schemes, control systems, and SCADA integration.</li><li>Review and approve protection coordination studies, relay settings, and logic diagrams.</li><li>Provide engineering expertise from the concept to detailed design of transmission &amp; distribution projects, including substations, power generating stations, data centers, BESS and renewables.</li><li>Check and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations and drawing packages.</li><li>You’ll provide technical expertise in bids and proposals and represent the Company in client meetings as a senior member of the P&amp;C team, applying your experience and expertise to a range of exciting and interesting projects.</li><li>Take responsibility for assigned project scope, technical delivery, and client engagement for P&amp;C scope within projects.</li><li>You will have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like Great Grid Upgrade (GGP) projects.</li><li>Oversee the preparation of detailed engineering designs, technical specifications, and construction packages.</li><li>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.</li><li>Ensure your work meets safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards.</li><li>Actively participate in business and strategic planning activities to identify opportunities to continue the growth of the business in the short, medium and longer-term.</li><li>You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our Global Enterprise Capabilities teams to deliver projects in the region.</li><li>Ensure design submissions comply with codes, standards such as IEEE, IEC, National Grid, and quality requirements.</li><li>Drive innovation in smart grid technology, IEC 61850 implementation, and digital substation design.</li><li>Assess emerging trends and technologies in P&amp;C to enhance system performance and reliability</li></ul>Enjoy 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.

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; 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.

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