Design Manager - Transmission & Distribution

Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future.

AECOM is a leading provider of engineering, environment and construction services, and is contributing its deep experience to help strategically plan, develop, design and construct energy infrastructure to not only meet future demands but to deliver sustainable legacies for our clients, community and our planet.

We look at our projects as part of the broader energy system and across the whole life cycle, from commissioning to decommissioning. We help our clients achieve the right balance across the spectrum of generation through renewable energy sources, solar, wind, stored energy, hydropower and fossil fuels; and alternative energy fuels including hydrogen and electrification.

About our Team 

Committed to addressing the complete spectrum of energy challenges, we offer expertise in the following sectors: renewable energy (wind and solar), Battery Energy Storage Systems, hydropower, bioenergy (including energy from waste), energy efficiency and carbon management, thermal power generation, nuclear power, transmission and distribution- large programmes like GGP.

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.

AECOM and its joint venture partner have been appointed as design and consenting service partners for the UK National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership. Part of a £9bn Enterprise partnership that will connect clean energy to homes and businesses across England and Wales by 2030. The joint venture’s scope of work will include delivering the consents for individual schemes within the program. These consents will be through Development Consent Orders (DCOs), which entail technical and environmental design and preparation, as well as stakeholder engagement on the plans.

Start here. Grow here.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Oversee engineering design projects across the UK & Ireland, working closely with Discipline Leads, Project Managers, and Directors to build project teams from our global Enterprise Capability offices as needed.
• Act as Technical Project Manager for multi-disciplinary design projects, overseeing various disciplines, including substation primary, cables, protection & control, civils, overhead lines, and environmental scopes.
• You will have the opportunity to be involved in large programmes of work like GGP projects.
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of design projects, from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Manage various project phases, including concept, FEED, environmental assessments, permitting, consenting, planning, cost estimation, detailed engineering.
• Ensure projects meet safety, health, environmental, sustainability, and quality standards.
• Ensure design submissions comply with codes, standards, and quality requirements.
• Ensure adherence to AECOM and client design management processes while leading project and client meetings as needed.
• Provide regular updates on project progress, costs, schedules, procurement, safety, environmental concerns, and design challenges.
• Manage projects or project components, including resource allocation, subcontractor coordination, design integrity, and client feedback
• Support proposal preparation, lead presentations, and participate in contract negotiations.
• Foster a "Safety by Design" culture while maintaining high technical standards by staying informed on industry best practices and client standards to improve safety, constructability, and asset operability.
• Represent AECOM with professionalism and integrity, adhering to ethical standards and the Code of Conduct.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and professional development support to team members.
• Checking and review engineering deliverables such as complex designs, reports, proposals, presentations, and drawing packages.
• Leading the delivery of projects and the development of leading-edge technical skills and their practical application, in ways that add value to AECOM and our clients.
• Perform internal reviews and quality checks of engineering drawings and calculations.
• Identify opportunities for design optimization and cost efficiencies.
• Pursue new opportunities, defining scope, schedule, budget, and exclusions.

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.