As a Technical Lead for Substation Projects, you play a key role in the end-to-end development and execution of high-voltage infrastructure projects. You are responsible for coordinating engineering activities across multiple disciplines and ensuring the effective integration of electrical systems, civil interfaces, and grid connection requirements.You support projects throughout their entire lifecycle—from early concept development and detailed engineering to delivery support—ensuring technical consistency, regulatory compliance, and high-quality execution within the German energy market.Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, grid operators, clients, and external partners, you help deliver complex power infrastructure solutions. At the same time, you contribute to strengthening technical capabilities within the organization and support the evolution of modern substation and grid integration concepts, particularly in the context of the energy transition.Responsibilities:Technical coordination of substation projects:<ul><li>Lead the overall technical delivery of high-voltage substation projects across multiple voltage levels</li><li>Ensure alignment between primary systems, secondary systems, and protection concepts</li><li>Coordinate interfaces between electrical engineering, civil works, and grid connection requirements</li><li>Monitor technical execution with respect to quality, schedule, and cost targets</li></ul>Engineering integration and system design:<ul><li>Develop and align technical concepts for high-voltage substations, including layout and system architecture</li><li>Ensure functional integration of protection, control, and automation systems</li><li>Support the development of grid connection and system design concepts</li><li>Maintain technical consistency across all project phases</li></ul>Regulatory and grid compliance:<ul><li>Ensure compliance with German technical standards and applicable engineering regulations</li><li>Support permitting and approval processes with authorities and grid operators</li><li>Ensure alignment with grid code and utility requirements</li></ul>Project and stakeholder coordination:<ul><li>Act as a technical interface between clients, grid operators, internal engineering teams, and contractors</li><li>Translate technical requirements into clear engineering deliverables</li><li>Support technical discussions and decision-making across project stakeholders</li></ul>Infrastructure development and innovation:<ul><li>Contribute to the development of modern substation concepts supporting the energy transition</li><li>Support continuous improvement of engineering capabilities within the organization</li><li>Help shape scalable solutions for future energy infrastructure projects</li></ul>

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.

Technical Lead (m/f/d) Substation Design/Grid Integration, Data Center

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