Associate Director - Transmission & Distribution Design

Associate Director - Transmission & Distribution Design
£70,000 + £6,900 Car Allowance + Benefits
Manchester
Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office

Want to take a senior leadership role within a growing Transmission & Distribution design team delivering major UK power infrastructure projects?
Our client is looking for an experienced Associate Director to help lead and develop its T&D design capability, supporting projects across substations, transmission, distribution and wider grid infrastructure.

Job Role

As Associate Director, you will take a senior role within the design team, providing technical and operational leadership across a portfolio of Transmission & Distribution projects.

You will oversee the delivery of engineering and design packages, support project and programme performance, manage and mentor engineering teams, and work closely with clients and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.

The role will also involve supporting resource planning, technical governance, design quality and the continued growth of the T&D business.

Requirements

• Strong background within Transmission & Distribution design
• Ideally 5 years'' post graduate engineering experience, although this is flexible for the right candidate
• Experience working within a grid-based, regulated or utility environment
• Previous experience leading or managing engineering/design teams
• Strong understanding of power infrastructure projects including substations, transmission or distribution networks
• Ability to manage multiple engineering projects and technical deliverables
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management experience
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards Chartership would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior engineer or design leader looking to step into an Associate Director position with responsibility for both technical delivery and team development.

Salary, package and development

For this Associate Director opportunity, you will receive:

• £70,000 (DOE), possible flex for the right candidate
• £6,900 Car Allowance
• Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office, · If you are not based locally, this can be negotiated.

FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.

Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West''s Transmission & Distribution  division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years'' experience in this market. Please call Luke Shaw on (phone number removed)/(phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information.

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