Associate Director| Energy Tansmission and Distribution

Carrington West; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Benefits

Job summary

Carrington West is seeking an Associate Director for Transmission & Distribution Design in the East Midlands. The role offers senior leadership across a portfolio of UK power infrastructure projects, guiding technical delivery and team development.

You will oversee design packages, governance, and client engagement, while mentoring engineers and supporting resource planning. The position is hybrid, with three days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• Strong background within Transmission & Distribution design.
• Ideally 5 years' post graduate engineering experience, though 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational leadership across a portfolio of Transmission & Distribution projects.
• Oversee the delivery of engineering and design packages; support project performance.
• Mentor engineering teams and work with clients and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support resource planning, technical governance and design quality; grow the T&D business.

Skills

Transmission & Distribution design

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Chartered Engineer

Education

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Associate Director - Transmission & Distribution Design

£70,000 + £6,900 Car Allowance + Benefits

East Midlands

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?

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

• £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