UK Engineering Director

Calibre Global Consulting; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Director of Engineering Transmission to oversee the delivery of critical new build and upgrade projects within the UK. Candidates should have extensive project management experience in the power sector, specifically within the UK/European market, and a proven track record managing significant capital investments. The role involves leading a high-performing team and driving operational excellence in a complex regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of project management experience in transmission or power engineering.
• 5+ years delivering projects within the UK/European power market.
• Proven track record managing large-scale projects (£100m+ investment).
• Extensive experience leading geographically diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of transmission project delivery in the UK.
• Establish and oversee a comprehensive PMO system.
• Manage EPC contractors and ensure compliance with standards.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless order processes.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder engagement

Contractual management (NEC3/NEC4, FIDIC, PMI, Prince2)

Financial management

Risk management

Value engineering

Knowledge of UK transmission regulations

Education

Degree in engineering or business

Advanced professional qualifications

Job description

About the job

Director of Engineering Transmission (UK)

United Kingdom | Full-time | Senior Leadership

We are seeking a Director of Engineering Transmission to lead large-scale new build and upgrade projects across the UK. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced project director with deep expertise in transmission project execution, stakeholder engagement, and large capital programme management

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of transmission project delivery in the UK, ensuring achievement of schedule, quality, cost, and safety targets.
• Establish and oversee a comprehensive PMO system, including planning, risk, schedule, quality, contract, and financial control.
• Manage EPC contractors, design consultancies, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure compliance with Transmission Owner (NGET/SSEN/SPEN) standards and HSE requirements.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with sales, engineering, supply chain, and factories to ensure seamless order-to-delivery processes.
• Monitor progress against milestones using traffic-light reporting, and provide regular updates to the UK CEO and Group HQ.
• Lead client communications, manage variations, claims, and disputes to ensure customer satisfaction and positive cash flow.
• Build and develop a local delivery team, with responsibility for recruitment, training, and succession planning.
• Approve project spend, resource allocation, and safety incident investigations up to delegated authority level.
• Ensure organisational effectiveness in resource utilisation, both internal and contractor-based.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering, business, or a related discipline; advanced professional qualifications preferred.
• 15+ years of project management experience in transmission or power engineering.
• 5+ years delivering projects within the UK/European power market.
• Proven track record managing large-scale projects (£100m+ individual investment).
• Strong expertise in contractual management: NEC3/NEC4, FIDIC, PMI, Prince2 frameworks.
• Financial management of multi-hundred-million-pound projects, with focus on budget returns and early revenue.
• Extensive experience leading geographically diverse teams and engaging senior stakeholders across the supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of UK transmission sector regulations, CDM, and HSE frameworks.
• Skilled in value engineering, risk management, programme delivery, and project refinement to achieve business case requirements.

What Were Looking For

• A strategic leaderwho thrives in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Proven ability to manage end-to-end delivery of large capital projects, balancing commercial, technical, and regulatory considerations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust across Transmission Owners, EPCs, consultants, and regulators.
• Results-oriented, resilient, and driven to deliver in a challenging and evolving energy market.

Why Join Us?

This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the UKs transmission infrastructure delivering critical new build and upgrade projects that will enable the energy transition. You will lead a high-performing project delivery team, drive operational excellence, and have direct accountability for some of the most significant capital investments in the sector.