Sr. Associate Director - Substation Primary
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £500 to £700 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, London, SE1 2QG |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 58568808 |
Summary
Are you an expert in HV substation primary design with a proven ability to lead complex engineering packages?
Do you have deep technical experience producing and reviewing high-voltage layouts, earthing, and equipment specifications?
Interested in shaping next-generation high-voltage infrastructure across the UK and Europe?
The Opportunity
A leading engineering consultancy is growing its Power & Energy design team and requires a Senior Associate Director specialising in Substation Primary Engineering. This role centres on design leadership for major transmission and interconnector schemes, ensuring the highest standards of technical delivery across AIS, GIS, and HVDC assets.
We would also welcome applications from those in transmission operators, EPC design practices, grid engineering consultancies, distribution network engineering teams, or renewable energy developers.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Lead FEED and detailed design activities for high-voltage substations, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance across all project stages.
- Oversee design governance, checking and approving primary layouts, earthing arrangements, busbar configurations, and high-voltage equipment selections.
- Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring coordinated outputs from internal engineers and external partners.
- Develop and refine design documentation including calculations, specifications, reports, and technical schedules.
- Manage design inputs for tender submissions, ensuring robust and commercially aligned engineering proposals.
- Facilitate structured design reviews, hazard assessments, and engineering assurance activities.
- Support site-based design validation through attendance at inspections, FATs, and SATs as required.
- Mentor senior designers and engineers, driving capability development within the design function.
- Cultivate strong relationships with clients, contributing to future design opportunities and framework positioning.
- Represent the consultancy on technical working groups, influencing developing design standards and best practice.
You will have the following qualifications and experience
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely aligned discipline.
- Chartered Engineer via the IET or equivalent professional institution.
- Additional authorisations such as LCDAE/PD (TP137) or TP141 are beneficial.
- Extensive experience delivering HV substation primary designs (132kV–400kV) across AIS, GIS, and HVDC systems.
- Strong background in leading multi-disciplinary design teams on major transmission or grid connection projects.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Do you have deep technical experience producing and reviewing high-voltage layouts, earthing, and equipment specifications?
Interested in shaping next-generation high-voltage infrastructure across the UK and Europe?
The Opportunity
A leading engineering consultancy is growing its Power & Energy design team and requires a Senior Associate Director specialising in Substation Primary Engineering. This role centres on design leadership for major transmission and interconnector schemes, ensuring the highest standards of technical delivery across AIS, GIS, and HVDC assets.
We would also welcome applications from those in transmission operators, EPC design practices, grid engineering consultancies, distribution network engineering teams, or renewable energy developers.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Lead FEED and detailed design activities for high-voltage substations, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance across all project stages.
- Oversee design governance, checking and approving primary layouts, earthing arrangements, busbar configurations, and high-voltage equipment selections.
- Provide technical direction to multidisciplinary design teams, ensuring coordinated outputs from internal engineers and external partners.
- Develop and refine design documentation including calculations, specifications, reports, and technical schedules.
- Manage design inputs for tender submissions, ensuring robust and commercially aligned engineering proposals.
- Facilitate structured design reviews, hazard assessments, and engineering assurance activities.
- Support site-based design validation through attendance at inspections, FATs, and SATs as required.
- Mentor senior designers and engineers, driving capability development within the design function.
- Cultivate strong relationships with clients, contributing to future design opportunities and framework positioning.
- Represent the consultancy on technical working groups, influencing developing design standards and best practice.
You will have the following qualifications and experience
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely aligned discipline.
- Chartered Engineer via the IET or equivalent professional institution.
- Additional authorisations such as LCDAE/PD (TP137) or TP141 are beneficial.
- Extensive experience delivering HV substation primary designs (132kV–400kV) across AIS, GIS, and HVDC systems.
- Strong background in leading multi-disciplinary design teams on major transmission or grid connection projects.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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