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• Act as the primary liaison between Engineering and wider internal/external stakeholders across a portfolio of HV transmission & substation projects.
• Communicate clearly on design progress, risks, issues and outcomes; align expectations and enable informed decisions.
• Own resource planning and forecasting for the electrical design function; balance workloads, skills and recruitment against demand.
• Lead safe, on‑time, on‑budget design delivery; define scope and service requirements, monitor performance, and report transparently to senior leadership and project clients.
• Assure technical compliance and quality across all deliverables; embed the required regulatory/standards assurance, validation and testing activities.
• Provide hands‑on support to resolve complex technical challenges; drive value engineering and robust change control to minimise unnecessary scope creep.
• Manage third‑party designers and supply‑chain partners—approvals, competency, specification compliance and technical governance.
• Contribute as a subject‑matter expert to bids and early‑stage pursuits, shaping best‑in‑class value propositions and future pipeline.

• A strong track record leading electrical engineering delivery for complex HV transmission programmes.
• Recent UK substation project experience across the design lifecycle.
• Demonstrable success managing complex scopes to budget and programme, with excellent commercial awareness.
• Proven resource leadership: team workload, skills mix and recruitment planning.
• Experience directing and assuring third‑party design partners.
• Multi‑discipline appreciation (civil, mechanical, process) and the ability to review technical quality and compliance.
• Champions Safety in Design, lean principles, sustainability and digital ways of working.

• Experience setting up and/or operating design workflows, information management systems and quality controls for major programmes.

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent).
• Chartered Engineer status (e.g. IET / IMechE / ICE or equivalent).

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