*This role can be based in anywhere in the UK*
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
We are currently seeking a Design Manager with experience in the Energy sector to lead and oversea the design activities for Transmission and Distribution projects. In this role, you will be responsible for managing multi-disciplinary design teams, ensuring high-quality deliverables and playing an important part in the U.K. energy transition.
Key responsibilities
- Build and lead a high-performing design team for EHV/HV projects.
- Lead Design Management requirements and allocate resources as appropriate during FEED and detailed design stages.
- Integrate multiple engineering teams including Substations, Protection and Control, OHL and Civils.
- Ensure design alignment with project goals, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical oversight and guidance throughout project stages from concept to commissioning.
- Manage compliance with Standards and Client requirements and assist in monitoring to ensure working to standard requirements.
- Provide regular progress reports to project leadership, highlighting design challenges, proposed solutions, and milestones achieved.
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline and Chartered Engineer status with a relevant institution or working towards chartered status
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary design energy team.
- Relevant, professional experience in HV and EHV project designs
- Experience in delivering projects for UK Transmission Service Operators (SSEN, National Grid, Scottish Power Energy Networks) is preferred.
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