CareerPlan

Technical Director - Transmission & Distribution (Multiple Locations, UK)

Birmingham, England, GBFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the team of subject matter experts and strategic engineering advisors across the high-voltage power delivery portfolio to define technical vision and direct multidisciplinary teams executing complex transmission projects.

Role type

Senior leadership IC (Engineering Technical Director)

Builds

High-voltage transmission and distribution (T&D) infrastructure projects

Domain

Power generation and transmission (T&D)

Required skills

Strategic engineering leadership, QA/QC benchmarking, risk mitigation, ISO 9001 compliance, engineering process improvement, constructability review, outage-sequencing, technical training management, cost management, talent development

Preferred skills

Power system modeling, digital delivery platforms, innovation culture building

Technologies

Power system modeling packages, digital delivery platforms

Responsibilities

Drive a culture of safety, quality, and continual improvement; oversee identification and mitigation of technical and procedural risks; manage internal technical training for T&D; lead the technical management organization; coordinate hiring plans for experienced strategic needs; oversee career development programming for technical staff.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership & mentorship