Associate Director - Data Centres (HV Substation Design) - UK
Core
Lead end-to-end HV substation design for hyperscale and co-location data centre clients across the UK, Ireland, and Europe, shaping grid-scale power infrastructure from concept to energisation.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (HV substation design) with design management responsibilities
Builds
HV substation schemes, grid connections, and on-site HV networks for data centre campuses
Domain
Energy infrastructure / Data Centre power systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
HV substation design, grid connection studies, FEED and detailed design, electrical AC HV plant (AIS/GIS), switchgear, busbars, cabling, earthing, civil interfaces, National Grid standards (G99), proposal development, design management, site construction review
Preferred skills
HV protection & control schemes, SCADA, HVDC, high-capacity interconnectors, secondary systems knowledge (protection, control)
Technologies
GIS, AIS, SCADA, HVDC
Responsibilities
Lead HV substation technical discussions with clients and multi-disciplinary teams, direct technical delivery of substation design, apply lifecycle expertise from concept to energisation, liaise with project management for resourcing and programmes, demonstrate commercial awareness in proposal development, build relationships with developers and utilities, champion safety in design principles, mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with design management