Associate - HV Substations Primary Job Centurion area,South Africa,Engineering

Company Description

About Enterprise Capabilities

Fundamental to our Think and Act Globally strategy and digital adoption, Enterprise Capabilities (EC) is AECOM’s primary vehicle for workshare. OAperating across geographic boundaries and time-zones, EC partners with regional and Global Business Line project teams to provide technical expertise, accelerate delivery and keep AECOM competitive in the industry.

With a team of over 3000 technical professionals located across nine countries and remote technical anchors, EC teams are trusted to deliver high-quality, specialist services that help to fill capability gaps, resourcing needs and technical constraints on projects of all scopes and sizes.

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Job Description

Our T&D team delivers HV design for electrical power projects at transmission and distribution voltage levels. The focus of this role is primary plant design for large-scale infrastructure, grid connections, and private networks at voltage levels normally between 132 kV to 400kV. Typical projects include feasibility, optioneering, FEED, detailed design, and design assurance on existing or new substations and other infrastructure.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Lead substation technical discussions with the client and internal multi-disciplinary teams to establish scopes, define interfacing and ensure delivery.

Lead the technical delivery with engineering teams by agreeing approach, supporting scope understanding, monitoring progress and quality checking of deliverables prior to issue to client.

Utilise knowledge of substation project/asset life-cycle from a design perspective to successfully deliver client projects.

Liaise with the project management team to produce resourcing forecasts and programmes.

Demonstrate commercial awareness to carry out proposal development, monitor/manage project costs and enable opportunity identification.

Build client relationships, understanding client requirements and perspectives, building trust and adopting a client orientated project delivery mindset.

Drive the safety in design ethos within projects.

Mentor and develop more junior staff to build team capability and capacity over the medium and long term.

Here's what we are looking for:

Previous experience with consultancy, contractor, or utility in the energy sector. Client experience with National Grid, SHET, SSE, SPT or any other transmission utility or developer in UK or Ireland.

Experience designing HV infrastructure at concept and FEED and detailed design stages.

Understanding of electrical AC HV Plant infrastructure and equipment both AIS and GIS.

Working knowledge of National Grid standards and specifications

Proposal/Bid development experience, including leading multi discipline proposals to completion.

Experience of design & site construction review, the role is primary plant focused, but knowledge and understanding of secondary system design will be advantageous.

Experience with Control systems, transformers, HVDC systems, interconnectors, HV Protection & Control knowledge and experience would be advantageous.

Ideally CDAE / LCDAE approval

Qualifications

Master of Engineering degree (or equivalent education) in an appropriate engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.

Chartered Engineer (CEng), or Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent in the relevant field from any global organization.

Additional Information

At AECOM, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity

At AECOM, our Freedom to Grow philosophy supports flexibility and balance to help our people thrive. As part of this approach, we ask all hybrid employees to work from an AECOM office at least three days per week.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

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