Full-time

Head of Substations

Posted by Matchtech • west midlands, england, United-Kingdom

📍 west midlands, england 🕒 June 20, 2026

About the Role

Head of Substations

Our client, a key player in the energy sector, is currently seeking a Head of Substations - P&C Design to join their team. This permanent role offers the opportunity to lead engineering functions in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

  • Lead and develop the substation design function across Plant and P&C disciplines.
  • Define technical standards, best practices and long-term capability requirements.
  • Promote safety-by-design, quality assurance and compliance with UK/EU legislation and industry standards (ENA, BS, IEC).
  • Align design resources with business strategy and project demand.
  • Responsibility for resource planning and recruitment.

Technical Authority

  • Oversee Primary Plant design including specifications, layouts and detailed engineering for switchgear, transformers, earthing, auxiliaries and as...

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