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Director P&C

Contract

Permanent

Location

Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, London,, United Kingdom

Salary

£110,000

Director – Protection & Control UK-Wide (Flexible) | 20+ Years' Experience | Executive Leadership


The Opportunity

We are partnering with a globally recognised engineering consultancy to appoint a Director of Protection & Control — the most senior P&C hire in their UK and Continental Europe operation. This is an executive-level role with full strategic ownership of a discipline that sits at the heart of the energy transition, spanning high-voltage AIS and GIS substations, transmission assets, HVDC interconnectors, and energy storage systems.

If you're a recognised authority in P&C engineering who is ready to define the direction of a major capability — not just deliver within it — this is the role.


What You'll Be Doing

  • Defining and leading the strategic direction of the P&C capability across the UK and Europe
  • Providing executive leadership across FEED and detailed design workstreams for National Grid and DNO clients
  • Overseeing technical assurance, quality control, and delivery excellence across all P&C projects
  • Leading major bids — owning technical strategy, resource alignment, and senior client engagement
  • Developing and maintaining strategic client relationships to drive business development and market positioning
  • Representing the business in industry bodies and forums, with direct influence on standards and best practice
  • Leading recruitment, succession planning, and long-term capability development across the discipline
  • Chairing high-level design reviews, hazard reviews, and technical governance meetings
  • Ensuring CDM compliance and proactive management of technical risk at programme level

What We're Looking For

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering (BEng or MEng); Chartered Engineer (IET)
  • National Grid CDAE status
  • TP141 Authorisation (Protection & Control) — essential
  • 20+ years as a recognised authority in P&C engineering at high voltage (132kV–400kV)
  • Proven leadership across large-scale infrastructure programmes and multidisciplinary teams
  • Strong commercial acumen — bid strategy, client engagement, and business growth
  • Demonstrated success in building and developing high-performing engineering teams
  • The gravitas and communication skills to influence at board, client, and industry level

The Package & Culture

Our client offers an executive-level package commensurate with the seniority of the role, including private medical cover, enhanced parental leave, and comprehensive professional development support. Flexible and hybrid working is fully supported across a range of UK office locations.

This is a rare opportunity to shape a discipline, not just manage it — within a business that genuinely values technical leadership at the highest level.


Interested?

This is a confidential search. Please reach out directly to the team at embs energy to have an initial conversation.


 

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