Site Manager (Electrical)
Scottish Power
Company Overview
ScottishPower Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iberdrola
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
1990
Approximately 5,000 employees (source: linkedin.com). Revenue figures for 2023 are not disclosed, but Iberdrola has committed £24 billion in UK investments by 2028, including through ScottishPower (source: energyadvicehub.org).
What They Do
ScottishPower is a vertically integrated energy company that operates as the distribution network operator for Central and Southern Scotland, Merseyside, North Wales, and parts of Cheshire and Shropshire. The company supplies electricity and gas to homes and businesses across the United Kingdom and generates power for the grid (source: wikipedia.org). Its core technology focus includes wind energy, solar power, grid upgrades, battery storage, and low-carbon hydrogen, having transitioned to generating 100% green electricity by divesting its coal and gas assets (source: wikipedia.org). ScottishPower's product offerings encompass renewable generation from 38 onshore wind farms and over 40 operational sites producing more than 3 GW of total capacity, alongside services like smart grids, EV charging, heat pumps, and solar solutions for businesses (source: scottishpower.co.uk). The company targets UK residential customers, commercial businesses, and wholesale energy trading, leveraging its position as part of Iberdrola, a world leader in wind energy (source: energybrokers.co.uk).
Projects & Track Record
ScottishPower has completed several notable projects, including the Whitelee onshore wind farm, which is Europe's largest at 539 MW, featuring 215 turbines and a 50 MW battery (source: wikipedia.org). The company also repowered Scotland's first commercial wind farm, Hagshaw Hill, which was brought back online in November 2025 to increase output and community benefits (source: scottishpowerrenewables.com). Ongoing major projects include the East Anglia ONE and East Anglia THREE offshore wind farms, as well as the Wikinger offshore project in the German Baltic Sea (source: cisco.com). ScottishPower Renewables manages Iberdrola's UK portfolio, which exceeds 2,000 MW from 40 wind farms, with plans for further solar and hydrogen expansion (source: windenergyireland.com).
Recent Developments
In recent years, ScottishPower secured £1.35 billion for seven grid upgrades, including subsea cables and substations, to enhance the transport of Scottish wind power southward (source: energyadvicehub.org). Iberdrola announced a significant £24 billion investment in the UK by 2028, focusing on renewables and grid resilience (source: energyadvicehub.org). Additionally, ScottishPower Renewables is set to invest nearly £3 billion in offshore and onshore wind and solar projects from 2023 to 2025 (source: cisco.com). In the hydrogen sector, Iberdrola launched a unit in September 2023, targeting 600 MW by 2025 and 5 GW by 2030, with ScottishPower's Green Hydrogen for Scotland project featuring a 10 MW electrolyser (source: energybrokers.co.uk).
Working There
ScottishPower offers a variety of roles across renewables development and operations, energy networks, generation, and support functions such as energy management and IT/security (source: scottishpowerrenewables.com). The company primarily hires at its Glasgow headquarters, with operations linked to UK-wide wind farms and offshore sites in East Anglia and the Southern North Sea (source: windenergyireland.com). Company culture emphasizes innovation in renewables and community engagement, as evidenced by initiatives like the MachairWind feedback phase and partnerships with local organizations (source: scottishpower.co.uk). While specific benefits are not detailed, the firm invests heavily in green initiatives and supports employee-driven net-zero transitions for business clients (source: scottishpower.com).
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Job Description
At ScottishPower, our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve. Their energy, expertise and ambition power our success - and we're looking for individuals who share that passion to help shape the future of our Transmission business within SP Energy Networks.
With major investment underway and some of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in our history, our Transmission teams are delivering essential upgrades that will transform how energy is transmitted across the South of Scotland. From largescale network developments to futurefocused expansion, the work you'll be part of will play a critical role in enabling a cleaner, greener energy system.
We're now looking for a Site Manager, a pivotal role within the SPT business with responsibility for managing construction outputs during the delivery phase of SP Energy Networks' Core Projects.
As part of a multidisciplined delivery team - including Construction Managers, Project Managers, HSQE Consultants, Quantity Surveyors and Design Engineers - you'll support the planning and delivery of key construction projects.
Acting as the primary onsite representative, you'll take confident ownership of site activity and provide technical support and advice, primarily on the electrical aspects of construction across transmission projects.
You'll lead the onsite management and delivery of Core Projects within our Transmission business, contributing to the construction of new build, replacement, refurbishment and other major transmission programmes.
What you'll be doing
With your experience in managing transmission construction projects, including Contractor Site management you will be confident at monitoring and managing contractor's works, tracking progress, keeping accurate site records ensuring compliance with all Health & Safety and Environmental legislation. Ensure Constructability and working methods are interpreted and aligned with Engineering Design scope, drawings, and standards, providing technical expertise and management of work packages. Drive the commercial management and administration of each work package including measuring & monitoring of time and cost against agreed delivery strategy. You will have technical Knowledge and experience in quality control and inspection and testing of structure and main plant installation e.g Grid TX's, Auxiliary Earthing Transformers, CB's, PI, CVT, CT's, SA, ES, Pantographs & Disconnector's. We will also look for you to have Experience in cable installation, glanding and terminating, protection & control systems, telecoms, earthing, mechanical and electrical interlocking/testing.
What you'll bring
You enjoy, and are focused, on leading a team in a contractor's environment, and your excellent negotiation and influencing skills will be a great attribute to the team.
If you have the following experience that we are looking for, then we want to hear from you:
- Experience in managing transmission construction projects
- Experience as a Site Manager preferably with experience of carrying out duties associated with the Principal Contractor role, managing multiple contractors
- Ability to understand electrical design drawings, circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams and all inspection and testing
- Primary knowledge of specifications, designs, maintenance, construction and commissioning of electrical works within a substation environment
- Awareness of NEC conditions of contract
- Proficient with IT and software packages such as Microsoft office
- Prior experience of working in a live Substation environment working under electrical safety rules.
- Holds SMSTS, or equivalent safety training.
- Full First Aid certification
- Clean Driving Licence
Development opportunities at ScottishPower we believe in investing in our people that's why we have formed a training partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Every year we provide opportunities to learn and develop new skills through further education, job shadowing and mentoring.
Minimum Requirements
- Preferred relevant HND or equivalent experience in the Construction Management field associated with the role for the Power Sector.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Full UK driving licence
- Current five-day SMSTS qualification
Overtime payments:
- Monday - Saturday 8pm till midnight - Time and a half
- Monday - Saturday midnight to 8am - Double Time
- Sunday - Double Time
- Overtime is not mandatory.
What's in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At Scottish Power, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future, and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow.
That's why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave
- Business mileage claimed at £0.45/mile upto 10,000 miles, £0.25 thereafter.
- Holiday purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
- Count us in - pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to 'nudge' financial wellbeing support
- Plus, shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
- CIOB Chartership programmes available.
Why SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network - connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously.
We're investing over £12 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.
We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].
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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
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