Senior Project Manager

Job Description

ScottishPower's RIIO-T3 Business Plan is a £12 billion investment to upgrade and expand the electricity transmission network across Central and Southern Scotland from 2026 to 2031. This exciting investment plan aims to connect up to 19GW of clean energy, support over 11,000 jobs, and accelerate the UK's journey to Net Zero by 2035.

As part of this campaign, we are delighted to announce we have several new opportunities for Senior Project Managers to join our business and be part of a growing team, bringing your expertise to help deliver real changes that positively impact communities and climate goals.

Role

The position of Senior Project Manager sits within SP Transmission and will report to the Lead Project Manager. In this role you'll be responsible for leading a multi-disciplined team to deliver major Capital investment projects within the SP Transmission licence area.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the development / delivery of a portfolio of complex capital projects, ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and adherence to budget, quality, and timelines.
• Own project governance - manage contracts, financial forecasting, and risk mitigation throughout the full lifecycle.
• Drive performance and efficiency by identifying and implementing innovation, value engineering, and best practices to outperform price control targets.
• Develop and manage project programmes, ensuring accurate scheduling and resource planning across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Managing a range of multi-discipline internal teams and external contractors and ensuring delivery of key project outputs in line with business targets.
• Champion stakeholder engagement-build strong relationships internally (design, PMO, construction, procurement, operations) and externally (local authorities, contractors, regulators, community).
• Ensure safe and compliant construction delivery, maintaining operational access and mitigating environmental risks.
• Deliver quality outcomes - oversee testing, handover, and ensure accurate asset data entry into corporate systems.
• Promote continuous improvement through lessons learned, project reviews, and sharing best practices across the wider portfolio.

What you'll bring

• Proven leadership in complex project development/delivery, preferably within electrical infrastructure or transmission projects.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Expertise in project management methodologies, risk management, and contract administration (NEC, JCT, FIDIC).
• A working knowledge of the technical characteristics and workings of the Electricity Transmission System.
• A working knowledge of infrastructure planning and consenting requirements.
• Financial acumen - forecasting, cost control, and capital efficiency planning.
• Deep understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation, particularly CDM regulations.
• Managing stakeholders and Governance for allocated projects.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders without direct line authority.
• Strategic problem-solving skills - able to devise solutions for complex challenges and drive efficiency.
• Excellent organisational and planning capability, managing long-term, multi-year projects and multi-disciplinary resources.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement, ensuring best practice adoption across the portfolio.
• Driving license (travel across SPEN locations required).

Minimum Criteria

• Experience in a programme management environment of multiple projects and disciplines.
• Understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Working knowledge of NEC 3 / 4 contract frameworks.
• Experience of managing a complex programme of contracts, multiple work programmes and commercial contracts.

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, 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
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

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 £10bn+ 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].

Mobility

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.