Senior Project Engineer

Job Description

At SP Energy Networks, our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely, and sustainably in the communities we serve. We know people are central to building a better future, quicker, and we are seeking new talent to join our team in the Merseyside District.

What you’ll be doing

This is a non-operational role. You will be responsible for over-seeing & delivering district outputs in line with financial, regulatory, and business plan objectives, with a specific focus on maintaining network performance and resilience through proactive and reactive asset interventions. The role centres on the delivery and coordination of maintenance programmes, defect rectification, and non-fault planned works, ensuring network integrity, safety, and reliability are upheld.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal teams, customers, and external service partners to coordinate and facilitate the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance and planned works.
• Lead a small team ensuring their optimal performance, development and foster a positive working environment.
• Drive optimal operational and commercial performance from external delivery partners, ensuring alignment with contractual and quality standards.
• Compose and distribute accurate status reports for programmes of work, including progress, risks, productivity, and next steps.
• Coordinate multiple maintenance and intervention teams across various sites, ensuring effective scheduling, resource allocation and priority management.
• Lead by example in promoting a zero-accident culture and ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and procedures.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe, secure, and resilient network by proactively managing defects and prioritising risk-based interventions, also considering your contribution to minimising customer interruptions.
• Make efficient and informed decisions to control network risk, ensuring delivery of outputs within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Capture, track, and embed improvements in delivery performance, engaging with key stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Support strategic system improvements through proactive identification of asset condition issues, trends, and coordination of programmes to mitigate future risk.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant technical, operational, or planning experience, ideally in a maintenance, project delivery, risk or asset management environment.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, capable of managing multiple priorities and engaging confidently with a range of stakeholders.
• A proactive and adaptable mindset, with the motivation to lead and drive improvements across the team.
• Awareness of safety rules and procedures, or an appreciation of safety’s importance in an operational environment.
• A good understanding of the distribution network and its operation (preferred, but not essential).
• Confidence in presenting and explaining technical and project information clearly and concisely.
• A commitment to delivering outputs without compromising on safety, quality, or customer satisfaction.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and under pressure.

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 >£5.5 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.