Senior Engineer

Job Description

With plans to see SP Energy Networks (SPEN), part of the ScottishPower Group, look to invest over £5bn in transmission projects across our transmission network in central and southern Scotland by 2030, the Strategic Project team will play a key role in supporting SPEN to work at pace to deliver the transmission network that is required to support ambitions Scottish and UK Government 2030 targets.

SPEN are currently recruiting a Senior Engineer (Engineering Coordination Manager) to join the SP Transmission Strategic team to manage and coordinate engineering interface activities from feasibility to detailed engineering designs for transmission network projects (132kV and above) for all engineering disciplines i.e. Substations, Civils, Protection and Control and Circuits.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Engineer (Engineering Coordination Manager), you can expect to:

• Manage interfaces and information flow between EPC contractors and OEM suppliers to ensure deliverables and programme milestones are maintained or accelerated.
• Manage all engineering information exchanges, such as drawings, surveys, layouts, calculations, etc. from concept design to VFC stage. Information can be received in any format and from several resources.
• Participate in weekly/monthly meetings to ensure interfaces and engineering coordination between different contractors are managed and any interface/design risks are highlighted and recorded.
• Setting up interface meetings between framework contractors, OEM suppliers and other SPEN functions such as Asset Management and Standards to ensure design information and requirements are agreed and risks are recorded and mitigated.
• Actively ensuring projects meet their obligations as a Principal Designer under CDM regulations by ensuring design risks are recorded and up to date and all relevant information is logged and shared with appropriate parties.
• Ensuring delivery is de-risked with input to early stages of design with EPC contractors and provision of accurate and timely information.
• Coordinate with other SPT/SPD projects such as connections or asset modernization, ensuring efficiencies in design, delivery and system access by working with the various stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to provide end to end integrated design solutions.
• Perform all duties with and promote internally and externally a strong emphasis on health, safety, quality and environmental compliance and continuous improvement.
• Drive industry best practice and technological advances within the project team/department.

What you'll bring

• Ability to understand and coordinate the transfer of information between interested parties in a rigorous and timely manner.
• Experience in working with CDE tools such as ACC and ProjectWise.
• Demonstratable experience from one or more engineering disciplines such as: Substations, Civils, Protection and Control, OHL, Drawing Office and BIM.
• Experience in Electricity Network Construction Projects is preferrable.
• Experience in working in dynamic project environments and ensuring availability of data and information to maintain programme and project delivery.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a diverse and demanding workload
• Ability to implement, apply and promote CDM and Health & Safety best practice in a design environment.

To be successful in a role you will need to demonstrate as a minimum:

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience working in an EPC environment delivering engineering solutions and designs for high value and complex Plant Engineering projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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 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 SmartSave 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.