Senior Project Manager – Real Time Systems

Job Description

Join SP Energy Networks as a Senior Technical Project Manager and play a vital role in delivering cutting-edge Real Time Control Systems and Advanced Energy Management Systems. You'll provide project management expertise, programme coordination, and technical direction for our Strategy & Development team, working on the delivery of Core Services Layer and REPOWER Centralised systems. This position offers the opportunity to shape innovative R&D projects under regulatory frameworks including SIF, NIA, and Innovation Rollout Mechanism, directly enabling Scotland's goal to reach Net Zero by 2044. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you'll ensure third-party supplied technical solutions transition smoothly into operational deployment, making a tangible impact on the future of energy infrastructure.

What you'll be doing

• You'll take ownership of technical projects from inception through to operational deployment, working within the Advanced Energy Management System Department. Your role includes creating project charters, preparing technical roadmaps, and managing project plans in coordination with technical specialists. You'll guide and motivate both internal and external project teams, ensuring all stakeholders remain engaged throughout the project lifecycle.
• Financial management will be a key accountability, with oversight of budgets up to £5m using project business systems. You'll prepare essential reporting for PMO and financial reviews, assist in generating investment dossiers, and participate in procurement exercises. Working with third-party companies, you'll help develop and negotiate project contracts while maintaining rigorous budgetary control.
• Risk management forms a critical part of your remit. You'll develop contingency plans, manage change control processes, and ensure technical and quality strategies align with project requirements. Enabling the handover to Delivery Teams, you'll coordinate the installation of hardware, software, communication systems, and substation equipment. Running retrospectives to capture lessons learned, you'll drive continuous improvement across all projects. You may also deputise for the AEMS Manager and help develop and implement departmental strategy.

What you'll bring

• You'll have practical experience with Real-Time Control Systems and ADMS Systems, combined with project management expertise in ICT environments. A qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, SCRUM Master or equivalent demonstrates your professional capability. Your track record includes managing complex ICT projects with budgets up to £5m and guiding teams of up to 10 people.
• Your technical knowledge spans ICT systems delivery, including software and platform engineering, along with System Architecture covering Servers, Firewalls, and Routers. You hold an HND or Degree level qualification and possess recognised Project/Programme qualifications. Your experience with financial management systems such as SAP enables you to handle POs, Invoices, Accruals, and Payments effectively.
• You bring strong communication abilities with clear written and oral skills in English. Proficiency in project management tools and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) enables your daily work. Your approach to risk management is proactive and conscientious, and you remain highly motivated and positive under pressure. You can manage stakeholders effectively, ensuring buy-in across diverse groups, and you're experienced in guiding teams through technology-focused projects with complex interfaces and multiple stakeholders. A full and valid UK driving licence is required. Above all, you demonstrate strong safety awareness, professional behaviour, integrity, a positive 'can do' attitude, flexibility, and self-discipline.

What's in it for you

As well as an attractive 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
• Equity Plans
• 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 assistance
• 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 presence 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 goal to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly enabling the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a focus on investing 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. These values, along with our core principles, bring us into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all types 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 adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related accommodations. If you need assistance, 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.