Gestor de Obra

Job Description

Site Based role - We have projects in the East Coast, Central Belt, Borders, Glasgow, Ayrshire & Dumfries and Galloway. This is a site-based position with travel across multiple project locations.

Salary up to £62,425 with a strong benefits package, overtime opportunities available (further details below) and our excellent pension scheme, where we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

Full Time / Perm role based on 37 hour week.

Help us create a better future, quicker!

At ScottishPower, our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve. Their energy, expertise and ambition power our success - and we're now 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 large-scale network developments to future-focused expansion, the work you'll be part of will play a vital role in enabling a cleaner, greener energy system.

As a Site Manager (Overhead Lines), you'll join a multi-disciplined team responsible for the construction of new build, replacement, refurbishment and major overhead line projects. You'll be working as part of a team committed to delivering high-profile construction projects safely and efficiently.

Acting as the primary on-site representative, you'll take ownership of site activities and provide technical support and guidance throughout the overhead line construction phase.

What you'll be doing

• Monitor and manage contractor programmes in line with overall project delivery timelines
• Oversee the construction and commissioning of overhead line projects
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, CDM regulations, and environmental standards
• Drive quality and environmental performance, ensuring mitigation measures are implemented and monitored
• Support the delivery of works across distribution and transmission networks

What You'll Bring

You'll thrive in a contractor-led environment and be motivated by leading teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. Your ability to influence, challenge and collaborate will be key to success in this role.

We're open to candidates from a range of backgrounds within overhead lines and utilities. You might already be a Site Manager, or be looking to step up from a hands-on or supervisory role.

We'd be keen to hear from you if you have:

• Experience working on overhead line or transmission projects, ideally within utilities or infrastructure
• Exposure to projects across distribution and/or transmission networks (11kV - 400kV)
• Experience on higher voltage works (132kV, 275kV or 400kV) would be advantageous, but not essential
• A good understanding of overhead line construction, maintenance or commissioning activities (e.g. foundations, pole/tower erection, stringing or reconductoring)
• Experience working within a DNO, utilities, or infrastructure environment
• Knowledge of CDM regulations, site safety and temporary works
• Experience reviewing, approving or working with RAMS and permit systems
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with contractors and site teams

Qualifications / certifications (or working towards):

• SMSTS
• CSCS Card
• First Aid

We're also keen to hear from

• Experienced transmission & distribution linesmen/women looking to transition into site management.
• Candidates with strong practical overhead line experience and a solid understanding of industry delivery.

Overtime Payments (Overtime is optional)

• Mon-Sat (8pm-midnight): Time & ½
• Mon-Sat (midnight-8am): Double Time
• Sundays: Double Time

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 programme pathway 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].

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.