Engineering Section Head

Engineering Section Head

Edinburgh Park or Cambuslang options available

Salary from £65,600 to £82,000 per year, with a strong benefits package including an 20% Annual Bonus (performance related), Private Healthcare (Family) - plus a £450 per month Car Allowance.

Full Time / Permanent

Hybrid/Flexible Working Pattern

Help us create a better future, quicker  

At Scottish Power we know that our people are our strongest asset, so we’re always looking for individuals whose energy, intelligence and passion can help us reach our goals.
 

At the heart of all business visions and activities are the people whose individual efforts and performance make it happen. We encourage our people to be proud of where they work, to share their ideas and to own their careers. We promote a safe working environment and push people to shape and progress their careers so that we grow our talent within the company.
 

Role

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) will be delivering over £10 bn of investment in the GB electricity grid over the next 5 years. A major part of this is delivery of the Western Link2 (WL2) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) project in Joint Venture with National Grid.

You will manage and lead a team of professional Transmission design engineers and support staff responsible for developing, assessing and providing complex detailed engineering designs required to deliver the Western Link 2 HVDC project. Through your engineering leadership you will balance innovation and value engineering to reduce overall asset lifecycle costs on project. A key influencer in investment planning decisions as part of the development & delivery of the Transmission capital project program.

The role reports to the Project Director from a SPEN line management perspective. 

What you'll be doing

As a member of the WL2 senior management team, be able to work collaboratively in a matrix organisation across National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and SP Transmission (SPT) to ensure that a high quality, technically compliant and innovative product is delivered, satisfying both NGET, SPT and the WL2 Project Board

Lead a joint NGET and SPT Engineering multidisciplinary team to assess the design of a 2GW Converter Stations and the associated connections.

Lead a joint NGET and SPT Engineering multidisciplinary team to assess the design a 2GW cable circuits between Converter Stations, for which the route will be located onshore and offshore.

Responsible for ensuring compliance with SPT and NGET policies and to ensure the development, where required, of any additional engineering policies, processes and procedures for design and delivery of WL2 HVDC.

Responsible for monitoring the application of technical standards and quality of engineering across the multi-disciplinary areas from project design process through to construction completion and final record submission.

Encourage improvement in engineering design for cables and converters through active involvement in the proactive assessment of engineering solutions.

Responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of engineering lessons learnt and improvement initiatives for future HVDC links.

Take the lead across the SPT Projects engineering disciplines for coordination of the production of the System Construction Authorisation (SCA) ensuring key dates are achieved.

Balance and optimise the best use of engineering resources from both NGET and SPT to deliver Engineering Design works according to the project plan, and to integrate and manage external specialist resources across all project functions as required

Responsible for managing the production of technical tender documents, assessment of technical submissions, supporting the commercial assessment of the contract and any contract variations.

Responsible for the site records handover to the SPT-NGET Joint Venture, to ensure NGET and SPT Operational functions have all relevant information required to operate the link at takeover.

Ensure all plant and equipment is Type Registered and/or Approved for the use on NGET and/or SPT's Transmission Systems.

Build and lead a team of approximately 6 professional engineers for WL2 while supporting and influencing other parts of SPEN throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibility for multi-billion-pound project designs, ensuring full compliance with Safety requirements (e.g. CDM)

What you will bring

Degree in an Engineering discipline with relevant experience

Chartered Engineer Status (or working towards)

Experience in designing HVDC electrical infrastructure projects.

Good inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to form effective working relationships with other individuals, departments and businesses.

Ability to implement, apply and promote CDM and Health & Safety best practice in a design environment.

Having the ability to investigate and understand technical characteristics of substation and cable systems equipment both HVDC and HVAC.

An understanding in terms of the plant and equipment deployed for transmission networks and how it is operated / maintained.

Experience in the implementation of new technologies and engineering solutions to achieve reductions in project lifetime costs

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

• Access to ‘nudge’ 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.

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March-7-2025