Senior Engineer (Development)

Location: St Vincent Crescent

Salary from £53,280 - £66,600

Closing Date – 13/02/26

Help us create a better future, quicker

Lead the charge in shaping the energy networks of tomorrow by designing and developing innovative, high-impact projects. You’ll be at the heart of creating robust, seamlessly coordinated substation initiatives and strategic programmes of work that power entire licence areas.

What you’ll be doing

In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the delivery of innovative, high-impact programmes that drive efficiency, value, and regulatory performance across our licence areas. You’ll develop forward-thinking plans and balanced workbooks, aligning business outputs with strategic, financial, and operational goals. 
As a key representative of SP Energy Networks, you’ll build trusted relationships with stakeholders and customers, champion a culture of safety, and embrace innovation to continuously improve how we design and deliver. With a strong engineering foundation, you’ll enhance the resilience and longevity of our network while mentoring future talent and shaping the energy systems that power our communities.
 

What you’ll bring

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring a strong foundation in design standards up to 33kV, along with a deep understanding of the regulatory environment, including key output and incentive mechanisms. Your commercial awareness enables you to strike the right balance between exceptional customer service, efficient network design, and maximising return on investment and have a proven track record of engaging effectively with stakeholders and customers, backed by excellent communication and presentation skills across all levels of the organisation.
You’ll be adept at managing competing priorities, using sound engineering and financial judgement to identify optimal solutions. A clear grasp of the business drivers and the wider commercial landscape in which SP Energy Networks operates is essential. Your background will include technical and operational leadership in a relevant engineering role within the utilities sector, where you’ve demonstrated the ability to solve complex challenges and apply advanced network analysis modelling tools.
To be considered, you’ll need a relevant engineering or professional qualification or equivalent experience, a solid history in project development, hands-on experience in network construction or operations, and strong computer literacy.
   

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.

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