Chief Substation Engineering Leader – Transmission

SSEN Transmission; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Flexible first options

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Head of Engineering – Substations to provide technical and people leadership across our Substations discipline, shaping how we design, develop and assure the transmission network of the future.

Based from Scotland with 50% of the week in the office across Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness, you’ll lead a team of around 40 engineers, drive governance and innovation, and balance safety, reliability and whole-life value while collaborating with the SSEN

Qualifications

• A degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience, ideally with an electrical engineering background.
• Strong knowledge of high-voltage electrical systems and Substation engineering.
• Significant senior engineering or technical leadership experience in electricity transmission or utilities.
• Understanding of engineering governance, Technical Authority and Design Authority.
• Excellent people leadership, communication and commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the Substations discipline, setting direction and ensuring the right engineering standards, policies and technical guidance are in place.
• Lead Technical Authority for Substations, ensuring decisions are robust and well governed across all projects.
• Drive innovation, value engineering and standardisation across projects.
• Provide senior technical judgement on complex engineering challenges balancing safety, reliability and life-cycle value.
• Build and develop around 40 engineering specialists and collaborate with SSEN Transmission, supply chain and partners.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Technical leadership

Engineering governance

People leadership

Commercial judgement

Innovation

Education

Degree-level engineering qualification

Job description

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Head of Engineering – Substations to provide technical and people leadership across our Substations discipline, shaping how we design, develop and assure the transmission network of the future.

Based from Scotland with 50% of the week in the office across Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness, you’ll lead a team of around 40 engineers, drive governance and innovation, and balance safety, reliability and whole-life value while collaborating with the SSEN