Head of Substation Engineering – Transmission

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

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Performance bonus

Flexible benefits

Family and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Head of Engineering – Substations to lead the Substations discipline, setting engineering standards and driving robust governance across multiple projects. You will shape design approaches, balance safety and lifecycle value, and lead a 40-strong engineering team across the network.

Based in Scotland with a requirement to spend 50% of your week in the office, the role offers a competitive salary, car or car allowance, and a performance bonus within a comprehensive

Qualifications

• A degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of high-voltage electrical systems and Substation engineering.
• Significant senior engineering or technical leadership experience, ideally within electricity transmission, utilities or another safety-critical infrastructure environment.
• A strong understanding of engineering governance, Technical Authority and Design Authority.
• Exceptional 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 engineering decisions are consistent, robust and well governed across all projects.
• Drive innovation, Value Engineering and standardisation, embedding smarter, repeatable solutions that improve project and asset outcomes.
• Provide senior technical judgement on complex or novel engineering challenges, balancing safety, reliability, operability, constructability, cost, programme and whole-life value.
• Build a high-performing engineering community, leading and developing around 40 engineering specialists while strengthening technical capability, future leadership and collaboration across SSEN Transmission, our supply chain and industry partners.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical engineering

High-voltage systems

Governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Head of Engineering – Substations to lead the Substations discipline, setting engineering standards and driving robust governance across multiple projects. You will shape design approaches, balance safety and lifecycle value, and lead a 40-strong engineering team across the network.

Based in Scotland with a requirement to spend 50% of your week in the office, the role offers a competitive salary, car or car allowance, and a performance bonus within a comprehensive