Hydro Asset Maintenance Lead – Safety & Reliability

SSE PLC; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Performance-related bonus

Benefits for finances, wellbeing and a

Job summary

SSE in Scotland is seeking a Lead Engineer to join the Hydro Asset Maintenance Team. You will lead engineers and technicians across the Affric Beauly and Connon Shin sections, focusing on safety, defect rectification and long-term asset reliability.

You will direct work packages, manage risks, build capable teams, and oversee outage and budget plans with precise forecasting and cost control. The role requires clear, timely decisions and a commitment to safety and compliance.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or HNC with substantial technical experience.
• Proven experience in a process/engineering environment, hydro generation preferred.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to coach or mentor others and make timely safety-focused decisions.
• Strong commercial management with budgets experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance team to deliver high safety standards, from designing work packages to on-site completion.
• Own engineering risks across the section, prioritise activities to optimise asset performance and manage business risk.
• Develop and map competency, promote knowledge and continuous improvement across the section.
• Manage long-term and in-year outage and budget plans with forecasting and cost control.
• Lead collaboration with operations, providing engineering expertise and supporting compliance decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree or HNC with substantial experience

Job description

SSE in Scotland is seeking a Lead Engineer to join the Hydro Asset Maintenance Team. You will lead engineers and technicians across the Affric Beauly and Connon Shin sections, focusing on safety, defect rectification and long-term asset reliability.

You will direct work packages, manage risks, build capable teams, and oversee outage and budget plans with precise forecasting and cost control. The role requires clear, timely decisions and a commitment to safety and compliance.