ICP Engineering Manager - Fixed-Term Contract

SSE plc; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Wellbeing benefits (GP and counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the ICP design and delivery of electrical networks. You will act as delegated design authority, ensuring basis of design, scope and approvals align with governance and client expectations.

Manage a diverse team, budgets, and risk across projects to deliver high-quality designs. You will coordinate resources for tenders, support techno-economic reviews, and report progress to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering designs for major electrical infrastructure projects.
• Experience with regulated transmission and distribution operators.
• Ability to identify hazards and mitigate risk through design.
• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary engineering disciplines.
• Proven leadership of diverse engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as delegated design authority ensuring basis of design and approvals.
• Lead a diverse engineering and design team and manage budgets.
• Identify hazards and mitigate risk through design across projects.
• Secure resources for projects and manage resourcing.
• Maintain engineering standards and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Provide mentoring and development plans for the team.

Skills

Power distribution

Electrical infrastructure

NERS processes

ICP experience

Leadership

Communication

Resource planning

Risk management

Education

Chartered Engineer or Incorporated status

Job description

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Reading, Cardiff, London, Glasgow or Perth Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + Bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. Working Pattern: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

Accountable for the engineering and design of ICP electrical networks. Ensuring the management of resources is effectively deployed with the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience; Design risk is managed through robust design principals and hazard identification, including management and oversight of NERS design processes; Provide design assurance, guiding projects through Enterprise Governance, and having the appropriate level of competence to review and approve designs through the development lifecycle.

A key requirement of the role is providing robust and comprehensive support to tendering activity in order to secure the ICP pipeline. The engineering manager is required to coordinate resource and expertise in supporting technical bid submissions, and techno-economic reviews of contractor proposals.

As part of the management team for Engineering in Customer Asset Portfolio and reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, the ICP Engineering Manager will ultimately support the successful growth of the ICP business.

You will

• Hold the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to act as a delegated design authority for projects, ensuring that the basis of design, specification and scope is developed in an appropriate manner in line with the expectations clients and internal governance; outlining and being accountable for appropriate design reviews and approvals in line with NERS.
• Inclusively manage a diverse engineering and design team ensuring that good engineering principals, process and procedures are developed and managed within the team. Have a good understanding of project programmes and attentiveness in managing key risks on projects through your direct reports. Accountable for setting and/or approving project design development budgets and ensuring they are managed throughout the project lifecycle. Build relationships with key senior stakeholders and confidently report on projects with effective communication.
• Hold the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to identify hazards and work methodically to mitigate risk through design, continually monitoring and reducing risk throughout the project development. Ensuring that training and development is identified and to develop the whole teams understanding and skills in safety through design, embedding a positive HSQE culture across the team.
• Ensure appropriate resources are secured for projects either internally or externally through our design framework and delivery contractors. Monitor and manage resourcing across projects continually, making changes where needed in a proactive manner.
• Responsible for engineering standards and quality of designs, ensuring that industry standards, internal standards and any regulatory standards are interpreted correctly and reflected with compliant design outputs.
• Create an inclusive and psychologically safe environment for your team to develop as engineering professionals, monitoring performance and stretching individuals appropriately through personal development plans and objective setting cycles providing the relevant mentoring and training.

You have

• Extensive experience in power distribution and electrical infrastructure at HV and EHV in the UK, particularly regulated and licensed networks including NERS processes and ideally in an ICP environment.
• Experience in working with regulated transmission and distribution operators for large connections.
• Significant experience in the management of engineering projects, developing and delivering designs for major electrical infrastructure projects.
• Chartered Engineer or Incorporated status (or can demonstrate working towards professional registration).
• Can demonstrate strong technical skills and have a detailed understanding of technical/commercial interactions.
• Can demonstrate experience in identifying, procuring and managing specific engineering disciplines required for multi-disciplinary projects.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
• The ability to work well in a team and demonstrate inclusive behaviours to build a proud and diverse team.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSE Energy Customer Solutions serves over 1.3 million households and businesses across the UK and Ireland. We help our customers accelerate their net zero ambitions by providing energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

• Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships.
• Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service.
• Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme.
• As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

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We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.