Lead Engineer

ScottishPower; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Pension up to 10% company contribution

Equity Plans

Healthcare options

Job summary

ScottishPower is seeking a Lead Engineer – Circuits Risk in Glasgow. You will shape strategic asset risk plans for the transmission network and influence investment decisions, while ensuring regulatory reporting and industry alignment.

You will lead maintenance strategies, develop condition assessment approaches, and collaborate across teams to balance priorities and deliver high standards of asset reliability.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Chartered membership of the IET or working towards it.
• Comprehensive knowledge of transmission system assets including construction and operation.
• Strong knowledge of asset risk management approaches and ALARP principles.
• Expert knowledge of transmission overhead lines.
• Working knowledge of industry codes and standards.
• Understanding of the Electricity System Operator, Transmission Owner and Distribution Network Operator roles.
• Knowledge of transmission network design approaches and regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic long-term asset risk plans for the transmission network and influence investment priorities.
• Shape maintenance strategies for transmission overhead line assets.
• Develop condition assessment strategies for overhead line assets and feed data into asset risk systems.
• Ensure investment strategy aligns with Ofgem reporting requirements.
• Manage asset risk and liaise with industry parties on transmission system.
• Provide engineering support across SPEN as a technical specialist.
• Engage with stakeholders on asset risk management and industry representation.
• Plan workloads across multiple activities while meeting deadlines.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Chartered engineer (IET)

Asset risk management

ALARP principles

Transmission overhead lines

Industry codes & standards

Industry structure awareness

Design approaches knowledge

Commercial awareness

International activities knowledge

Strong communication

Education

Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Chartered membership of IET or working towards

Job description

Lead Engineer – Circuits Risk

Location

Glasgow HQ, Glasgow

Salary + benefits

Starting from £63,200 per annum, plus comprehensive benefits package including pension scheme with up to 10% company contribution and professional development support

Closing date

09/11/26

Help us create a better future, quicker

Join SP Energy Networks as a Lead Engineer – Circuits Risk and play a key role in shaping the future of Scotland's transmission network. This position sits within our Asset Strategy team, where you will influence strategic investment and policy choices that ensure the long-term resilience and performance of critical overhead line and underground cable assets. You will develop strategic asset risk plans that directly advance our RIIO-T3 and RIIO-T4 planning goals, helping us deliver a safe, reliable, and resilient electricity system. As part of our Circuits Risk team, you will provide technical guidance through industry coordination and innovation, while working across operational, engineering, and delivery teams to prioritise investment and address changing network needs. This is an opportunity to make a real impact on how we manage risk across our transmission infrastructure, advancing Scotland's Net Zero 2044 goal.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop strategic long-term asset risk plans for the transmission network, directly influencing investment priorities and the development and delivery of asset intervention programmes.
• Shape maintenance strategies for transmission overhead line assets, ensuring our approach remains effective and efficient
• Develop condition assessment strategies for overhead line assets, ensuring asset condition is fully captured and feeds critical data into asset risk systems to inform future investment strategies
• Ensure our investment strategy is clear and fully justified in line with Ofgem reporting requirements
• Manage a network and asset assurance framework that demonstrates the fitness for purpose and performance expectations of our asset base
• Manage asset risk and liaise with other industry parties on the transmission system, defining asset management strategies and plans in a cost-effective manner
• Provide engineering assistance across SPEN as a technical specialist
• Participate in engagement with key industry stakeholders on the technical development of asset risk management, ensuring SPEN's position is well represented and viewed favorably within the industry
• Organise and plan workload across multiple simultaneous activities, balancing deadlines, competing priorities and stakeholder requirements while maintaining high standards of delivery

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with relevant experience in the transmission sector
• Chartered membership of the IET or equivalent, or working towards this qualification
• Comprehensive knowledge of transmission system assets, covering construction, operations, working practices, and systems
• Strong knowledge of asset risk management approaches, risk assessment methodologies, and ALARP principles
• Expert knowledge of transmission overhead lines (required for this role)
• Working knowledge of industry codes and standards
• Familiarity with the industry structure including the separate roles of the Electricity System Operator, Transmission Owner, and Distribution Network Operator
• Knowledge of transmission network design approaches and regulatory frameworks impacting SPEN
• Awareness of commercial issues related to distribution and transmission networks, financial policies and procedures, and SPEN's strategic aims within the ScottishPower and Iberdrola groups
• Knowledge of international activities in power systems operations (beneficial)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to write clear reports and present complex technical matters to non-technical audiences
• Track record of providing quality service and meeting customer expectations
• Ability to organise your workload effectively across multiple activities, managing deadlines and various priorities with professionalism

What’s In It For You

As well as an attractive 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%.

Benefits

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Equity Plans
• 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 assistance
• 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 [e-mail].

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.

IMPORTANT

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below November-9-2026