Project Manager

ScottishPower; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase

Share Schemes

Payroll Giving and Charity Matched

Technology Vouchers

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Cycle to Work

Healthcare options

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Savesmart financial wellbeing

Job summary

SP Energy Networks is recruiting a Project Manager in Kilmarnock to lead the delivery of major Connections and Investment projects that support the energy transition and network resilience. You will manage a portfolio of high‑value, complex initiatives from initiation through to completion, ensuring safe, on-time delivery within budget while upholding quality standards.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and robust governance across

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in Engineering/Construction/PM.
• PM qualification (APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent).
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience delivering projects with a strong track record.
• Knowledge of regulatory environment, contracts and commercial awareness.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Connections or Investment projects from initiation to completion.
• Manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources and risks.
• Ensure delivery within scope, milestones and financial targets.
• Drive performance through planning, monitoring, reporting and controls.
• Govern change with proper governance and documentation.
• Build relationships with customers, authorities, contractors and teams.
• Manage customer expectations and delivery objectives.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with SPEN policies, CDM and industry standards.
• Promote safety culture and embed HSEQ requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Education

Engineering/Construction/PM degree or equivalent

Job description

Project Manager

Salary from £45,400 per year, plus excellent career progression opportunities and a fantastic benefits package.

Location: Kilmarnock

Permanent / Full Time

Closing Date: 16/10/26

Role

SP Energy Networks is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Manager to join our Delivery team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the successful delivery of major Connections and Investment projects that are critical to supporting the energy transition, network resilience, and customer growth across our licence areas.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high‑value, complex projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring delivery is achieved safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and project governance capabilities, working across multidisciplinary teams and engaging with customers, contractors, internal and external stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of Connections or Investment projects ranging from network reinforcement schemes through to large‑scale customer connection projects.
• Manage project execution plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and risk registers.
• Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed scope, programme milestones, and financial targets.
• Drive project performance through effective planning, monitoring, reporting, and control mechanisms.
• Manage project change processes and ensure governance requirements are met.
• Build strong relationships with customers, local authorities, contractors, consultants, and internal functional teams.
• Manage customer expectations while maintaining focus on delivery objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with SPEN policies, regulatory obligations, CDM regulations, and industry standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements are embedded throughout project delivery.
• Lead lessons learned activities and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Bring

• Degree qualification or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Project Management qualification such as APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Project / programme management experience, with a strong performance ethos and a track record of driving and delivering projects and initiatives.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.
• Effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.

Minimum Criteria

• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating.
• Experience in a project delivery role.
• Computer literacy.
• Microsoft suite.
• Experience in a programme management environment of multiple projects and disciplines.
• Understanding of health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Strong skills in planning, financial control, contractor and stakeholder management.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive 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
• Share Schemes
• 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 support
• 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 £10 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

October-17-2026