Senior Civil Projects Engineer – Hydro, Car + Bonus

SSE plc; Inverness; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships

Online GP service

Cycle to Work

Family benefits (maternity/adoption/pP

Job summary

SSE Renewables Hydro Asset Management is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive civil engineering capital maintenance across hydro assets. You will provide technical leadership to a team of engineers and collaborate with operations, maintenance and planning to ensure safe, efficient asset management.

This role offers a permanent, full-time contract with flexible first options and is based in locations including Contin, Inverness, Foyers or Fort William, with 50% site presence.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer status or progress toward professional registration.
• Experience delivering engineering projects in an operational environment.
• Knowledge of hydro generation assets, dams, waterways or similar infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape annual work programmes, budgets and resource plans.
• Own project and programme finances with tight cost control.
• Support outage planning and coordinate engineering input.
• Build relationships with operations, contractors and stakeholders.
• Coach and mentor engineers to build team capability.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Hydro asset knowledge

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

SSE Renewables Hydro Asset Management is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive civil engineering capital maintenance across hydro assets. You will provide technical leadership to a team of engineers and collaborate with operations, maintenance and planning to ensure safe, efficient asset management.

This role offers a permanent, full-time contract with flexible first options and is based in locations including Contin, Inverness, Foyers or Fort William, with 50% site presence.