Senior Data Science Leader – Energy Management (Hybrid)

iberdrola; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Car allowance

Private family healthcare

Salary sacrifice pension

Job summary

ScottishPower, part of the Iberdrola Group, is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager in Glasgow to lead strategy, architecture and delivery of data platforms for energy management. You’ll drive ML capabilities, data governance, and collaboration with business stakeholders to translate challenges into scalable solutions.

In this hybrid role, you’ll oversee external delivery partners, manage a portfolio of programmes, and champion enterprise data transformation on the path to Net Zero.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data science, data architecture, migration and modern data engineering.
• Proven ability to design scalable data solutions from complex requirements.
• Experience with data governance and testing frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder communication across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, delivery, testing, and ongoing development of data solutions across energy management.
• Translate business challenges into scalable data solutions with stakeholders.
• Develop a strategic migration roadmap to modernise platforms.
• Act as product owner for GEM data architecture and oversee external delivery partners.
• Manage a portfolio of projects and represent GEM’s data strategy at leadership forums.
• Shape ML and data visualization capabilities as part of the tech landscape.

Skills

Data architecture

Data migration

Modern data engineering

Cloud data platforms

Agile and Scrum

Leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Azure ML

Synapse

AWS

SQL

Unix-based environments

Job description

ScottishPower, part of the Iberdrola Group, is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager in Glasgow to lead strategy, architecture and delivery of data platforms for energy management. You’ll drive ML capabilities, data governance, and collaboration with business stakeholders to translate challenges into scalable solutions.

In this hybrid role, you’ll oversee external delivery partners, manage a portfolio of programmes, and champion enterprise data transformation on the path to Net Zero.