Senior Design Engineer (Civils)
ScottishPower
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Job summary
ScottishPower’s SP Energy Networks seeks a Senior Civil Design Engineer in Cambuslang to lead civil design across transmission infrastructure. You’ll deliver earthworks, roads, drainage, foundations, and buildings while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
Join a team driving sustainable energy projects with BIM, CAD tools, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, in a permanent hybrid role with a competitive package.
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Civil or Structural Engineering with relevant experience.
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or working toward membership.
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel.
- Experience delivering civil designs for transmission or distribution projects.
- Familiar with earthworks, drainage, foundations, access roads and buildings.
- Understanding of BIM, sustainability and carbon reduction.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support civil engineering design of transmission projects.
- Develop engineering specs, calculations, drawings and docs.
- Deliver designs for earthworks, drainage, foundations, structures and buildings.
- Review tender submissions and contractor proposals.
- Provide technical support through development and construction phases.
- Ensure designs meet legislation, standards and safety.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for integrated solutions.
- Drive innovation and adoption of best practices.
- Support development and delivery of technical and safety training.
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Job description
At SP Energy Networks our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely and sustainably in the communities we serve.
At SP Energy Networks, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.
As a Senior Civil Design Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and delivering civil and structural engineering solutions across the transmission network. Working on major infrastructure projects, you will provide technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring safe, efficient and sustainable engineering outcomes.
- Lead and support the civil engineering design of transmission infrastructure projects.
- Develop engineering specifications, calculations, drawings and technical documentation.
- Deliver designs for earthworks, access roads, drainage, concrete foundations, steel structures and buildings.
- Review technical requirements, tender submissions and contractor proposals.
- Provide technical support during project development and construction phases.
- Ensure designs comply with relevant legislation, industry standards and safety requirements.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated project solutions.
- Drive innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of industry best practice.
- Support the development and delivery of technical and safety training where required.
- Degree or HND in Civil, Structural or a related Engineering discipline, with relevant industry experience.
- Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status or actively working towards professional accreditation.
- Experience delivering civil engineering designs for transmission or distribution network projects.
- Knowledge of earthworks, drainage, foundations, access roads, structures and industrial buildings.
- Understanding of sustainability principles, carbon reduction and BIM methodologies.
- Experience using industry-standard software, including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, STAAD Pro and TEDDS.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and health and safety requirements within engineering design.
- Experience working to utility, energy or infrastructure industry standards.
- Degree or diploma in Civil or Structural Engineering with relevant experience.
- Chartered/Incorporated Engineer status or working towards professional membership.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Flexibility to travel and undertake occasional work away from home.
- Ability to adapt working hours to meet project and business requirements.
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%.
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
- Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase 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
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 careers@scottishpower.com.
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.
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
September-25-2026
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