Senior Electrical Engineer — HV/EHV Major Projects

Sse Enterprise; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on private healthcare

Gym memberships

Online GP

Counselling service

Cycle to Work scheme

Maternity and adoption pay

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSE seeks a Senior Engineer - Major Projects to lead the engineering and design of private networks and HV/EHV infrastructure. You will drive complex design development, liaise with operators, and provide technical leadership across the project lifecycle in the energy sector.

The role offers a salary of £51,600–£77,400, permanent full-time with flexible benefits, and locations including Glasgow, Reading, Cardiff, London or Perth.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of the UK energy industry and its regulations.
• Track record in delivering engineering works for power distribution sector at EHV and HV level through RIBA stages.
• Higher educational qualification within electrical engineering discipline, with professional membership an advantage
• Can demonstrate strong technical skills and have a detailed understanding of techno-commercial interactions.
• Experience of working in a design and development environment within the energy industry is ideal for this role

Responsibilities

• Lead liaison with Transmission and/or Distribution operators to support the development of the proposed scheme and provide technical leadership to prepare a variety of complex engineering deliverables for EHV and HV electrical distribution networks designs, complying with the relevant design standards and industry legislation.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to produce detailed design and functional specifications for electrical network infrastructure ensuring solutions and specifications are represented in a contractually effective way to hold strong and resilient contracts, while supporting the tendering and execution of delivery contracts to ensure that design requirements are adhered to.
• Plan, develop and coordinated solutions by providing strong leadership on behalf of the Engineering Solutions team in ensuring a fully coordinated approach to design development and costing, showing strong commercial awareness whilst managing design contracts.
• Actively promote a positive SHE culture, ensuring company and customer SHE rules and procedures are considered during the design phase

Skills

UK energy industry knowledge

EHV/HV engineering delivery experience

Electrical engineering background

Techno-commercial awareness

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

SSE seeks a Senior Engineer - Major Projects to lead the engineering and design of private networks and HV/EHV infrastructure. You will drive complex design development, liaise with operators, and provide technical leadership across the project lifecycle in the energy sector.

The role offers a salary of £51,600–£77,400, permanent full-time with flexible benefits, and locations including Glasgow, Reading, Cardiff, London or Perth.