Senior Electricity Operations Leader — Scotland

NG Bailey; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension & private medical insurance

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance program

Job summary

NG Bailey Group is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead safe, efficient delivery of electricity network activities across Scotland. You will oversee projects from LV to 400kV, manage substation and grid works, and ensure safety, commercial performance and quality standards are met.

The role includes deputising for the Regional Director and supporting the wider Scotland operation, with travel across Scotland and collaboration with SP Energy Networks.

Qualifications

• Significant operational management experience in electricity distribution or transmission.
• Experience delivering electrical infrastructure projects within a DNO or transmission environment.
• Knowledge of LV, HV and EHV networks.
• Experience in substation construction, refurbishment or asset replacement.
• Understanding of secondary substations, primary substations and grid sites.
• Knowledge of underground cable and overhead line construction.
• Experience managing multiple projects and operational teams.
• Strong health, safety, environmental and quality awareness in the electricity industry.
• Commercial awareness including budgets, forecasting, cost management and margins.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of operational activities across the region.
• Take primary operational responsibility for the delivery of projects and programmes for SPEN.
• Oversee projects ranging from LV distribution works through to 400kV transmission infrastructure.
• Lead delivery across secondary substations, primary substations and grid sites, including construction, refurbishment, replacement and associated infrastructure works.
• Provide appropriate operational oversight of overhead line and underground cable activities.
• Lead and develop Project Managers, Site Managers, Supervisors, Engineers, Planners and operational delivery teams.
• Ensure projects are appropriately resourced with suitably competent people, subcontractors, plant and materials.
• Maintain a strong focus on health, safety, environmental and quality performance, positively challenging standards where required.
• Ensure works comply with Freedom requirements, SPEN procedures, relevant DNO requirements, legislation and project-specific standards.
• Review operational performance including safety, quality, programme, productivity, cost, margin and customer KPIs.
• Maintain effective commercial governance across the regional portfolio, including cost control, forecasting, change management and margin performance.
• Work closely with commercial teams to identify and manage contractual risks and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key SPEN stakeholders, acting as a senior operational point of contact.
• Lead regular operational and project reviews with internal teams and customers.
• Ensure accidents, incidents, near misses and quality issues are appropriately reported, investigated and closed out.
• Ensure operational inspections and assurance activities are completed and identified defects or actions are closed within agreed timescales.
• Support resource planning and succession planning to ensure the operation has the capability required to meet current and future workload.
• Identify competency and development requirements across the operational team and our supply chain.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, productivity, quality, programme delivery and commercial performance.
• Support tendering, mobilisation and development of new work opportunities where operational input is required.
• Work collaboratively with the SSEN Operations Manager and provide operational cover when required.
• Deputise for the Regional Director when required, representing the Scotland business with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders

Skills

Operational management

Electrical infrastructure

LV/HV/EHV networks

Substation projects

Overhead line & underground

Project leadership

Health, safety & quality

Budgeting & forecasting

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Driving licence

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

HNC / HND

NEBOSH / IOSH

APM / PRINCE2

Leadership qualification

Job description

NG Bailey Group is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead safe, efficient delivery of electricity network activities across Scotland. You will oversee projects from LV to 400kV, manage substation and grid works, and ensure safety, commercial performance and quality standards are met.

The role includes deputising for the Regional Director and supporting the wider Scotland operation, with travel across Scotland and collaboration with SP Energy Networks.