Senior Engineer

SP DISTRIBUTION PLC; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Holiday purchase scheme

Share Incentive Plan

Dental/Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Pension matching up to 10%

Job summary

SP Energy Networks is recruiting a Senior Engineer to deliver safety and compliance programmes across the electricity distribution network, including asbestos, fire risk, and flood risk management. You will manage projects, contracts, and data accuracy while driving asset integrity and performance.

You will lead a small team, apply engineering principles, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, aiming to improve safety and resilience across the network.

Qualifications

• Proven project or programme management experience with a strong track record of delivering successful outcomes.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, commercial considerations and performance incentives within a utility or infrastructure environment.
• Experience delivering distribution network or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of network construction and operational practices.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to solve complex challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Technical or operational experience in asbestos, fire risk or flood risk management, ideally within a utility or infrastructure setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver key safety and compliance programmes across the electricity distribution network, including Asbestos Management, Fire Risk & Protection, and Flood Risk & Prevention.
• Ensure full regulatory/licence obligations compliance while driving network safety, asset integrity and performance.
• Deliver programme outputs aligned with regulatory, financial and business plan objectives.
• Manage and oversee projects that improve substation safety, performance and resilience.
• Lead activities including contract management, project delivery, financial control and auditing.
• Apply asset management and engineering principles to enhance network safety, integrity and longevity.
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with legislation and standards.
• Ensure accurate data capture across corporate systems and provide quality/financial assurance for projects.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory frameworks

Infrastructure project delivery

Network construction practices

Leadership and people management

Communication and stakeholder skills

Problem solving & continuous improving

Asbestos/Fire/Flood risk management

Education

Asbestos, Fire Safety or Flood Risk Management qualification

Engineering or professional qualification

Strong IT and systems skills

Job description

Senior Engineer Glasgow Salary starting from £55,000 Permanent Closing Date: 03/09/2026

Help us create a better future, quicker! 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.

What you’ll be doing

Responsible for delivering key safety and compliance programmes across the electricity distribution network, including Asbestos Management, Fire Risk & Protection, and Flood Risk & Prevention. The role ensures full compliance with regulatory and licence obligations while driving network safety, asset integrity, and business performance. Deliver programme outputs in line with regulatory, financial and business plan objectives. Manage and oversee projects that improve substation safety, performance and resilience. Lead key activities including contract management, project delivery, financial control and auditing. Apply sound asset management and engineering principles to enhance network safety, integrity and longevity. Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and standards. Ensure accurate and timely data capture across corporate systems. Provide quality and financial assurance for projects delivered by a small team, including management of direct reports where required.

What you’ll bring

• Proven project or programme management experience with a strong track record of delivering successful outcomes.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, commercial considerations and performance incentives within a utility or infrastructure environment.
• Experience delivering distribution network or infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of network construction and operational practices.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to solve complex challenges and drive continuous improvement.
• Technical or operational experience in asbestos, fire risk or flood risk management, ideally within a utility or infrastructure setting.

Minimum Criteria

• Relevant qualification in Asbestos, Fire Safety or Flood Risk Management (e.g. BOHS P402/P405, NEBOSH Fire Safety Certificate, Professional Certificate in Flood Risk Management, or equivalent).
• Engineering or professional qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Strong IT and systems skills.

What’s in it for you

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%. At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow.

• 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

Why SP Energy Networks

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 [e-mail].

Mobility 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.

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