Senior Organisational Capability Consultant

Iberdrola; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days annual leave

Share Schemes

Healthcare benefits

Cycle to Work and Transport schemes

EV car scheme

Job summary

ScottishPower, part of the Iberdrola Group, is recruiting a Senior Organisational Capability Consultant in Glasgow. You will lead enterprise-wide talent and leadership initiatives, collaborating with senior leaders to deliver measurable outcomes.

You will design and manage development programmes, using data to identify priorities and improve interventions, while partnering with external suppliers and internal colleagues to drive workforce readiness.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing organisation-wide talent and leadership initiatives.
• Ability to translate workforce priorities into targeted development solutions.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and People/Organisation teams to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong programme and project management capabilities, including external suppliers and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide talent, succession and leadership development projects.
• Translate workforce priorities into evidence-based interventions with business leaders.
• Provide expert input on talent reviews and succession planning.
• Design leadership and career development programmes aligned to business needs.

Skills

Talent management

Leadership development

Stakeholder influencing

Data-driven decision making

Programme management

Tools

HR analytics tools

Job description

Senior Organisational Capability Consultant

ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow (3 days onsite) Fulltime, permanent (happy to talk flexible working) Salary from £66,000 + up to 20% bonus, car allowance & other excellent benefits Closing date: Monday 9th of November 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker. At ScottishPower, we’re accelerating towards a cleaner, greener future – and we know our people are key to making it happen. As part of the Iberdrola Group, we’re investing in the infrastructure, innovation and people needed to deliver our Clean Energy 2030 ambition and achieve net zero. To support this transformation, we are looking for a Senior Organisational Capability Consultant, who will lead the design and delivery of strategic talent management, succession and leadership development initiatives across ScottishPower. Working with business leaders, Learning Partners and People & Organisation colleagues, the Senior Organisational Capability Consultant will provide specialist expertise and translate workforce and capability priorities into evidence based talent and leadership solutions. Your work will strengthen leadership pipelines, accelerate talent development and improve succession for critical roles.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead enterprise-wide talent, succession and leadership development projects that strengthen workforce readiness and leadership pipelines
• Partner with business leaders, People & Organisation colleagues and Learning Partners to translate agreed workforce and capability priorities into targeted, evidence-based talent and leadership interventions
• Provide specialist expertise and constructive challenge through talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development activity
• Design and manage leadership, talent and career development programmes aligned to business requirements and measurable outcomes
• Use workforce, talent and capability data to identify priorities, assess impact and continuously improve approaches
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders, influencing decisions and helping embed effective talent and leadership practices
• Scope, procure and manage of external development partners and suppliers
• Maintain awareness of external market trends, emerging practices and future workforce requirements to keep ScottishPower's approach relevant and effective

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience of designing and delivering organisation-wide talent management and leadership development strategic initiatives or programmes
• Experience of translating business, workforce or organisational capability priorities into targeted development solutions
• Experience of operating within a complex, regulated or multi-business organisation
• Experience of partnering with senior leaders and the People Organisation to diagnose needs, influence decisions and deliver measurable outcomes
• Practical experience of talent reviews, succession planning, leadership pipelines and talent development
• Strong programme and project management capability, including working with external suppliers and managing budgets
• Proven ability to use data, evaluation and insight to assess impact and improve interventions
• Experience of skills or capability frameworks

Minimum Criteria

• Significant experience of leading organisation-wide talent, leadership or organisational capability initiatives
• Practical experience of talent reviews, succession planning and leadership or talent pipeline development
• Experience of translating business strategy, workforce priorities and organisational risks into targeted, measurable capability interventions
• Strong senior stakeholder partnering and influencing skills
• Ability to use workforce and talent data to inform decisions and evaluate impact
• Strong programme and project management capability

What’s in it for you

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: 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 ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. 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.

ScottishPower is 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

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.