Senior Project Manager

Iberdrola SA; Glasgow, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in renewable energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee capital projects in Glasgow or Edinburgh. The role involves managing multi-disciplinary teams and ensuring project delivery aligns with regulatory obligations. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, supporting career development and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Pension scheme with double matching up to 10%

Holiday purchase

Share schemes

Financial wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing infrastructure or transmission projects.
• Experience planning complex, long-term technical projects.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of capital projects from initiation to handover.
• Deliver project outputs while meeting quality and budget standards.
• Engage stakeholders and manage community relations.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Consultation

Decision Making

Time Management

Education

Qualifications or equivalent experience in project management

Tools

Project Planning Tools

Job description

job requisition id R-18295

Senior Project Manager

Glasgow or Edinburgh Locations Available

Salary up to £77,000 per annum plus up to 15% annual bonus and healthcare

Flexible Hybrid Working

At ScottishPower, we know that our people are our strongest asset, so we’re always looking for people whose energy, intelligence, and passion can help us reach our goals.

We encourage our people to be proud of where they work, share their ideas, and own their careers. We promote a safe working environment and support career development to grow our talent within the company.

A Senior Project Manager will oversee a portfolio of SP Transmission Projects from initiation through development and manage the handover to the delivery team. The role involves leadership and coordination across internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory and license obligations, including guiding large multi-disciplinary teams.

What you’ll be doing

You will manage a portfolio of capital projects, ensuring they are developed safely, environmentally responsibly, meet customer expectations, and adhere to quality, budget, and timescale standards.

Projects mainly involve new build reinforcements with investments averaging over £10m, typically taking 4-7 years to complete.

Your responsibilities include:

• Managing project development from initiation to handover, including controls across all areas.
• Delivering project outputs, meeting incentive metrics, milestones, and managing risks.
• Understanding interactions between projects and developing initiatives to minimize impact.
• Coordinating with outage planning to align with project investment requirements.
• Creating project plans, developing accurate expenditure forecasts, and ensuring governance compliance.
• Contributing to regulatory processes and promoting innovation, efficiencies, and value engineering.
• Engaging stakeholders and managing community relations, including landowner agreements and conduct codes.
• Highlighting development issues that may impact the investment program with recommendations for mitigation.

What you’ll bring

Qualifications or equivalent experience in project management, including planning, risk management, team leadership, investment processes, and financial forecasting.

Significant experience managing infrastructure or transmission projects and leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Experience planning complex, long-term technical projects and solving complex problems within large expenditure projects.

Strong decision-making, stakeholder consultation, negotiation, and communication skills.

Excellent organization and time management skills, with knowledge of procurement, health, safety, environmental legislation, and project planning tools.

Awareness of regulatory impacts on business revenues.

What’s in it for you

Competitive salary, pension scheme with double matching up to 10%, and benefits such as 36 days annual leave, holiday purchase, share schemes, financial wellbeing support, and more.

Why SP Energy Networks

Part of the Iberdrola Group, supporting Scotland’s Net Zero ambitions with significant investments in renewable energy and transmission infrastructure. We value diversity and inclusion and support candidates with disabilities or special needs throughout the recruitment process.