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Base Location: Flexible UK & Ireland | We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices in Scotland - Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow or Perth.
Salary: Up to £65,000 + car/ cash allowance + annual bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing
Working Pattern: Permanent | Flexible Working options available
What is the Role?
SSEN Transmission has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Civil Project Engineer to provide specialist engineering support on high profile and technically complex projects.
The key duties & responsibilities will be:
- Reviewing and supporting a variety of civil design proposals and scopes through the development and execution phases of UGC, OHL, and Substation projects, including site/route selection, ground investigation specification, earthworks designs, public road upgrade and landscaping for proposed assets.
- Promote best practice within the Civil team and the management of engineering risks.
- Drive decision making and support other projects through peer review of key issues.
- Supervise and direct junior Engineers within their specialist remit, using your technical expertise.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would love you to have
- Demonstrable experience in transmission development/design/specification and be comfortable to technically assess issues and/or problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions.
- An excellent technical understanding of relevant legislation and the implications of this for Transmission network management for both Assets and Projects, including CDM.
- Effective communication skills are essential, and you should be able to communicate often complex technical issues clearly and concisely to facilitate decision making by senior management.
- Able to work effectively with key stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally with an appetite for building strong, lasting relationships.
- The ideal candidate for this role will be degree qualified in Civil Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline and ideally be a Chartered Engineer in a relevant institution or working towards chartered status.
About our Business
SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.
What's in it for you?
An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
Next Steps
All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stephanie on 01738 342963.
Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal record and credit check.
