Senior Electrical Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer

ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow. G2 5AD

Salary from £51,600 with 15% annual bonus and single person healthcare

Flexible Working Pattern

Closing date: Friday 1st March 2024

Help us create a better future, quicker

The Senior Electrical Engineer is responsible for the specification and technical delivery of Electrical Engineering aspects of ScottishPower Renewable's (SPR) onshore Renewables projects.

Commencing at conceptual stages, projects are to be technically specified and delivered through development, planning application, tendering, design, construction and commissioning phases in line with the programme. This includes Grid Application and all system design to ensure the design complies with project requirements. Projects will consist of Wind Generation, Solar PV, Energy Storage systems and other new technologies.

What you'll be doing
Reporting to the Lead Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for technically managing day-to-day aspects of Electrical Engineering design and delivery of assigned projects, ensuring support is given to Project Managers and other internal stakeholders. Leading on technical delivery, guiding and supporting the assigned Electrical Engineering resources, you will ensure that technical delivery and coordination between all internal and external third parties is maintained, designed and carried out in line with SPR specifications, rules and company standards. You will also assist the Lead Electrical Engineer with resource management, ensuring the effective deployment of Electrical Engineering to support delivery of the programme of projects is optimised.

You will focus primarily on the specification and design of the HV Electrical Infrastructure on new sites and for the re-powering of existing assets. Creating electrical equipment ordering specifications from conceptual design through to detail design, you will ensure the placement of orders and the coordination of the technical flow of information to the requirements and timescales of the Project Managers. You will support project teams with the management of the process for obtaining new grid connections, from initial application through to commissioning and testing.

Additionally, this role will provide generation and review of design proposals, management and supervision of consultants and subcontractors, user requirements definition of balance of plant control systems, infrastructure and their interfaces.

As you will be working as part of the Onshore Projects and Construction Team, there may be periods where you are site based during the construction phase of projects within the UK.

What you'll bring

Educated to degree standard in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, you will possess significant experience in Grid connection and Electrical Design. IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management software, you will possess a full driving licence and be prepared to work away from base office location as and when required. Chartered membership of the IEE is advantageous.

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. That's why our benefits include:

• 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 nudge' 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 careers scottishpower.com .