Lead Operations Engineer

Base

Location:

For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Aberdeen or Aberdeenshire

Salary- £71,869 - £96,301 + overtime + standby + car/car allowance + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern
-Permanent | Full Time

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Operations Engineer to join SSEN Transmission, helping to deliver our major capital investment programme, network expansion and transition to net zero, while ensuring the safe and reliable operation of the transmission network.

Based in or around Aberdeen, you’ll lead a team of skilled Operational Engineers and play a key role in the safe operation, maintenance and development of our network. You’ll combine operational leadership with capital project delivery, providing the expertise needed to safely integrate new plant and equipment onto the transmission network.

This is a varied leadership role with responsibility for people, operational safety, network resilience and project delivery across a growing transmission network.

• Lead, develop and manage a team of Operational Engineers, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of capital projects alongside inspection, maintenance and fault-response activities.
• Provide visible leadership in line with the SSEN Leadership Blueprint, championing operational excellence and identifying opportunities to improve safety, quality, cost and performance.
• Work closely with Protection & Control, SCADA and project teams throughout the capital project lifecycle, including construction, commissioning and the operational acceptance of new plant and equipment.
• Lead and coordinate operational response activities across the network, including standby duties and the response to major system faults and emergencies.
• Champion a strong safety culture, supporting the continual improvement of operational procedures, authorisations and contractor competence across the network.

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of operating and maintaining transmission plant and cable assets, with an understanding of asset management principles such as ISO 55000
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• Experience operating as a Senior Authorised Person
  , with the ability and willingness to continue supporting the team in this capacity.
• Strong leadership, planning and communication skills, with the ability to manage operational priorities, people and stakeholders effectively.
• An HNC-level qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
  , with Chartered Engineer status, IOSH/NEBOSH qualifications and NEC3 awareness advantageous.
• A full, current driving licence and the flexibility to travel regularly across the operational area, including occasional working away from your base location.

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown power…