Overhead Line Maintenance Manager
Listed on 2026-09-28
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Management
Operations Management, Project & Program Management
Base
Location:
Argyll, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen
Salary: £71,869 - £85,880 + Car / car allowance + range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family
Working pattern: Permanent Full time
The RoleWe are hiring an Overhead Line Maintenance Manager for the SSEN Transmission network in the North East, Tayside & Argyll region. Our Maintenance Manager will oversee a team of Maintenance Engineers, team manager and Lines people, coordinating all planned and reactive maintenance. This includes:
Inspections, routine upkeep and repairs to ensure safe, reliable and compliant operation of our transmission assets.
- Supervise and support a maintenance team to ensure inspections, planned works and urgent repairs are completed safely and effectively. This included the responsibility to ensure all maintenance is organised, compliant and meets high standards.
- Provide visible, confident guidance and constituently embody the SSEN Leadership Blueprint. You will empower the value of the maintenance function, shaping the strategy by identifying opportunities for cost savings, improving quality and driving operational growth.
- Manage performance and budget forecasts for your area, ensuring accurate Operational Expenditure reporting and maintaining clear KPIs to support decisions and show operational success.
- Oversee the networks round the clock operational response, playing a managing role in the preparation, coordination, and direction of actions during major system emergencies such as storms and other exceptional events. Your guidance will ensure an organised, efficient and resilient network.
- Proactively foster and strengthen SSEN Transmission’s safety culture, taking initiative to enhance the safety of yourself and your colleagues. You will contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of policies and procedures supporting safe and compliant working practices across the network.
- Extensive experience and proven knowledge in the operation and maintenance of Overhead Line assets. Ideally to ISO 55000 standards. Previous experience as a Senior Authorised Person is advantageous but not essential.
- Demonstrational experience in managing or leading a team within overhead line maintenance environment.
- A strong dedication to safety, coupled with a thorough understanding of key regulatory requirements, including ISO 55000, ESQCR, CDM and Health and Safety at Work regulations, as well as clear operational safety rules.
- Excellent administrative, written and verbal communication skills, alongside confident data management abilities. Competence in Microsoft office applications essential.
- A Full valid driving licence as regular travel and on-site attendance across operational area is required.
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plansees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy 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 energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.
Flexiblebenefits to fit your life
- Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships.
- Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service.
- Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme.
- As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact Andy on / to discuss how we can support you.
We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
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