Civil Engineer; Development

Location:

Prenton offices, Wirral (with site visits across SP Manweb).

Salary + benefits: £45,400 - £56,750 with annual review, comprehensive pension scheme (company doubles your contribution up to 10%), plus extensive benefits package.

Closing date:
Monday 26th October.

Help us create a better future, quicker. Our industry is experiencing unprecedented transformation as we work towards Net Zero. SP Energy Networks is delivering multiple projects simultaneously, overhauling our network to enhance resilience and secure electricity supply for our communities' economic growth.

• Conduct regular inspections of building work at various stages of completion, measuring and sampling building materials to verify their quality meets required standards.
• Confirm that construction work aligns with approved plans and SPEN specifications, while providing technical design assistance to SPM Design, customer engagement teams, and other teams during project design phases.
• Become well-versed in the SPEN Civil specification for Primary Substation Civil works, reviewing end-of-project returns including as-built documentation to ensure civil works are properly recorded within SPEN corporate systems.
• Review financial applications made via framework arrangements to ensure they align with works delivered on site.
• Maintain quality and consistency of technical and construction output across all projects.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and customers on behalf of Scottish Power, facilitating delivery of strategic goals.
• Promote an exemplary safety culture, ensuring all safety legislation is implemented and delivered through activities and incorporated into project designs.
• Contribute to team development by mentoring and training less experienced team members, graduates, and trainees, helping to build capability across the organization.
• Manage a 6-month work bank of site inspections in coordination with design teams, overseeing civil works for Primary Projects in the delivery phase up to and including 33kV, typically valued at approximately £25m per annum.

• NVQ, HND, or bachelor's qualification in a construction-related subject such as building surveying, civil engineering, structural engineering, or construction management.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), or the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is highly valued.
• Solid knowledge of structural and civil engineering design approaches and material properties.
• Practical familiarity with construction methods and experience across common forms of construction.
• Capability to interpret construction drawings with meticulous attention to detail.
• Knowledge of building regulations, construction processes, legislation, and requirements.
• 5 years or more of relevant experience, with great attention to detail and pride in design quality.
• Full clean driving licence (required).
• Experience working in the electrical industry is desirable though not essential.
• Strong numeracy and computer literacy skills.
• Effective communication capabilities that enable you to provide clear advice and guidance.
• Effective problem‑solving skills and the capability to work well within a team environment.
• Capacity to meet deadlines consistently.
• Negotiation skills and the confidence to provide professional advice and guidance to colleagues and contractors.
• Availability to travel as required across the region to fulfill site inspection accountabilities.

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Equity Plans
• Payroll Giving and Charity…