Project Engineer, Operations Management

From £45,400 up to £56,750 per year (DOE) – plus a competitive benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities.

Location:

Cambuslang Office.

Contract:

Permanent / Full Time.

Closing Date: 03/11/26.

At SP Energy Networks our focus is on harnessing technology and innovation to create the networks of the future. Our team is building a dynamic network to meet the changing demands for electricity and increasingly, renewable electricity – safely, securely, and sustainably in the communities we serve.

At SP Energy Networks, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.

• Deliver district business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through incentive mechanisms.
• Through active customer and stakeholder engagement, support delivery of robust communication activities to facilitate the delivery of project plans and deliverables affecting local communities, customers and stakeholders.
• Deliver robust project plans to facilitate business deliverables in line with district and licence plans which are devised to minimise outages to customers.
• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of performance targets as appropriate, such as:
  • Customer Minutes Lost
  • Customer Interruptions
  • Broad Measure of Customer Satisfaction
  • Guaranteed Standards
  • Time to Connect
  • Other Incentive mechanisms
• To effectively deliver the relevant elements of the business plan, undertake some or all of the following activities, as required:
  • contract management
  • operational switching and safety document activities up to 33kV
  • project management
• Support continual performance improvement through analysis of outputs and feedback from internal and external sources.
• Support integration of asset stewardship and ownership values through sound engineering principles and coordinated planning and delivery activities to improve integrity, safety and longevity of the electrical network.
• Demonstrate and promote exemplary safety behaviours and ensure that all safety legislation is implemented and delivered through all activities.
• Where appropriate:
  Deliver maintenance and reliability, system performance and network security business plan outputs in line with financial unit cost drivers, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through appropriate system performance and customer service incentive mechanisms.
• Deliver connections business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising profitability and return through incentive mechanisms.
• Deliver a portfolio of capital investment projects and associated regulatory outputs, integrating the priorities and requirements of customer service, capital delivery, incentive mechanisms.

• Project/programme coordination experience, to enable effective delivery of projects and initiatives.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment including relevant output and incentive mechanisms.
• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.
• Effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions.
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating.
• Ability to devise solutions to problems/challenges.
• Technical and operational experience in a relevant engineering role.
• Where…