Project Engineer – Interfaces; HVDC)

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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
-Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow or Perth

Salary:£51,600 - £61,600 + car/cash allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern:Permanent | Full Time |Flexible First options available

As part of the SSEN Transmission Pathway to 2030 programme of works, we are looking for a Project Engineer - Interfaces to join our HVDC Engineering Team.

With several major HVDC projects underway, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering one of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure programmes and supporting the transition to Net Zero.

If you’ve developed your career in construction, consultancy, or client organisations and are ready to take on larger, more complex projects, this role will give you the platform to do so.

• Manage engineering design interfaces across the multi-contract delivery strategy, including HVDC, AC, Civils and Cables.
• Own and maintain the Design Interface Registers, working closely with contractors to align inputs, resolve design issues early, and ensure project information remains accurate and up to date.
• Manage the design submittals process through Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), supporting the timely delivery of high-quality, traceable submissions.
• Act as a key link between SSEN teams and external partners, providing clear communication on interface risks, progress, key decisions and actions.
• Champion a positive safety culture and support compliance with CDM regulations and SSEN's engineering standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the development of interface management best practice across the project, helping colleagues identify, manage and mitigate design and quality risks effectively.

• A degree, or equivalent experience, in a relevant engineering discipline (preferably electrical, mechanical or civil engineering). Chartered status, or working towards it, is desirable.
• Proven experience delivering project engineering, design coordination, or interface management activities across complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proven ability to manage interfaces between teams, contractors, and disciplines, with a track record of identifying interface risks early and implementing effective mitigation measures.
• Experience supporting or leading elements of multi-disciplinary design coordination, with a good understanding of how design, construction, and programme interdependencies are managed.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience using digital collaboration platforms such as Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), or similar systems, to manage design submissions, interface registers and structured workflows.

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…