Lead Engineering Manager - HVDC

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For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Inverness, Aberdeen, Perth or Glasgow

Salary: £78,400 - £117,600 + car /car allowance + performance‑related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

Are you ready to lead the engineering delivery of some of the UK’s most complex and high‑value Transmission mega‑projects? As Lead Engineering Manager, you’ll oversee the full project lifecycle for programmes within our Offshore Delivery Directorate, ensuring technical excellence, safety, and innovation across a portfolio valued up to approximately £6bn. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of energy infrastructure and make a real impact on the transition to net zero.

• Lead multi‑disciplinary engineering teams to deliver safe, compliant, and cost‑effective solutions for major infrastructure programmes.
• Oversee technical governance, quality assurance, and safety in design, embedding best practice and regulatory compliance throughout each project’s lifecycle.
• Drive innovation and value engineering, implementing lessons learned and standardised design practices to enhance performance and reduce costs.
• Manage resource planning, team development & wellbeing, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder engagement across all levels.
• Ensure critical engineering and quality risks are identified and mitigated, supporting procurement strategy and commercial negotiations to deliver successful project outcomes.

• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent experience and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline, with significant experience leading large, complex engineering and construction projects.
• Deep knowledge of Transmission Owner statutory, regulatory, and technical requirements, including safety and quality standards.
• Proven ability to lead other leaders and multi‑disciplinary teams; experience with budgets.
• Strong commercial awareness, with experience in value engineering, risk management, and delivering whole‑life value for large capital projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills, with a collaborative approach and a commitment to fostering diversity, inclusion, and innovation.

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We’re investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable supply for the communities we serve.

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.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits include 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. 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 Hannah on  / to discuss how we can support you.