Area Manager - Main Plant Design

## Area Manager - Main Plant Design Apply locations:
United Kingdom, Cambuslangposted on:
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June 24, 2026 (14 days left to apply) job requisition :
R-30194
** Area Manager  – Main Plant (Central Region)
**** Cambuslang
* *** Salary from £70,800 to £88,500 per annum plus up to 20% annual bonus, car allowance (£450pcm) and family healthcare
**** Flexible Hybrid Working
**** Closing Date: 23 June 2026
***** Help us create a better future, quicker
*** Would you like to manage & lead a team of professional Transmission design engineers responsible for developing, assessing and providing complex detailed engineering designs, while balancing innovation and value driven engineering to reduce overall asset lifecycle costs.

As a key influencer in investment planning decisions as part of the development & delivery of the Transmission capital project program, helping to support the UK’s Net Zero Emission Target.
*** What you’ll be doing
*** As an Area Manager, you will be responsible person for Main Plant Design in the Central region within the SPT Core Projects business to deliver projects with Totex value of £200m/annum to over £500m/annum by 2027.You will have Line management responsibility for a number of Design Leads (who also have direct reports) and Lead Engineers.

Responsibilities include:

* Overall responsibility for ensuring Main Plant Engineering deliverables in the allocated Central region being managed are delivered on time and in line with the required SPT Standards and Policies
* Lead and manage a group of professional engineers to deliver cost effective end to end design solutions within Central transmission projects/programmes and ensuring regulatory financial allowances.
* Liaise with other team leaders to address coordination and collaboration will be required across different regions and functions to deliver satisfactory change outcomes.
* Ensure that all HSEQ policies are applied and compliance with all Engineering policies, standards and procedures.
* Support Standardised design solutions to drive efficiency and design consistency across the SPT business
* People lead of a group of professional engineers to deliver projects.
* Ensure adequate training, coaching and mentoring is in place to further advance the knowledge, skills and experience of the team
* Deliver performance management for a team of professional engineers
*** What you’ll bring
**** A Degree in Electrical or other appropriate Engineering
* Chartered Engineer Status (or working towards)
* Building and applying knowledge skills. Technical Oversight and management skills
* Experience in designing Main Plant engineering for large electrical infrastructure projects
* People and communication skills with the ability to form effective working relationships with key stakeholders
* Ability to implement, apply and promote CDM and Health & Safety best practice in a design environment
* Experience on the implementation of new technologies and engineering solutions to achieve reductions in costs and carbon sustainable projects
* Broad thinking skills.
* Having the ability and understanding of the plant and equipment deployed for transmission networks and how it is operated / maintained.
* Experience in the use of BIM for designing Transmission substations
*** What’s in it for you
*** As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.At Scottish Power, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s why our benefits include:
* 36 days annual leave
* Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
* Share Schemes
* Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
* Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
* Electric Vehicle Schemes…