Commissioning Manager

What you'll be doing
You’ll lead all aspects of commissioning delivery across the lifecycle of our substation projects, from tendering and technical support to on-site execution and handover.

Your

Key Responsibilities:

Act as the go-to technical expert on substation commissioning, supporting tendering, design, operations, and delivery teams

Oversee commissioning strategies from early contractor involvement through to final handover

Provide technical guidance across HV/LV & P&C equipment testing to SSE commissioning standards

Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and procedural standards across all commissioning activity

Provide on-site project support for commissioning issues, and availability to assist with commissioning when required.

Lead commissioning input during all project stages

Develop outline and detailed commissioning programmes

Develop accurate recourse forecast for future projects

Build up commissioning costs for tendering

Attend project handovers, ensuring smooth transition from design to delivery

Manage and mentor a growing commissioning team (engineers, technicians, and sub-contractors)
Forecast and allocate resources across multiple projects.

Confirm competence and authorisations of all commissioning resources

Monitor progress, spend, and performance against plan Attend commissioning panels, site progress meetings, and provide regular updates to Project Managers Continuously improve testing and commissioning productivity, innovation, and delivery outcomes
Who we're looking for
 Extensive hands on substation commissioning experience within the Electricity Transmission environment

In-depth knowledge of transmission commissioning procedures for HV / LV and Protection and Control equipment testing

Ideally HNC (or higher) in Electrical Engineering or similar discipline

Proven ability to manage remote technical teams and commissioning subcontractors

Solid understanding of industry documentation and commissioning QA/QC processes

Proven Stakeholder Management, including customer, client and internal interfaces

Ideally possess experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects

Previous SSE Authorisations and commissioning experience - ideally

Ideally Degree-qualified in a technical discipline

Familiarity with digital commissioning tools and reporting platforms - Ideally Ideally Chartered Engineer Status
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the…