Principal Engineer Building Services - Mechanical

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Location:

Flexible UK | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base office location to be one of our SSEN offices or depots around Scotland. Office Locations:
Aberdeen, Inverness, Perth.

Salary: £59,800 to £89,800 + performance-related bonus + car/car allowance + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

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

At SSEN Transmission, we're building a smarter, more flexible network for net zero, delivering clean, secure and affordable electricity for generations to come. We're looking for a Principal Engineer - Building Services to help define technical policy, influence industry standards and support the delivery of innovative, future-ready projects across our transmission network.

• Write, maintain and own technical specifications required for substation mechanical services and their interfaces with plant and equipment used on the transmission network, including battery systems, fire protection, ventilation, water supplies, air conditioning and innovative new technologies.
• Review existing specifications and update them based on lessons learned from projects, emerging technology and changes in relevant standards.
• As part of the Technical Authority review process, approve apparatus, equipment, inspection test plans and inspection test records, witness tests and produce Technical Authority reports to ensure selected technology is adequately tested, proven and validated.
• Provide subject matter expert input to design reviews carried out by the Design Authority, offering specialist input where required and verifying that project proposals are fit for purpose.
• Provide technical consultancy across SSEN Transmission, share specialist knowledge, support staff development and represent SSEN Transmission at industry events and working groups such as ENA, IEC or CIGRE.

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline, with Chartered Engineer status through a relevant institution or a commitment to working towards chartered status.
• Expert-level experience in the design, specification, construction, operation and maintenance of mechanical services within a data centre, substation or industrial environment.
• The ability to technically assess issues, critically review a range of solutions and apply detailed knowledge of relevant national and international standards, including National Grid, Energy Networks Association, British and European specifications and standards.
• Experience managing a range of stakeholders, including engineering, asset management, contractors and other technical partners.
• A data‑led approach to design validation and specification compliance for transmission substation building requirements, with experience in manufacturing, testing or commissioning of transmission voltage substation electrical services and auxiliary systems considered advantageous.

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro‑electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to…