Project Manager – Overhead Lines (Transmission)
Location: Blantyre based, with travel to site as required.
Salary: Starting from £55,000 plus Excellent Benefits.Permanent / Hybrid.Closing Date: 15th July 2026.
Scottish Power’s RIIO‑T3 Business Plan is a £12 billion investment to upgrade and expand the electricity transmission network across Central and Southern Scotland from 2026 to 2031. This plan aims to connect up to 19 GW of clean energy, support over 11 000 jobs, and accelerate the UK’s journey to Net Zero by 2035.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of overhead line (OHL) projects within SP Transmission, managing multi-disciplinary teams across design, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
- Deliver outputs, incentive metrics, and milestones in line with business targets.
- Effectively manage project risks and mitigate emerging issues.
- Ensure correct management and administration of NEC contracts.
- Develop accurate capital expenditure forecasts and output projections, maintaining full accountability for project, contractual, and financial governance.
- Create, manage, and monitor project programmes.
- Ensure system data and final asset records are entered into corporate systems in line with policy and required timescales.
- Drive continual improvement by completing project and contract reviews, identifying lessons learned, and sharing insights across the business.
- Propose and implement improvements to project management practices and behaviours across the wider project portfolio.
- Demonstrate strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical understanding of OHL construction in a live transmission environment.
What You’ll Bring
- Significant experience managing and delivering overhead line or transmission infrastructure projects.
- Strong technical understanding of OHL design and construction.
- Strong understanding of procurement processes and procedures.
- Expertise in contract management (NEC, SPT D&C, JCT & FIDIC).
- Experience in financial control, forecasting, and project governance.
- Familiarity with quality assurance processes and health, safety, and environmental legislation (especially CDM).
- Ability to manage risk and develop solutions to complex engineering challenges.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- Full UK driving licence.
What’s In It For You
As well as a competitive salary reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a range of benefits including a pension scheme where we double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
Benefits
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase – extend your annual leave
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more on technology purchases
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – support green driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
- Healthcare benefit options including Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
- Life Assurance (4× salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Mobility
Applicants who are not citizens of the country of the vacancy will be subject to immigration requirements. The company will support employees with necessary immigration arrangements where required.
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