Senior Substation Engineer

Company: SSEN Transmission
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Location: Inverness
Job Description:

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen & Inverness.


Salary: £58,100 – £87,100 + 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


Responsibilities



  • Review and approve primary substation designs, from 33kV to 400kV, through the development and execution phases, including Single Line Diagrams, Stage by Stage Diagrams, Electrical layouts and Scope of Work documentation.

  • Promote best practice within the Substation design, bringing your experience to provide suggested improvements in specifications, innovation of technology options and management of engineering risks.

  • Drive decision making and support other projects through peer review of key issues.

  • Support and direct Project Engineers within their specialist remit, using your technical expertise. The Project Engineers are managed directly via Engineering Managers; the Senior role is to provide technical support through your expertise and in doing so support the Engineering Manager. This will include support during recruitment and advising on Training and Development requirements of the Substation Engineering Team.

  • As well as the focus on the internal SSE Engineering resource, you will also take a key role in advising on the performance of the external resource of Engineering Consultants and Contractors who are all part of supply chain delivering a significant portfolio of work.


Qualifications



  • Demonstrable experience managing the design development for Transmission projects, or complex multi-disciplinary engineering projects and be comfortable to technically assess issues and/or problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions.

  • An excellent technical understanding of relevant legislation and technical standards and the implications of these on design development and the Transmission network for both Assets and Projects, including CDM.

  • Effective communication skills are essential, and you should be able to communicate complex technical issues clearly and concisely to facilitate decision making by senior management.

  • Effective working relationships with key stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally with an appetite for building strong, lasting relationships.

  • A degree qualification in Electrical Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline and ideally be a Chartered Engineer in a relevant institution or working towards chartered status.


Benefits


Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like 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. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.


Equal Opportunity


SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact hannah.e.cutajar@sse.com 01738 341147 to discuss how we can support you. We’re dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.


If you’re offered a role with SSE, you’ll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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Posted: April 22nd, 2026