Base Location
For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Perth, Glasgow, Inverness or Aberdeen.
Salary
£58,100 – £87,100 + car/allowance + performance‑related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern
Permanent | Full Time | Flexible – First options available.
Role
As part of our Net Zero journey, the Onshore AC Project Engineering team is seeking a Senior Cable Project Engineer to join our new Customer Connections team. You’ll support the rapid delivery of a large volume of cable connection projects, applying standardised designs, innovative routing techniques and efficient construction methodologies to accelerate customer connections across the high‑voltage network.
You will
- Undertake the design and drafting of primary plant scopes, at voltages up to 400kV, including Single Line Diagrams, Stage by Stage Diagrams, Electrical layouts and Scope of Work documentation. Design both AIS and GIS solutions.
- Review designs by Project Engineers during feasibility and conduct formal reviews of contractor submissions during development, refinement, and detailed design stages. Challenge non‑compliant designs, ensuring a balanced focus on quality, cost and programme.
- Support the project life cycle, including design development, risk sessions (HAZID/HAZCON/HAZOP), construction, installation, commissioning and completion of complex projects. Collaborate with engineers and managers to identify and mitigate engineering and quality risks, support informed decision‑making and conduct peer reviews of key issues.
- Mentor pipelines engineers to enhance their capabilities within the business. Provide senior technical guidance to ensure successful delivery of engineering outputs and leadership in defining scope and resolving key risks.
- Assist site and operational teams in ensuring installation quality and network security, witness factory acceptance testing and drive design maturity and delivery of scope to required quality and programme.
You have
- Demonstrable experience in transmission development, design and specification up to 400kV (both GIS and AIS), with a focus on full life cycle design from feasibility through to detailed design and commissioning. Ability to assess and evaluate a range of technical solutions.
- Degree qualified in Electrical or a relevant engineering discipline, ideally Chartered or working towards chartered status.
- Excellent understanding of relevant legislation, including CDM and ESQCR, and its implications for assets and projects.
- Effective communication skills to clearly convey complex technical issues for senior management decision‑making. Experience in mentoring and guiding less experienced engineers.
- Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders, building strong and lasting relationships.
Benefits
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits such as 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. Generous family entitlements include maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Equal Opportunity
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive and we especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
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