Head of Engineering – Substations NOWOŚĆ

Opis stanowiska

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, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: £101,000 – £151,400 + 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

The role

SSEN Transmission is delivering one of the most ambitious periods of electricity network investment in the UK, with our network expected to double in size over the next six years as we enable the transition to Net Zero. We’re looking for a Head of Engineering – Substations to provide technical and people leadership across our Substations engineering discipline, shaping how we design, develop and assure the transmission network of the future.

Key responsibilities:

As Head of Engineering – Substations, you will:

• Provide technical leadership across the Substations discipline, setting direction and ensuring the right engineering standards, policies and technical guidance are in place.
• Lead Technical Authority for Substations, ensuring engineering decisions are consistent, robust and well governed across all projects.
• Drive innovation, Value Engineering and standardisation, challenging established approaches and embedding smarter, repeatable solutions that improve project and asset outcomes.
• Provide senior technical judgement on complex or novel engineering challenges, balancing safety, reliability, operability, constructability, cost, programme and whole-life value.
• Build a high-performing engineering community, leading and developing around 40 engineering specialists while strengthening technical capability, future leadership and collaboration across SSEN Transmission, our supply chain and industry partners.

What do I need?

To thrive in this role, you’ll ideally have:

• A degree-level engineering qualification or equivalent experience, ideally with an electrical engineering background.
• Strong technical knowledge of high-voltage electrical systems and Substation engineering, with the breadth and judgement to navigate complex engineering challenges.
• Significant senior engineering or technical leadership experience, ideally within electricity transmission, utilities or another safety-critical infrastructure environment.
• A strong understanding of engineering governance, Technical Authority and Design Authority, combined with the credibility to influence, challenge and support senior stakeholders and technical teams.
• Exceptional people leadership, communication and commercial judgement, with a track record of developing high-performing technical teams and a genuine passion for innovation and continuous improvement.