Operational Safety Engineer

Operational Safety Engineer

Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales

Salary from £61,600 to £77,000 (upto 15% bonus & Single Cover Healthcare)

Flexible Working Pattern

Closing Date: 14/05/2025

Help us create a better future, quicker!

Providing assurance that the ScottishPower Safety Rules (Electrical & Mechanical) are being consistently and effectively applied across all business units and contractors, you will be responsible for rigorous operational auditing of staff and contractors in the Regulated business, addressing negative trends and implementing (where appropriate) corrective action.

Offering expert counsel to the Regulated Business Executive team and line management on operational safety matters, you will contribute to the production, refinement and updating of electrical safety rules, procedures, and training programmes whilst supporting production and delivery of the Operational Training and Authorisation process.

You will also lead and contribute to operational safety incident investigations through their entire life-cycle including representing the company in legal processes where necessary

What you’ll be doing

• Formally auditing authorised staff and contractors in the Regulated business to ensure the highest level of compliance with the Safety Rules and associated supporting safety documentation, you will target Safety Rule breaches and the elimination of electrical accidents.

• Providing high quality technical audit reports in a credible and objective way, you will recommend changes and updates to Safety Rules and procedures, reviewing and updating documents as necessary to ensure the business complies with relevant legislation.

• Communicating changes effectively to business and contracting staff, including in-person delivery to operational teams, you will robustly pursue high standards of safety rule compliance in an objective and consistent manner, allowing staff and Managers to be in no doubt, as to what standards of safety rule compliance are required.

• Become fully conversant with ScottishPower Safety Rules (Electrical & Mechanical) and supporting documentation, you will be able to provide expert opinion when Safety Rule interpretation is required.

• Additionally, you will assist Group Compliance in the application of authorisation processes, conducting authorisation interviews as required, auditing of contractors to ensure they have an effective internal audit processes in place, systematically conducting site audits of operational equipment for compliance with legislation and during emergencies, ensure the correct training and assessment is provided/carried out, conducting Emergency Authorisation interviews of external support staff.

• Producing, updating and reviewing training materials in conjunction with People & Organisation and Technical Training departments, you will also deliver presentations to staff and contractors in the Regulated businesses on documentation and procedural updates, in addition to Operational Safety Seminars.

What you’ll bring

• Possessing broad Senior Authorised Person experience in a UK DNO or TNO, you will be a proven technical expert, displaying your expert knowledge of ScottishPower Safety Rules (Electrical & Mechanical), expert knowledge of Regulated Business Safety Rules, associated policies, procedures and working practices.

• With expert knowledge of Regulated Business Operational Authorisation process and training requirements, you will be able to assess suitability of staff for various levels of safety authorisation.

• Educated to HNC level (as a minimum) in an Engineering discipline or possessing significant compensatory experience, you will bring your knowledge of health and safety processes from a technical operational background in the energy sector, with specific focus on electrical and mechanical systems.

• Additionally, you will have a track record in the drafting of technical reports with minimal supervision, be able to devise solutions to complex problems/challenges and identify relevant best practice in terms of safety rule compliance and implementation of improvements where appropriate.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks 

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously.

We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation. 

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in. 

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]. 

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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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