Special Project Manager

Special Project Manager

Aspect House, Blantyre

Salary – up to £66,600 per year plus excellent benefits package as well as extensive career progression opportunities.

Full Time / Permanent (Flexible /Hybrid options)

Closing Date – 04/05/26

Help us create a better future, quicker

At SP Energy Networks we provide power on behalf of supply companies through a network of cables and power lines that we own and maintain. SP Energy Networks (SPEN) plays a vital role in ensuring we keep up with the evolving way our customers and communities generate, consume, and interact with energy through the provision of services that are crucial to the delivery of the Government’s ambitious Net Zero and Low Carbon targets.

We do it responsibly. We do it innovatively. We do it with respect for people and for the environment. We do it looking at the long term, not just today.

We're dedicated to delivering a safe and reliable electricity supply to all of our customers 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Through our Transmission and Distribution network we provide power to customers in Central and Southern Scotland (SPD) as well as Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and North Shropshire (SPM).

What you’ll be doing

Manage and deliver technically specialised projects (Major Generation Projects) for the SPD Distribution Network to specification, programme and within authorised financial values.

Ensure that projects delivered to specification, programme, within contract price and in accordance with Energy Networks financial authorisation procedures

Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and all other relevant Health, Safety & Environmental Regulations

Compliance with Energy Networks Quality Management System processes

Prepare necessary ITT documentation contract papers and project scope of works

Assess contractor’s submissions both technically and commercially

Liaison with other Energy Networks departments, suppliers and contractors to ensure delivery of project portfolio

Contractor compliance with Energy Networks construction and plant specifications standards

Availability of project programme indicating key environmental, planning, procurement, construction, commissioning and completion milestones

Maintenance of project risk registers

Staff development and performance management of allocated staff

What You'll Bring

Excellent experience in the Project Management of multiple complex projects/programmes of works

Highly self-motivated

Flexible approach to work

People, task and results-oriented

An effective and confident written and verbal communicator

Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects and programmes of works

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 Schemes

· Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

· Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

· Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean 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 (4x salary)

· Access to Savesmart 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 £10bn+ 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].

Mobility

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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