Asset Engineer - Substations

Base Location: Flexible Scotland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSEN offices or depots around Scotland, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: £54,952 - £64,738 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As an Asset Engineer, you'll manage substation assets by understanding their health, performance, and risk to prioritise interventions. A typical day will involve working closely with operational, technical and delivery teams to solve technical problems, manage risk, support operational challenges, deliver value and contribute to the overall operational excellence of the business.

You will

• Assess, understand, and predict the performance, integrity, and condition of substation assets (transformers, switchgear, instrument transformers, etc) across the transmission network through detailed technical analysis. Based on this analysis, make recommendations for necessary interventions by authoring accurate asset condition reports.
• Evaluate and design interim mitigations and permanent interventions for assets with substandard condition or performance, ensuring alignment with legislative and regulatory requirements and supporting our energy security objectives. Create and prioritise replacement and renewal plans for substation assets to inform business planning
• Provide specialist substation assets engineering support and expertise across a portfolio of projects including investments in the existing network and network growth. Review and advise on enquiries that concerning substation assets including identifying potential synergies, conflicts or risks.
• Undertake regulatory and benchmarking reporting specific to substation assets.
• Work collaboratively with fellow Asset Engineers to share expertise from your own asset class and broaden your understanding of others. Engage proactively with a wide range of stakeholders to understand their needs, identify key information sources, and deliver timely engineering data and assessments.

You have

• An engineering qualification at degree level, or equivalent High Voltage (HV) networks operational experience.
• Experience in asset integrity assessments, management of risk and performance, design, construction or operation and maintenance of transmission voltage substation assets.
• Working knowledge of appropriate British and International Standards, Codes of Practice and specifications relevant to HV Substation Assets.
• A positive and flexible attitude, with ability to respond to emergent challenges paired with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Experience of data management systems such as, IBM Maximo would be an advantage.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

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.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact Andy on andrew.torrance@sse.com / 01738 275370 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.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. 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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