Senior Substation Project Engineer

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 - £75,000 + 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

The role

As part of our Net Zero journey, the Onshore AC Project Engineering team is seeking a Senior Substation Project Engineer to join our new Customer Connections team. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering a high volume of customer‑driven connection projects across our high‑voltage transmission network, applying your Substation engineering expertise to accelerate delivery through standardised, innovative solutions — including emerging modular substation concepts.

 You will

• Provide expert Substation engineering leadership, helping drive the rapid and consistent delivery of multiple Customer Connection projects through clear, standardised design processes and practical, value‑adding technical input.
• Support and mentor early‑career engineers, sharing your expertise to build capability within the team and fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and continuous improvement across the Substation discipline.
• Lead and assure Substation design development, championing standardisation, guiding the implementation of innovative approaches — including modular substation solutions — and working closely with key stakeholders to agree efficient, repeatable technical outcomes.
• Contribute to senior technical reviews and approvals, including Connection Scopes of Work, providing informed and pragmatic oversight to Project Engineers, and external design consultants to ensure designs are robust, efficient and aligned to programme needs.
• Build strong relationships across project teams and delivery partners, ensuring high standards of engineering practice, compliance with CDM requirements, and a smooth, consistent interface between design and delivery that supports fast, reliable handover of new assets.

You have

• Demonstrable experience in Transmission Substation development, design, and specification across both GIS and AIS, with a focus on full life cycle design from feasibility through to detailed design and commissioning
• A keen focus on design standardisation and driving continuous improvements in business processes, procedures and systems and a passion for developing Pipelines Engineers
• Understanding the technical requirements for design, planning, operation and development of the transmission network and aspects requiring coordination with other project disciplines.
• Effective communication skills, and you must be able to communicate often complex technical issues clearly and concisely to facilitate decision making by senior management
• Achieved, or actively working towards, Chartered Engineering Status

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 shirley-anne.o'connor@sse.com/01738 351976 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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