Senior Delivery Engineer - Repower

Senior Delivery Engineer - Repower

All SPD locations, field based role.

Salary from £53,280 per annum plus excellent benefits

Flexible Hybrid Working

Closing Date: 28 July 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker!

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Delivery Engineer to join our Repower (Distributed Restart) Delivery team who play a key role in the evolution of SPEN as a DSO and TSO.

You can expect to be responsible for the specification, planning, development, operation and maintenance of applications and systems that enhance the functionalities of SCADA control systems.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Delivery Engineer, you can expect to:

• Deliver ND business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through incentive mechanisms.

• Through active customer and stakeholder engagement, support delivery of robust communication activities to facilitate the delivery of project plans and deliverables affecting local communities, customers and stakeholders.

• Deliver robust project plans to facilitate business deliverables in line with district and licence plans which are devised to minimise outages to customers.

• Ensure efficient and effective delivery of performance targets as appropriate, such as: Customer Minutes Lost, Customer Interruptions, Broad Measure of Customer Satisfaction, Guaranteed Standards and other incentive mechanisms.

• To effectively deliver the relevant elements of the business plan, undertake some or all of the following activities, as required: contract management, operational switching and project management.

• To support continual performance improvement through analysis of outputs and feedback from internal and external sources.

• Support integration of asset stewardship and ownership values through sound engineering principles and coordinated planning and delivery activities to improve integrity, safety and longevity of the electrical network.

• Demonstrate and promote exemplary safety behaviours and ensure that all safety legislation is implemented and delivered through all activities.

• Deliver maintenance and reliability, system performance and network security business plan outputs in line with financial unit cost drivers, regulatory and business plan objectives whilst optimising return through appropriate system performance and customer service incentive mechanisms.

What you’ll bring

• Working knowledge in the operation of HV network.

• Project/programme coordination experience, to enable effective delivery of projects and initiatives.

• General contract, commercial and regulatory awareness with the ability to balance effective and efficient customer service and project delivery, ensuring maximum return on investment.

• Ability to devise solutions to problems/challenges.

• Effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.

• Ability to communicate and present information effectively at all levels.

• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions.

• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating.

As a minimum, you will need to demonstrate:

• HNC Engineering or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience.

• Relevant network construction and operational experience.

• Computer literacy in MS Office packages

• HV & LV Operational Authorisation (working towards 33kv)

• Valid UK Driving licence.

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 SmartSave 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].

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.

IMPORTANT 

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

July-29-2026