SSEN Transmission
Assistant Civil Project Engineer
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Base location: Aberdeen or Inverness (Aberdeenshire and Caithness will also be considered).
Salary: Up to £52,000 + car/cash allowance + annual bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working pattern: Permanent | Flexible Working options available.
The role
As part of SSEN Transmission’s Pathway to 2030 programme of works and beyond, we are looking for an Assistant Civil Project Engineer to join the HVDC team. You’ll help drive projects forward and bring fresh thinking to support delivery of a network for Net Zero. Many projects are based in the Caithness and Aberdeenshire, so willingness to travel (or being locally based) is desirable.
You will
- Provide civil engineering support across multiple projects, creating outline designs during development phases (including site/route selection, ground investigation specifications, earthworks design, and public road upgrades).
- Provide site support during the construction phase, including site supervision, resolving technical queries, identifying non-conformances/quality issues, and closing out actions.
- Support the civil engineering team to resolve technical issues and prepare reports, scopes of work, and specifications.
- Apply CDM Regulations in your role as a Designer, supporting safe and buildable solutions.
- Develop scopes of work and detailed specifications.
You have
- A degree in Civil Engineering (or an equivalent qualification) with relevant technical experience across client, consultant, or contractor environments in the UK construction industry.
- Sound knowledge of industry standards, specifications, and CDM Regulations, with a proactive approach to safe, practical, and buildable design.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and contribute effectively within project teams.
- Understanding of multi-disciplinary team working, with a willingness to learn from and collaborate across different engineering disciplines.
- Experience in using digital design tools such as Infraworks and/or Civil 3D to support early-stage design development.
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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.
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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.
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SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Hannah on hannah.e.cutajar@sse.com / 01738 341147 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.
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