SSE plc
ICP Engineering Manager - Fixed-Term Contract

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Base Location:
You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Reading, Cardiff, London, Glasgow, or Perth
Salary:
£58,100 - £87,100 + Bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
Working Pattern:
12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
Accountable for the engineering and design of ICP electrical networks. Ensuring the management of resources is effectively deployed with the appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience; Design risk is managed through robust design principals and hazard identification, including management and oversight of NERS design processes; Provide design assurance, guiding projects through Enterprise Governance, and having the appropriate level of competence to review and approve designs through the development lifecycle.
A key requirement of the role is providing robust and comprehensive support to tendering activity in order to secure the ICP pipeline. The engineering manager is required to coordinate resource and expertise in supporting technical bid submissions, and techno-economic reviews of contractor proposals.
As part of the management team for Engineering in Customer Asset Portfolio and reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, the ICP Engineering Manager will ultimately support the successful growth of the ICP business.
You will
- Hold the appropriate skills, knowledge, and experience to act as a delegated design authority for projects, ensuring that the basis of design, specification, and scope is developed in an appropriate manner in line with the expectations clients and internal governance; outlining and being accountable for appropriate design reviews and approvals in line with NERS.
- Inclusively manage a diverse engineering and design team ensuring that good engineering principals, process, and procedures are developed and managed within the team. Have a good understanding of project programmes and attentiveness in managing key risks on projects through your direct reports. Accountable for setting and/or approving project design development budgets and ensuring they are managed throughout the project lifecycle. Build relationships with key senior stakeholders and confidently report on projects with effective communication.
- Hold the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to identify hazards and work methodically to mitigate risk through design, continually monitoring and reducing risk throughout the project development. Ensuring that training and development is identified and to develop the whole team's understanding and skills in safety through design, embedding a positive HSQE culture across the team.
- Ensure appropriate resources are secured for projects either internally or externally through our design framework and delivery contractors. Monitor and manage resourcing across projects continually, making changes where needed in a proactive manner.
- Responsible for engineering standards and quality of designs, ensuring that industry standards, internal standards, and any regulatory standards are interpreted correctly and reflected with compliant design outputs.
- Create an inclusive and psychologically safe environment for your team to develop as engineering professionals, monitoring performance and stretching individuals appropriately through personal development plans and objective setting cycles providing the relevant mentoring and training.
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- Extensive experience in power distribution and electrical infrastructure at HV and EHV in the UK, particularly regulated and licensed networks including NERS processes and ideally in an ICP environment.
- Experience in working with regulated transmission and distribution operators for large connections.
- Significant experience in the management of engineering projects, developing and delivering designs for major electrical infrastructure projects.
- Chartered Engineer or Incorporated status (or can demonstrate working towards professional registration).
- Can demonstrate strong technical skills and have a detailed understanding of technical/commercial interactions.
- Can demonstrate experience in identifying, procuring, and managing specific engineering disciplines required for multi-disciplinary projects.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
- The ability to work well in a team and demonstrate inclusive behaviors to build a proud and diverse team.


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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.
SSE Energy Customer Solutions serves over 1.3 million households and businesses across the UK and Ireland. We help our customers accelerate their net zero ambitions by providing energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks.
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 Zoe.Gillespie@sse.com 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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