Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience in managing transmission construction projects primarily for the electrical/mechanical packages.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical schematic and wiring diagrams and all inspection and testing regimes associated with primary plant installation, protection and control systems.
• Awareness of NEC conditions of contract.
• Ability to implement quality assurance and environmental processes
• Skilled in the use of PC & Microsoft Software Applications for planning and organising works, Power Points, Word, Excel, Project and able to use digital forms of communication e.g.-TEAMS.
• Primary proven knowledge and experience of specification, design, maintenance, construction, and commissioning of electrical packages of works within the confines of a Transmission substation environment.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong leadership & planning skills.
• Extensive experience and knowledge in all current Health and Safety legislation & understand CDM 2015 regs & duty holder roles, most notably in delivering the Principal Contractor role.
• Proven ability to lead and work in a team and contractor's environment.
• In addition, have experience in the application and compliance with GS6, HSG47, and Temporary works.
• Maintain good working relationships.
• Have a proactive and flexible approach and provide a high degree of autonomy during the delivery phase of the project.

Planning & Organising

• Manage, and monitor CAPEX milestones to ensure regulatory outputs are attained.
• Ensure system access with regular collaboration and scheduling with Transmission Planners.
• Ensure planning meetings with contractors and internal / external stakeholders are held, and all activities are adequately coordinated.
• Create a safety culture to achieve SP Energy Networks safety performance targets by ensuring Compliance with the Contractors Safety Performance Requirements and monitoring KPIs.
• Plan, Manage and monitor the Contractors Quality Performance Requirements to contribute towards OPEX reduction.
• Plan and Manage Environmental regulatory and legal compliance to reduce waste and Carbon emission outputs.
• Planning, Management, and organisation of high value material supply chain products

Internal and External Relationships

Internal

• Collaborate with and influence HSQE functions, Engineering, Transmission operations and Project Delivery team.
• Quality Dept - Input and develop further lessons learnt within the project delivery team to identify improvements on future projects.
• Maintain close relationship with the logistics team to organise and align key milestone deliveries.
• Estates and planning - influence and coordinate access and egress to landowner's property.
• Ability to proactively liaise & interface with SPEN transmission operational staff and Senior Authorised Person(s).
• Provide support to the Community Relations team in relation to the projects with all stakeholders.

External

• Liaison with Regulatory bodies, Local Authorities, SEPA, Public, Landowners, Developers, Highways authorities.
• Work closely with Contractors and proactively maintain good working relationships - Civil, Electrical, OHL and Cables
• Landowners - negotiate and agree access and egress to landowner's property
• Direct point of contact at site level for local authorities, agencies, and the public.
• Work collaboratively and positively with contractors to help build positive relationships creating an inclusive team working atmosphere.

Special Requirements (not mandatory)

• SP Energy Networks authorisations up to 400Kv WI 1/2 & EN1/2.
• First Aid
• Requirement to work outdoors in all weather conditions

Minimum Criteria (mandatory)

Criteria

• Preferred HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Electrical site management experience in the Power sector.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Full UK driving licence
• Current five-day SMSTS qualification or equivalent