Assistant Project Manager (Development)

Salary up to £56,750 per year plus excellent benefits package and extensive career progression opportunities

Location: Aspect House, Blantyre

Permanent / Full Time

Help us create a better future, quicker 

ScottishPower’s RIIO-T3 Business Plan is a £12 billion investment to upgrade and expand the electricity transmission network across Central and Southern Scotland from 2026 to 2031. This exciting investment plan aims to connect up to 19GW of clean energy, support over 11,000 jobs, and accelerate the UK’s journey to Net Zero by 2035.

Role

The position of Assistant Project Manager sits within SP Transmission’s Strategic Projects Development team. In this role you’ll be responsible for taking ownership of succinct work packages and interfacing with stakeholders to realise the schedule and Capex budget for one of the largest reinforcement projects within SP Transmission’s licence area.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Lead Project Manager you will be responsible for:

Owning project sub-tasks and managing contracts, financial forecasting, schedule, resource planning, quality and risk mitigation of these tasks.

Ensuring safety and environmental compliance of tasks.

Driving performance and efficiency by identifying and implementing innovation, value engineering, and best practices.

Supporting Senior Project Manager(s) in the team.

Building strong stakeholder relationships internally (engineering, PMO, environment, sustainability, land & planning, regulation, procurement and legal) and externally (local authorities, contractors, regulators and communities).

Promoting continuous improvement through lessons learned, project reviews, and sharing best practices across the wider portfolio.

What you’ll bring

Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Post graduate experience in the built environment and understanding of the development stage of projects (design and consenting) preferably for energy projects.

Understanding of project management methodologies and risk management.

Awareness of contract administration.

Foundation knowledge of the technical characteristics and workings of the Electricity Transmission System.

Understanding of infrastructure planning and consenting requirements including Section 37 / Section 36 / Town & Country Planning and EIA.

Financial acumen - forecasting, cost control, and capital efficiency planning.

Awareness of health, safety, and environmental legislation, particularly CDM regulations.

Skills and attributes to manage stakeholders.

Excellent communication and written skills.

Ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams and stakeholders without direct line authority.

Strategic problem-solving skills - able to devise solutions for complex challenges and drive efficiency.

Excellent organisational skills.

Commitment to quality and continuous improvement, ensuring best practice adoption across the portfolio.

Driving license (travel across SPEN locations required).

Minimum Criteria

• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

• Experience of complex programme of contracts, multiple work programmes and commercial contracts.

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 Schemes

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to Savesmart 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 £10 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.

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