Project Manager - Overhead Lines (Transmission)

Project Manager – Overhead Lines (Transmission)

Location: Blantyre based, with travel to site as required

Salary: Starting from £55,000 plus Excellent Benefits

Permanent / Hybrid 

Closing Date: 15th July 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker 

Scottish Power’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 by 2035.

What you’ll be doing

The position of Project Manager – Overhead Lines sits within SP Transmission and will report to the Lead Project Manager. In this role you’ll be responsible for leading a multi-disciplined team to deliver major Capital investment projects within the SP Transmission licence area.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of overhead line (OHL) projects within SP Transmission, managing multi-disciplinary teams across design, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases

• Deliver outputs, incentive metrics, and milestones in line with business targets

• Effectively manage project risks and mitigate emerging issues

• Ensure correct management and administration of NEC contracts

• Develop accurate capital expenditure forecasts and output projections, maintaining full accountability for project, contractual, and financial governance

• Create, manage, and monitor project programmes

• Ensure system data and final asset records are entered into corporate systems in line with policy and required timescales

• Drive continual improvement by completing project and contract reviews, identifying lessons learned, and sharing insights across the business

• Propose and implement improvements to project management practices and behaviours across the wider project portfolio

• Demonstrate strong leadership, commercial awareness, and technical understanding of OHL construction in a live transmission environment

What you’ll bring 

• Significant experience managing and delivering overhead line or transmission infrastructure projects. 

• Strong technical understanding of OHL design and construction.

• Strong understanding of procurement processes and procedures. 

• Expertise in contract management (NEC, SPT D&C, JCT & FIDIC). 

• Experience in financial control, forecasting, and project governance.

• Familiarity with quality processes and health, safety, and environmental legislation (especially CDM).

• Ability to manage risk and develop solutions to complex engineering challenges

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Degree in Engineering (or equivalent experience)

• Full 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 Scottish Power, 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 (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 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 . With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, Scottish Power 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-16-2026