Commissioning Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead commissioning delivery for substation projects across tendering, design, on-site execution and handover. You act as the technical expert on HV/LV and Protection & Control testing, guiding cross-functional teams to meet safety, quality and delivery standards. You will shape commissioning strategies, mentor a growing team, and drive productivity and innovation to ensure smooth project handovers. This is a hands-on leadership position at the heart of major UK infrastructure projects.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with up to 40% remote working
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family-friendly policies including extended paid leave
• Pension
• Share incentive plan
• Volunteering leave

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical expert on substation commissioning across tendering, design, operations and delivery teams
• Oversee commissioning strategies from early involvement to handover
• Provide technical guidance on HV/LV & P&C equipment testing per commissioning standards
• Ensure safety, quality, and procedural compliance across all commissioning activity
• Provide on-site support for commissioning issues and be available to assist as needed
• Lead commissioning input through all project stages
• Develop commissioning outlines and detailed programmes
• Create accurate resource forecasts for future projects
• Estimate commissioning costs for tendering
• Attend handovers ensuring smooth design-to-delivery transition
• Manage and mentor commissioning team (engineers, technicians, sub-contractors)
• Forecast and allocate resources across multiple projects
• Verify competence and authorisations of commissioning resources
• Monitor progress, spend, and performance against plan
• Attend commissioning panels and site progress meetings; update Project Managers
• Pursue continuous improvement in testing, productivity, and delivery outcomes

Key requirements

• Extensive hands-on substation commissioning experience in the Electricity Transmission environment
• In-depth knowledge of transmission commissioning procedures for HV/LV and Protection & Control testing
• Ideally HNC (or higher) in Electrical Engineering or similar
• Proven ability to manage remote technical teams and commissioning subcontractors
• Solid understanding of industry documentation and commissioning QA/QC processes
• Proven stakeholder management with customers, clients and internal interfaces
• Ideally experience delivering large-scale infrastructure projects
• Previous SSE authorisations and commissioning experience
• Ideally Degree-qualified in a technical discipline
• Familiarity with digital commissioning tools and reporting platforms
• Ideally Chartered Engineer Status

• Stakeholder management
• Leadership and mentoring
• Communication and coordination
• HV/LV and Protection & Control testing
• Commissioning QA/QC processes
• Development of commissioning programmes and schedules

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