In this role you lead Scotland’s commissioning of major HV substation projects, guiding teams and partners from construction completion through testing, energisation and handover. You set the commissioning strategy, governance and assurance, ensuring safe, compliant delivery and client acceptance. You’ll manage internal teams and specialist suppliers, aligning with operations, projects, engineering and commercial teams. This is a high-impact leadership role that shapes how Scotland’s substations become reliable assets for the energy network. You drive continuous improvement and build in-house capability within a safety-critical and collaborative culture.
Pay / Benefits
Smart working with up to 40% remote work
25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
Family-friendly policies (maternity/adoption and paternity/partners leave)
Pension
Share incentive plan
Volunteering leave
Responsibilities
Provide accountable leadership for commissioning across Scotland from construction completion to handover
Develop and maintain commissioning strategy, governance framework, standards and assurance regime
Lead and performance-manage internal teams and external supply chain with a focus on safety, quality and technical delivery
Own portfolio resource and competency plan for project schedules, outages and energisation milestones
Embed commissioning requirements early in tendering, design, procurement, construction and project controls
Lead readiness reviews, integrated commissioning plans and safe energisation sequences, resolving interfaces and programme constraints
Manage commissioning budgets, forecasts, risks, opportunities and change
Drive continuous improvement through standardisation, lessons learned and digital systems
Key requirements
Extensive senior-level commissioning experience for high-voltage transmission or distribution substations
Ability to lead people, influence clients and partners, and make decisions in safety-critical environments
Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in electrical engineering or related discipline
Strong knowledge of substation commissioning lifecycle: factory/site acceptance testing, protection and control, SCADA, transformers, switchgear, telecoms, metering, AC/DC systems
Proven track record leading commissioning across major projects and managing multidisciplinary teams and supply-chain partners
Understanding of UK legislation, CDM, electrical safety rules, authorisation and industry standards
Experience with live operations, outages, readiness reviews, defect management and client handover
Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills
Experience with UK transmission owner or regulated network clients; SSE experience valuable
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent recognition and transmission authorisation would be advantageous
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