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Job Title Lead O&M Engineer
Location Glasgow, London or Lowestoft
Salary from £70,800, up to 20% bonus, family health cover and car allowance
Flexible Working Pattern
Help us create a better future, quicker
The Lead O&M Engineer is a critical role within O&M of the Offshore Business focussing on the delivery of O&M scope of works in the UK and overseas (USA, Germany, France...), working with Contractors, Multinational Joint Ventures and multiple departments within Offshore O&M, Offshore Operations and Global Services to ensure that SPR’s/ Iberdrola long term asset value and production revenue is maximised.
Belonging to the Offshore O&M Operations Engineering Team, and reporting to the Head of Operations Engineering, the Lead O&M Engineer will be responsible for defining O&M Strategies and plans, tendering (technical), negotiating (technical) and managing multi-million offshore O&M campaigns/installations including management of contractors and associated interfaces, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent H&SE performance are applied.
The Lead O&M Engineer is a professionally qualified engineer with significant experience within Electrical transmission equipment in Offshore O&M.
Provides technical advice & expertise at all stages of the project lifecycle e.g. supports the contract strategy by determining what needs to be purchased, & provides technical assessment to the O&M package/ site managers to ensure that delivery is to design & quality standards agreed.
The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the UK and overseas and during development, contracting and delivery of a scope of works the individual should be able to coordinate with teams working at different project locations.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll lead and resource the electrical transmission technical team, ensuring offshore standards, procedures and quality requirements are met. You’ll assess O&M solutions and technical risks, recommend cost-effective improvements and ensure decisions are supported by documented technical and commercial assessments.
You’ll coordinate with site teams, suppliers and regulators to define compliant maintenance requirements, select technically competent suppliers and manage asset handovers from construction. You’ll also support asset management plans and R&D strategy, recommending interventions based on asset condition and operational performance.
You’ll provide technical advice throughout the project lifecycle, contributing to bids, commercial agreements and investment proposals. Working with HSE colleagues, you’ll implement electrical safety strategies, promote strong safety awareness and share lessons learnt across offshore projects.
What You’ll Bring
Location Glasgow, London or Lowestoft
Salary from £70,800, up to 20% bonus, family health cover and car allowance
Flexible Working Pattern
Help us create a better future, quicker
The Lead O&M Engineer is a critical role within O&M of the Offshore Business focussing on the delivery of O&M scope of works in the UK and overseas (USA, Germany, France...), working with Contractors, Multinational Joint Ventures and multiple departments within Offshore O&M, Offshore Operations and Global Services to ensure that SPR’s/ Iberdrola long term asset value and production revenue is maximised.
Belonging to the Offshore O&M Operations Engineering Team, and reporting to the Head of Operations Engineering, the Lead O&M Engineer will be responsible for defining O&M Strategies and plans, tendering (technical), negotiating (technical) and managing multi-million offshore O&M campaigns/installations including management of contractors and associated interfaces, and ensuring quality, best practices and excellent H&SE performance are applied.
The Lead O&M Engineer is a professionally qualified engineer with significant experience within Electrical transmission equipment in Offshore O&M.
Provides technical advice & expertise at all stages of the project lifecycle e.g. supports the contract strategy by determining what needs to be purchased, & provides technical assessment to the O&M package/ site managers to ensure that delivery is to design & quality standards agreed.
The position may require frequent travel to various locations in the UK and overseas and during development, contracting and delivery of a scope of works the individual should be able to coordinate with teams working at different project locations.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll lead and resource the electrical transmission technical team, ensuring offshore standards, procedures and quality requirements are met. You’ll assess O&M solutions and technical risks, recommend cost-effective improvements and ensure decisions are supported by documented technical and commercial assessments.
You’ll coordinate with site teams, suppliers and regulators to define compliant maintenance requirements, select technically competent suppliers and manage asset handovers from construction. You’ll also support asset management plans and R&D strategy, recommending interventions based on asset condition and operational performance.
You’ll provide technical advice throughout the project lifecycle, contributing to bids, commercial agreements and investment proposals. Working with HSE colleagues, you’ll implement electrical safety strategies, promote strong safety awareness and share lessons learnt across offshore projects.
What You’ll Bring
- Degree in engineering
- IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management software.
- Knowledge and experience of engineering contracts
- Relevant experience of offshore wind
- Significant experience in engineering/maintenance management and/or management consulting in an asset intensive industrial context. (e.g. offshore wind, DNO).
- Specialist knowledge of reliability engineering, maintenance strategy and asset integrity management.
- Experience of using High Voltage Electrical Safety Rules (eg.TSO/DNO or offshore specific)
- Broad knowledge in a relevant technical area in Electrical transmission equipment plus depth in a relevant technical specialty therein.
- Flexible to travel around UK, and Europe as required.
- Experience in managing high skilled teams.
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%.
Benefits
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:
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. 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.
ScottishPower is 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 careers@scottishpower.com.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
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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
November-24-2026
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%.
Benefits
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
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. 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.
ScottishPower is 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 careers@scottishpower.com.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
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
November-24-2026
