Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations – Perth, Inverness, Aberdeen or Glasgow.
Salary: Up to £60,000 + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
SSEN Transmission have an exciting opportunity for a Cable Project Engineer to join our multi-disciplined engineering team to help develop and deliver our expanding project portfolio to meet our Net Zero targets.
You will
- Provide cable engineering support across multiple projects by producing or reviewing outline cable system designs during development phases, including review and assessment of technology options, underground cable routing selection, producing current rating calculations using CYMCAP software and assessment of interface requirements.
- Support the project life cycle, including design development, risk sessions such as HAZIDs, HAZCONs, HAZOPs, construction, installation, commissioning, and completion of complex projects. Collaborate with engineers and managers to identify and mitigate engineering and quality risks, support informed decision-making, and conduct peer reviews of key issues.
- Develop technical scopes and specifications for new underground cable projects as well as modifications to existing assets.
- Review cable system prequalification and type testing reports in preparation for SSEN approval, reviewing and verifying contractor/consultant detailed underground cable system designs, witnessing factory and relevant discipline site acceptance testing.
- Promote and manage safety within your assigned projects through the implementation of CDM procedures and practices, ensuring the engineering issues are compliant with relevant company, HSE and industry regulations.
You have
- A relevant engineering discipline degree and ideally be a Chartered Engineer in a relevant institution or working towards chartered status.
- Demonstrable experience in transmission development / design / specification and be comfortable to technically assess issues and/or problems and critically assess a range of technical solutions.
- Experience working on the Transmission Network and an extensive knowledge of High Voltage Cables. Also an awareness of the legal and regulatory obligations for Transmission and be pro-active in ensuring these are met to the highest standard.
