Construction Manager (Development - Strategic Projects) in Blantyre

Base Location: Aspect House, Blantyre (3-4 days in office/WFH, 1-2 days on site as per business requirements).

Salary: up to £75,625 per annum (DOE), plus an excellent benefits package and career progression/development opportunities.

Full Time / Permanent (37 hours per week).

Further education opportunities – CIOB / MCIOB chartership programmes.

Help us create a better future, quicker! At ScottishPower, our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve. Their energy, expertise and ambition power our success — and we’re looking for individuals who share that passion to help shape the future of our Transmission business within SP Energy Networks.

With major investment underway and some of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in our history, our Transmission teams are delivering essential upgrades that will transform how energy is moved across the South of Scotland. From large‐scale transmission network developments to future focused network expansion, the work you’ll be part of will play a critical role in enabling a cleaner, greener energy system.

Our Strategic Projects team delivers critical transmission infrastructure that supports the UK’s net zero ambitions. We’re now looking for a Construction Manager – Development to join our Strategic Projects business. This is a key role acting as the Client Representative during the development phase, ensuring construction activities are planned, managed, and delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide construction input during development, identifying constraints and ensuring all works are captured in the System Construction Authorisation (SCA) and Project Delivery Strategy (PDS) with robust sequencing.
• Review CDM role appointments, development programmes, and construction strategies to ensure compliance, accuracy, and buildability.
• Lead construction risk management, including identification, mitigation, and lessons learned.
• Support planning, consenting, and EIA processes, including construction methodologies and site requirements.
• Prepare pre-construction information and support EPC procurement activities.
• Ensure Principal Contractors meet CDM duties, reviewing RAMS, site programmes, and driving high safety performance.
• Monitor site progress, contractor performance, and programme delivery, escalating risks, delays, and opportunities.
• Facilitate site safety walks, coordination and progress meetings, and maintain site records/logs.
• Act as Client Representative / Employer’s Supervisor (NEC), issuing instructions and supporting change control procedures.
• Support quality assurance, team development, and delivery of OFGEM sustainability and biodiversity targets.

What you’ll bring

• HNC/HND (or equivalent experience) in an engineering or construction discipline.
• Significant experience in transmission construction projects, with a strong background in overhead lines (OHL) preferred, alongside substation works.
• Strong knowledge of CDM 2015, Health & Safety legislation, and industry best practice, including GS6, HSG47, and Temporary Works.
• Experience working within contractor environments and with NEC3/NEC4 (and awareness of FIDIC) contracts.
• Broad construction expertise across foundations, steel structures, OHL works, HV equipment, cabling systems, and fibre installations, including RAMS, ITPs, QA, and As Built/H&S documentation.
• Proven leadership, planning, and project delivery capability, managing risk across scope, time, cost, quality, and safety.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
• Experience in site management and monitoring, delivering projects to deadlines in complex environments.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings (civil, structural, electrical) and oversee inspection and testing regimes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word) and digital collaboration tools (e.g. Teams).
• Proactive, flexible approach with the ability to work autonomously while maintaining strong working relationships.

Minimum requirements:

• SMSTS / NEBOSH / IOSH or SSSTS.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Formal training in H&S, CDM, risk assessments, and environmental management.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. Compensated business mileage which can be claimed at £0.45/mile up to 10,000 miles, £0.25 thereafter.

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 Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus, shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
• CIOB Chartership programmes available.

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 Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously.

We’re investing over £12 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. 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.

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 careers@scottishpower.com.

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.