HV Operations Manager in Glasgow

The HV Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the Control Room operations on the SPD distribution network. This role ensures the reliable and efficient delivery of electricity from generation facilities to end-users, maintaining system integrity and safety. The manager will lead a team of highly skilled Distribution Control Engineers, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and operational procedures.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring the efficient running of the control room, including the delivery of frontier performance on electrical safety, system security, customer service and fault restoration activities.
• Development of policies and strategies associated with system restoration activities, engaging with other parts of the business, HSE, DESNZ, OFGEM, NESO and all other DNOs.
• Representing SPD interests in Government led Industry Groups.
• All aspects of Control Room Emergency Planning and Business Continuity.
• Ensuring SPD is in a state of readiness during periods of increased network risk due to severe weather.
• Ensuring the Control Room has an agreed viable National Power Outage plan to restore the SPD network and associated customers following a total GB shutdown.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage the Distribution Control Room during day-to-day activities on the SPD Distribution network – including faults, maintenance, connections and investment activities.
• Responsible for 7 first line reports and 14 second line reports in highly skilled Engineering roles.
• Manage the Control Room interfaces between the Real Time Systems, outage planning and other departments within SPEN and external parts of the business.
• Carry out regular Strategic Reviews for the Control Room Operation to ensure business readiness for Regulatory changes and skills are in place to operate and manage emerging technologies such as HVDC & DSO.
• Actively participate in business and organisational change to maintain and/or improve performance, productivity and service standards.
• Ensure Performance Management process is delivered within Control Room Team.
• Take the lead to ensure the Control Room maximises the Regulatory financial rewards available from ENS, IIS & BMCS.
• Coach and develop the Control Room team to ensure business objectives are met.
• Contribute as an effective member of the Customer Service Management team.
• Make balanced decisions, considering all possible information available, able to consult with others when applicable and anticipate/recognise possible outcomes.

What you’ll bring:

• Expert knowledge of SP Energy Networks policies, procedures and working practices.
• Well developed customer service skills.
• Knowledge of network and business data and SCADA network management systems.
• Innovative in applying the latest technologies.
• Developed negotiation, communication, influencing and people management skills.
• Ability to devise solutions to complex problems/challenges.
• Experience in a line management role.
• Broad operational experience preferred, e.g. spanning Distribution / Transmission.
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• An effective and confident verbal and written communicator.
• Expert knowledge of company Health & Safety requirements and compliance.

Minimum Criteria:

• Engineering qualification in an electrical discipline (BSc/BEng/HNC).
• Experience as Control Engineer on an electricity Distribution / Transmission network OR significant experience as SAP on electricity Distribution / Transmission network.

What’s in it for you:

• 36 days annual leave.
• Holiday Purchase.
• Share Schemes.
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding.
• Technology Vouchers.
• Electric Vehicle Schemes.
• 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.

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. Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do.