O+M Engineer- Electrical

Location: London, Lowestoft or Glasgow

Salary from £48,400, up to 10% bonus and health cover

Flexible & Hybrid Working Available

Help us create a better future, quicker. Join a critical function within the Offshore Operations Engineering – Electrical team, where your work directly supports the integrity and long-term performance of the Electrical Transmission System assets on both HVDC and HVAC assets. The purpose of this role is to ensure these assets operate reliably and efficiently, safeguarding Iberdrola’s long-term asset value and maximising production revenue.

We are seeking highly motivated engineers who can provide specialist advice and technical leadership across their discipline, influencing combined OPEX of up to £6m per year. As an O&M Engineer, you will bring extensive experience in engineering practice, with strong knowledge of grid compliance and the management of high-voltage electrical transmission systems.

This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate closely with ScottishPower and Iberdrola’s global network of technical experts. You’ll be empowered to deep-dive into complex engineering topics, shape best-practice approaches, and directly see the impact of your decisions on asset performance. The role also places significant emphasis on reliability improvement and digitalisation, supporting the organisation’s drive toward smarter, data-led operations.

What you’ll be doing

• Support the development of an industry-leading Asset Management Framework, including the creation and implementation of plans, procedures, and processes.
• Provide technical support to the operational portfolio of renewable generation assets, carrying out root-cause analysis and developing/recommending solutions and strategies to improve asset availability and reliability.
• Manage and derisk operational interfaces with the Control Centre and the Transmission System Owner.
• Support site and back-office activities to optimise outage strategies for maintenance and repair work (planned and unplanned).
• Offer expert operational technical support and guidance across a wide range of electrical assets, including Protection, PQ Analysis, Transformers, Shunt Reactors, GIS, AIS, VTs, CTs, STATCOMs, Filters, UPS, LV Boards, Fire Systems, and related equipment.
• Support the contracts team and site operations in the tendering, planning, and monitoring of maintenance activities. Provide input on bid levels, commercial strategies, and agreements relevant to projects.
• Lead the operational readiness of new wind farm assets, ensuring risks during the operational period are minimised and that site teams have all necessary information in place.
• Provide strategic advice, assessment, and recommendations across the full project life cycle—from development through to decommissioning.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure O&M activities are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality, following procedures, offshore standards, and industry best practice, while ensuring full compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate designs from an operational perspective to ensure O&M requirements are correctly embedded. Assess various O&M solutions and associated risk profiles affecting technical integrity, asset performance, and other KPIs. Present options and mitigation recommendations to Lead Electrical O&M Engineers, Site and Department Managers, or external contractors to ensure cost-effective, fully evaluated, and risk-appropriate O&M solutions.

You’ll have a strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, from design through to operations, with the ability to navigate technical boundaries and interface points across onshore and offshore wind farm substations. Asset Management qualifications such as the IAM Certificate are beneficial. Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: O&G, marine, HV electrical design, operations, HV safety, or O&M delivery within the wind sector and collaboration skills are essential. This role also requires travel for meetings and site visits, so flexibility and a willingness to travel are important.

Other benefits include Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash 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.