Senior Engineer (Civils) in Glenrothes

Locations: Bonnybridge or Glenrothes

Posted on: Today

Closing date: 11th February 2026

Salary: £53,280 - £66,600 + strong benefits package + excellent career progression

Permanent / Full‑time (37 hours per week)

Help us create a better future, quicker! At SP Energy Networks, we’re making significant investments to build modern, resilient distribution networks that can support a smarter, cleaner, low‑carbon future. Our Major Projects teams are central to this transformation — delivering complex, high‑value infrastructure that will help Scotland realise its Net Zero ambitions.

We are now seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join our SPD Major Projects team within the Central and Fife District, playing a key role in delivering critical programmes that strengthen and future proof the distribution network.

Working within the SPD (Distribution) directorate, you will play a key role in delivering large, civils driven electrical infrastructure projects. You will manage the successful delivery of multi‑disciplinary works, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes.

• Managing the programme of works across both electrical and civils contractors, ensuring projects are delivered on time, safely, and within budget.
• Leading day‑to‑day contractor and stakeholder relationships, acting as the key interface for project delivery.
• Overseeing civils‑biased elements of major distribution projects, including substations, cable routes, and enabling works.
• Developing, monitoring, and reporting on project and construction programmes.
• Ensuring projects comply with SPEN engineering, technical and safety standards, including CDM regulations.
• Coordinating outage planning and ensuring impacts to the network are minimised.
• Supporting robust communication with landowners, local authorities, customers, and internal teams.
• Promoting exemplary safety behaviours and ensuring full compliance with legislation and SPEN safety rules.
• Driving continual improvement through analysis of project outcomes and contractor performance.

• Strong project/programme management experience — ideally gained within civils biased engineering projects, preferably on electrical networks or utilities.
• Experience coordinating internal engineering teams and external contractors.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across a busy, multi‑project portfolio.
• Knowledge of construction, civils works, safety legislation, CDM regulations and associated compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to develop project plans, risk assessments and deliver against challenging timelines.
• Commercial and contract awareness with a focus on value, quality, and performance.

• HNC/D or Degree in Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• Proven experience in the construction or delivery of electricity network or utility infrastructure projects.
• Civils experience on network‑related projects (e.g., substations, cable routes, enabling works) is highly desirable.
• Computer literacy and ability to use project management and reporting tools effectively.

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%.

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

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.

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.