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Senior Construction Manager

Base Location: Edinburgh Park Office, with regular travel required to sites throughout Edinburgh, the Lothians & Borders and Dumfries & Galloway

Salary: up to £84,700 + annual bonus (up to 15%, performance based)

Private Medical Insurance – Individual cover

Additional salary enhancements: Business miles paid at £0.45/m for the first 10,000..

Full Time / Permanent (37 hours per week)

Further education opportunities – CIOB / MCIOB chartership programmes.

Closing Date: 8th May 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker!

ScottishPower is investing over £12 billion into the transmission network over the next five years, delivering some of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes in our history. Our Transmission teams are at the heart of this transformation, delivering essential upgrades that will reshape how energy is transmitted across the South of Scotland and beyond.

From large‑scale network developments to future‑focused expansion, the projects you’ll be involved in will play a critical role in enabling a cleaner, greener energy system, supporting the UK’s transition to net zero and strengthening energy security.

As a Senior Construction Manager, you’ll lead a Construction Unit responsible for delivering complex transmission infrastructure projects, combining strong leadership with excellent construction delivery and pre‑construction capability. Based out of our Edinburgh Park office, with regular travel to sites, this is a highly visible leadership role with real influence over how major transmission projects are planned, built and delivered.

What you’ll be doing

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Lead and manage a Construction Unit, overseeing the planning, coordination and delivery of multiple construction projects.

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Provide direct line management to a team of Construction Managers, with responsibility for coaching, performance, capability development and succession planning.

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Ensure the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of works in line with programme, budget and quality expectations.

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Play an active role in pre‑construction activity, including constructability input, programme planning, contractor engagement and risk mitigation.

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Work collaboratively with Project Management, Engineering, Commercial and HSQE teams to ensure seamless end to end delivery.

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Maintain strong oversight of contractor performance, supply chain relationships and stakeholder interfaces.

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Champion health, safety, environmental and quality standards across all site activities.

What you’ll bring

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Proven senior construction leadership experience, managing teams within a complex delivery environment.

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Strong track record in construction delivery, alongside demonstrable involvement in pre‑construction and development phases.

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Experience delivering projects within electricity transmission, power, or large‑scale infrastructure, or transferable sectors such as civils, rail or major regulated infrastructure.

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Confident people leader with the ability to motivate teams, manage performance and drive a positive safety culture.

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Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across multi‑disciplinary teams.

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Sound commercial awareness, with experience managing contractors and controlling cost, risk and programme.

Qualifications & Requirements

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Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant Construction or Engineering discipline.

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Professional membership (or working towards) with a recognised body such as CIOB, ICE or similar.

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SMSTS (or equivalent).

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Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly to sites.

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 purposes

⦁ Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

⦁ Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme – 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.

, , 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

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.