Location: Middlewich, Cheshire (office) and site based
£44,000 - £55,000
plus strong benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities/support.
Full Time / Permanent
Closing Date
Help us create a better future, quicker
At SP Energy Networks, we're building the electricity networks of the future. Our mission is to deliver safe, secure, and sustainable power to the communities we serve, while supporting the transition to renewable energy. We're investing in innovation and technology to meet evolving demands - and we know that people are central to this journey.
We're looking for a Project Manager (Delivery) to join our SP Energy Networks team within the SPM Mid – Cheshire District business unit. This role is critical to the safe and efficient delivery of customer connection projects across our Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) portfolios, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and licence obligations.
What You'll Be Doing
* Deliver district business plan outputs in line with financial, regulatory, and operational objectives, optimising performance through incentive mechanisms.
* Lead customer and stakeholder engagement to support successful delivery of project plans and outcomes.
* Develop and manage robust project plans that minimise customer outages and support licence obligations.
* Ensure effective delivery of performance targets including Customer Minutes Lost, Customer Interruptions, Broad Measure of Customer Satisfaction, Guaranteed Standards, and Time to Connect.
* Manage contracts and CDM responsibilities as required.
* Drive continuous improvement through performance analysis and feedback.
* Promote asset stewardship and apply sound engineering principles to enhance safety, integrity, and longevity of the electrical network.
* Promote and maintain an exemplary safety culture, ensuring compliance with all safety legislation.
* Where appropriate, deliver:
* Maintenance, reliability, system performance, and network security outputs
* Connections business plan outputs, optimising profitability and incentive returns
* Capital investment projects and associated regulatory outputs
* Integrate Operational Excellence principles across all activities.
* Ensure accurate and timely data capture within corporate systems.
* Maintain accurate customer records and ensure all interactions are appropriately logged.
What You'll Bring
* Proven experience in project or programme coordination, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives effectively.
* Strong understanding of the regulatory environment and associated output/incentive mechanisms.
* Commercial and contractual awareness, with the ability to balance customer service and project delivery.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
* Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement.
* Awareness of key business drivers and the external commercial context.
* Problem-solving skills and the ability to devise practical solutions.
* Working knowledge of LV network operations is desirable.
* Proficiency in SAP, NAMS, and other relevant IT systems.
Minimum Requirements
* HNC in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
* Experience in a project delivery role.
* High level of computer literacy.
* Full UK driving licence.
What's In It For You
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%.
At ScottishPower, 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 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
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.
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
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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.
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