Control Systems Engineering Manager - Offshore Wind

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SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £12.5 billion in low carbon projects over the next 5 years, our SSE Renewables (SSER) business continues to be at the forefront of our growth plans, and our ambition to build a world that’s more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come. We are proud to be playing a critical role in the net zero transition, as we aim to more than treble the net capacity in operation to 13GW and grow renewable energy output five-fold to over 50TWh over the next 10 years.

About The Role

Base Location: Flexible UK & Ireland however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK sites, which includes but is not limited to:- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, London, Belfast or Dublin. Travel to Glasgow will be required regularly for team interaction.

Salary: Competitive depending on skills and experience + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

As Offshore Control Systems Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for the management of the Offshore Control Systems Engineering Team providing technical leadership across the offshore portfolio of projects and generation assets. You’ll provide specialist expertise during the development, construction, commissioning and operational phases of our projects and you will be responsible for the development and on-going management of relevant Engineering and Design Standards.

Some Of Your Main Accountabilities Will Include

• Managing the Control Systems Engineering Team ensuring Corporate and Business Unit processes and procedures are carried out effectively and consistently across the team.
• Ensuring the Offshore Control Systems Engineering Team operate safely in line with SSE and Renewables Engineering processes and procedures
• Performance management across the team to ensure all staff are set and deliver against challenging objectives.
• Providing technical leadership and support within the Controls and Telecoms disciplines to ensure appropriate standards and integrity programmes are established and delivered across the fleet and portfolio of Capital Projects.
• Ensuring the quality of all works delivered by the Control Systems Engineering Team is of the required standard and achieves the full requirements of the customer or stakeholder.
• Promoting and delivering knowledge management activities to ensure continuous improvements are applied consistently across the team; to support the on-going development of staff; and ensure the appropriate skills are utilised across the wider team to support delivery.
  

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

• A degree level qualification in Electrical Engineering or other relevant subject
• Significant experience and knowledge of SCADA and Control System design, operation and management in an operational or project environment.
• Experience of leading an Engineering team with the ability to organise and motivate staff to deliver effectively to agreed timescales and quality.
• Capability of setting an exceptional safety culture across the team, showing by example, to develop a team who are highly engaged with applying safety standards and pursuing improvements and possess an understanding of technical/commercial interactions in large capital projects and/or operational environments.
  

What’s in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ’Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact andrew.duncan2@sse.com

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you’ll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.