Renewables- Senior Engineer 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 or Ireland, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to:- Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Reading, Havant, London, Dublin or Belfast

Salary: Up to €82,000/£54,000 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

About The Role

Key to our growth ambition and net zero commitment, SSE Renewables have an exciting opportunity within our Offshore Design and Delivery team for a Senior Project Engineer to support our engineering activities across several market leading and innovative offshore wind development projects in Ireland.

Come and help us power change!

Key Accountabilities Will Include

• Owning the role of Senior Engineer under SSE’s project governance framework, managing the project teams delivery against procedures and work instructions, such that the project achieves success with its choice of technology and design solution.
• Challenging the status quo to create new opportunities for value to be added.
• Ensuring the Technical and Design Authorities are engaged and Design Assurance activities completed to meet project timelines.
• Co-ordinating progress updates, accounting for decisions reached and plans implemented.
• Implementing interface management between the project team and stakeholders.
  

What do I need?

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

• A degree qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience in a similar role with a passion for renewable energy and knowledge of relevant governances.
• A can-do proactive attitude with a proven history of interfacing and collaborating across multi-discipline teams to support decision making process and achieve outcomes
• Demonstrable understanding of engineering processes and experience of bringing a multi-disciplinary team (Engineering Packages) together with a common purpose
• Demonstrable experience of integrating complex systems with multiple stakeholders, 3rd party contractors and external bodies
• The ability to manage identification of project risks and mitigation whilst challenging the status quo and strive for continuous improvement
  

About Our Business

SSE Renewables is a leading developer and operator of renewable energy, with growth ambitions to treble our renewable energy output by 2030. We drive new growth by identifying, developing, building and operating high quality assets across the UK, Ireland and internationally. As our ambitions and projects grow, so do our teams, meaning we can offer a great selection of opportunities, training and development to support your career.

What’s in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement (including bank holidays), 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.