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Transmission Overhead Line Technician

Eurocentral, Motherwell. ML1 4UR

Salary from £37,560

Permanent

Closing Date: 12th December 2025

Purpose

Ensuring compliance with ESQC Regulations and internal inspection policies and procedures, including Asset-01-021, Asset-01-029, OHL-03-103 & TRANS-03-004, you will be technically innovative to improve network resilience for customers, ensuring Transmission assets meet prescribed capability and performance expectations.

Providing excellent customer service, value for money, maximise performance and operational efficiency, you will assist in the delivery of Plant and Overhead Line Inspection & Maintenance, Capital Work Programmes, Faults and Emergency works on the Transmission system.

Resource planning and directing staff working on the Transmission system, you will be responsible for providing accurate reporting on inspections to the Lead Engineer, identifying issues that need immediate attention and hand over to the correct people for resolution whilst liaising with asset protection and customer enquiries.

When required, you will provide Supervisory cover for Team Leaders.

Responsibilities
Managing direct staff, including performance management, objective setting and day to day planning and co-ordination of work deliverables, you will manage the development of assigned Trainees including Apprentices, Skills Seekers and Adult Craft Trainees.

You will hold responsibility for driving quality and performance by managing Contractors and overseeing external teams responsible for essential maintenance and protective treatments on high-voltage Transmission towers

Working towards an authorisation level appropriate to the role, you will possess awareness of, and compliance with Company Health, Safety and Environmental requirements and update these on particular issues as they arise, working with your team towards a zero-accident culture.

Capturing feedback and issues from Operational Safety, Compliance and Quality audits, addressing any non-conformances, you will deliver excellent customer service to all aspects of your operation.

Actively promoting and striving to deliver customer service standards within your area of responsibility, you will be accountable for tasks and activities, contributing to the achievement of team goals by providing support, advice, encouragement, clear direction and coaching when appropriate.

What you’ll bring

Educated to ONC level or possessing relevant business experience, you will be able to demonstrate your technical competence in relation to Transmission Operation and Maintenance activities.

With a full valid driving licence and Site Management Safety Training / Safety Passport, you will hold previous experience in managing work programmes, resource planning, leading and motivating a team and possess knowledge of Transmission plant and equipment.

With knowledge of Health & Safety processes, you will be able to demonstrate previous experience of outage and resource planning, being familiar using IT systems and capable of embracing new technologies, working to provide solutions to allow efficient Inspection and data capture of Asset Health.

Whats 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:

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 >£5.5 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.

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 .

Mobility

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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