Construction Manager (Civils / Electrical)
Location: West of Scotland region – covering western and south-west Scotland, from the Clyde area through Ayrshire to Galloway. You must be able to commute to site when required.
Salary up to £75,200 per annum + annual bonus (up to 10%, performance based) and private medical insurance. Wider benefits package includes 36 days annual leave and our double matched pension.
Additional salary enhancements: Excellent Overtime opportunities over 40.5 hours (subject to project and location) (Saturday-Sunday x1.5 hrs). Business miles paid at £0.55/m.
Full Time / Permanent (40.5 hours per week)
Further education opportunities – CIOB / MCIOB chartership programmes.
Closing Date: 17th November 2026
Help us create a better future, quicker!
At ScottishPower, our people are the driving force behind everything we achieve. Their energy, expertise and ambition power our success — and we’re looking for individuals who share that passion to help shape the future of our Transmission business within SP Energy Networks.
With major investment underway and some of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in our history, our Transmission teams are delivering essential upgrades that will transform how energy is moved across the West of Scotland. From large‑scale transmission network developments to future focused network expansion, the work you’ll be part of will play a critical role in enabling a cleaner, greener energy system.
What you’ll be doing
As a Construction Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in our Transmission business, leading the Construction Management Team through the development, procurement, delivery and execution of key substation/network projects. You’ll be at the forefront of delivering high‑value, high‑impact projects across the West of Scotland, ensuring our network keeps pace with the scale of investment and growth ahead.
The Construction Manager will be responsible for:
Leading the development, procurement (pre-qualification/tendering) and construction delivery of the project scopes from concept to closure within the disaggregated and EPC models in line with CAPEX, for numerous projects.
Directing the management and delivery, acting primarily as the Principal Contractor and/or Client’s Representative, to ensure regulatory compliance with Health and Safety Law, CDM Regulations 2015 and Environmental Legislation.
Managing and monitoring of all Environmental & Sustainability Regulatory requirements that are planned and managed through the supply chain striving towards SP Energy Networks & Iberdrola net zero targets.
Driving, managing and evaluating the commercial management and administration of each package of work to control CAPEX risk in line with Contractual Terms and Conditions with external stakeholders.
Manage and monitor regulatory outputs in line with programme milestones.
Manage, coordinate and monitor all external stakeholders in line with National Standards and Specifications during the delivery outputs of approved designs.
Manage, coordinate and monitor all supply, civil, electrical, cable & OHL packages to ensure all Health & Safety and O&M of the built environment is recorded, validated and stored for future design & maintenance use.
Responsible for line management, development and strengthening of the onsite construction management team through performance management, coaching and mentoring of Site Management in conjunction with development of trainee Site Managers associated with HR processes and procedures.
Lead, manage and monitor Quality Management systems to ensure compliance with contract budget to increase the whole life asset whilst reducing OPEX.
What you’ll bring
We are looking for candidates with strong experience in either Electrical or Civils construction within a Transmission environment , with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Electrical: Proven expertise in planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating the design, construction and…