Base Location: Swindon, Melksham, Oxford, Andover, Yeovil, Bristol, Reading, Slough

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + car /car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

The role

Our Large Capital Delivery team is seeking a Lead Design Engineer to support our £4bn RIIO-ED2 business plan across the SEPD Distribution areas. In this role, you'll lead the design team responsible for a range of projects spanning from 11kV to 132kV.

You will

- Oversee a diverse project design portfolio, coordinating with internal and external resources, maintaining quality control of design outputs in line with SSEN standards, and approving designs efficiency.

- Drive the development and delivery of cost-effective engineering solutions, from feasibility studies through to detailed design packages and final design sign-off.

- Lead daily operations of the design team, enhancing productivity and customer service while optimising costs and improving contractor performance.

- Identify and implement improvement initiatives, set performance targets, and manage key performance indicators (KPIs) across the wider Engineering Design team.

- Collaborate closely with contractor desi...