Overview

Base Location: Scotland (Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness). Salary: £50,100 - £64,100 + car / cash 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.

Role: As part of the SSEN Transmission Pathway to 2030 programme of works, we are recruiting for a Project Engineer - Interfaces to join the HVDC Engineering Team. With several major HVDC projects underway, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in one of the UK’s most important energy infrastructure programmes.

Note: While direct HVDC experience is advantageous, it is not essential. We encourage candidates with a project engineering background, ideally with an electrical, civil or mechanical engineering background, in the energy, utilities, or infrastructure sectors.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering design interfaces across major HVDC packages, including civils, AC systems, and cables, ensuring smooth collaboration between all parties.
• Take ownership of the Design Interface Registers, working with contractors to align inputs, resolve design issues early, and maintain accurate project data.
• Manage the design submittals process using Autodesk Construction Cloud, ensuring submissions are high-quality, traceable, and delivered on time.
• Act as a key link between SSEN teams and external partners, providing clear updates on interface risks, progress, and next steps.
• Champion a positive safety culture and support compliance with CDM regulations and SSEN's engineering standards throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the development of interface management awareness across the project, helping colleagues identify and manage design and quality risks effectively.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline (preferably electrical, mechanical, or civil). Chartered status or working toward it is desirable.
• Around 5–7 years’ experience in project engineering or design coordination, ideally with exposure to complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proven ability to manage interfaces between teams, contractors, and disciplines, with a track record of identifying interface risks early and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
• Experience supporting or leading elements of multi-disciplinary design coordination, with understanding of design, construction, and programme interdependencies.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with digital collaboration platforms such as Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or similar tools for managing design submissions, interface registers, and structured workflows.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We’re investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, while upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Benefits

Flexible benefits to fit your life, including discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits (online GP, 24/7 counselling), interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a bike through the Cycle to Work scheme. Generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

How to apply

Ready to apply? Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept online applications. If offered a role with SSE, you’ll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.