Location –Blantyre office (with hybrid work pattern, 3 days in office per week)
Salary from £66,000 - £80,000 + annual bonus (up to 20%) and family private medical cover.
Permanent | Full-time – 37 hours per week
Closing date – 25th September 2026
Help us create a better future, quicker!
SP Energy Networks is delivering one of the UK's largest electricity network investment programmes, with £12 billion being invested over the next five years. As part of this transformation, our SPT Strategic Projects business will deliver a £2.4 billion portfolio of major transmission infrastructure projects across Scotland.
We're looking for a Strategic Portfolio Cost Management Lead to provide functional leadership for cost management across this portfolio. Reporting to the Head of PMO, you'll lead cost control, forecasting and performance reporting activities, ensuring robust financial governance across complex, high-value EPC projects.
This is a unique opportunity to influence some of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects while playing a key role in Scotland's transition to Net Zero.
As well as an attractive 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:
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 - infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's goal to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously.
We're investing £12 billion into our transmission network, directly enabling the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a focus on investing 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. These values bring us into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all types of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.
We are dedicated to providing reasonable 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 assistance, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
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.
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below
September-25-2026
The Iberdrola Group is now a global energy leader, with a market capitalisation of over €100 billion.
In a context where electrification is advancing unstoppably, we are driving innovation and a sustainable and competitive business model that creates value for the whole of society.
