Job Description

Senior Engineer (Telecoms)
ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow
Salary from 53,280 per annum plus excellent benefits
Flexible & Hybrid Working
Permanent
Closing Date: 18 February 2026
Help us create a better future, quicker
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is transforming its Telecoms function! Telecoms are a key part of the network's business and a cornerstone in the evolution towards Net Zero.
ScottishPower are recruiting a Senior Network Engineer to play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of Scottish Power's strategic telecoms network.
You'll be responsible for overseeing all aspects of network operations, defining best practice and ensuring compliance. Be an advocate for improving network performance, maximising uptime of services, and optimise network infrastructure to deliver excellent communication services.
The prompt and effective resolution of Major Incidents and proactive mitigation through investigation of the operational telecoms network.
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the company's communication networks. Key responsibilities include field management, network testing, and ensuring the health of the telecom estate, while required skills include experience with IP networking, various telecom protocols, and Microsoft Office suite.
Within this position, you can expect to be responsible for:
Promoting an exemplary safety culture and ensures that all safety legislation is implemented and delivered through all activities.
Attending site visits and find solutions to issues encountered.
Analysing and coordinating programmes and balanced workbooks to enable effective delivery within each licence area whilst driving optimised value from the regulatory contract.
Developing and maintaining robust stakeholder and customer relationships on behalf of ScottishPower to facilitate delivery of customer and stakeholder strategic objectives.
Where milestone completion is at risk of not achieving the commitment dates, escalating this with the appropriate partner management chain to prevent missing the Milestone or reduces the impact of missing the milestone.
Driving continual performance improvement through analysis of outputs and feedback from internal and external sources.
Acting as a point of contact for the customer during in-life projects and interface with Delivery teams to aid and guide.
Bringing a "can do" attitude to problem solving, presenting solutions to problems identified.
What you'll bring
We are looking for an individual with knowledge of an operations environment using service management frameworks such as ITIL, with experience of managing network incidents and problems.
They will have expertise in network deployment, monitoring, management and troubleshooting, with knowledge of Network Management Systems such as Cisco Prime, Nokia NFM-P, Network monitoring and configuration tools and software, and the ability to optimise configurations.
Along with experience of working in a business-critical environment, with strong interpersonal skills and comfortable partnering across the business and with vendors and suppliers.
Minimum Requirements
Degree in Electrical, Electronic, or Telecommunications Engineering or equivalent experience.
Experience in project management within telecom environments.
Operational experience with telecom networks including: Fibre, copper, microwave radio, cellular (public/private), LAN/WAN, firewall configuration
Familiarity with telecom protocols and technologies such as MPLS?IP, MPLS?TP, PDH, SDH, IP telephony, Network synchronisation: SyncE, ToD, NTP, Phase
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Visio and Project.
Understanding of telecom power systems such as: -48V DC systems, batteries, UPS
Strong presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
Proactive, solution?focused, able to work under pressure.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt.
What's 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:
36 days annual leave
Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
Share Schemes
Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
Life Assurance (4x salary)
Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
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 and we're taking it very seriously. We're investing over 10 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.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below February-19-2026

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