Assistant Project Manager – Onshore (Development)

Assistant Project Manager – Onshore (Development)

ScottishPower Renewables, 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. G2 5AD

Salary from £50,400 with up to 10% Annual Bonus and Healthcare

Permanent

Flexible and Hybrid Working Available

Closing Date: 2 weeks from posting date

Help us create a better future, quicker!

As a key member of the Onshore Renewables Development Team, the Assistant Project Manager will play a vital role in advancing renewable energy projects (onshore wind).

This position involves taking a proactive lead on various aspects of project development, while providing comprehensive technical, strategic and operational support to the Project Manager.

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of high-impact renewable energy projects, helping to drive the transition to a more sustainable energy future.

What you will be doing

You will take on and manage tasks that have been allocated by the Project Manager to help develop ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) pipeline of renewable projects, in particular repowering. This will include the project management of feasibility assessments, design stages, securing grid and land agreements, stakeholder consultation and the commercial development of project business cases.

You will also provide input to the environmental impact assessment process, including preparation of environmental statements and consent applications for our projects.

We will look for you to liaise and coordinate with external suppliers and contractors to ensure delivery specifications are met; providing inputs on tender assessments and liaise with stakeholders to ensure development activities are progressed in a timely manner.

You will also provide your input to all commercial agreements and contracts to ensure risks are mitigated and assist the Project Manager in the preparation and presentation of investment cases.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate as minimum your previous experience in a development role or within the Renewables or Energy industry, with the ability to translate technical detail into commercial impact.

You will have experience in commercial negotiations and be able to analyse development issues, providing creative solutions to the team when required, utilising your ability to identify and source external resources and skills to help deliver our Renewables projects on time and on budget.

Whats 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 Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. 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.

ScottishPower is 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 [email protected].

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

October-23-2026