Lead Sustainability Specialist

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Job Title: Lead Sustainability Specialist (FTC 14 months)
Location: Glasgow, SPHQ
Salary from £55,200 to £69,000 + up to 15% annual bonus and Private healthcare cover

Help us create a better future, quicker

During this 14 month fixed term contract you will, as a Lead Sustainability Specialist be accountable for the system-wide leadership, coordination, governance and assurance of SP Energy Networks' sustainability performance across Transmission and Distribution licences.

Acting as the senior operational lead for sustainability delivery, the role provides regulatory confidence, drives cross-business delivery through influence, and ensures SPEN meets - and is credible against - its regulated sustainability commitments now and in future price control periods.

The role operates at enterprise level, translating sustainability strategy into delivery, advising Directors on risk and trade-offs, and leading the central sustainability team to deliver outcomes that are robust, auditable and aligned with SPEN's long-term business objectives.

What you'll be doing

Regulatory Delivery, Governance & Assurance
* Own and provide confidence in the delivery of SPEN's regulated sustainability commitments across ED2 / T2 and future price control periods.
* Act as the primary point of accountability for regulatory assurance, ensuring delivery is supported by robust evidence, audit trails and defensible performance narratives.

Strategy Implementation & Future Price Control Leadership
* Lead translation of SPEN's Sustainable Business Strategy into deliverable plans, programmes and governance arrangements.
* Own coordination of sustainability input into future price control development (e.g. ED3 and future T-periods), including long-term horizon planning (10+ years).

Cross-Business Delivery & Working Group Leadership
* Lead sustainability delivery through cross-business Working Groups as the primary delivery mechanism, spanning multiple directorates and licences. Oversight of all Sustainability Working Groups.
* Secure delivery through influence, challenge and negotiation rather than hierarchical authority, resolving misalignment where required.

Performance Management, Reporting & Confidence
* Own the coordination and quality of sustainability performance reporting, including monthly dashboards, quarterly reviews and Annual Environmental Reports.
* Ensure performance data, narratives and confidence statements are accurate, consistent and decision-useful for senior governance.

Budget Ownership, Commissioning & Innovation
* Own and manage allocated sustainability budgets, including forecasting, spend phasing and value for money.
* Commission and manage external support, collaborations and advisory input in line with governance and procurement requirements. Including creation and ownership of bespoke Frameworks.

People Leadership & Capability
* Line-manage the central Sustainability Specialist team, providing leadership, coaching and performance management.
* Build and maintain critical sustainability capability within SPEN, including succession planning and skills development.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
* Act as a senior internal advocate for sustainability, influencing Director-level and senior manager decision-making.
* Represent SPEN in cross-ScottishPower and Iberdrola sustainability forums.

What you'll bring

* Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent significant professional experience.
* Extensive experience leading complex, cross-business sustainability or assurance-critical programmes.
* Deep understanding of sustainability requirements in a regulated infrastructure or utilities context.
* Proven ability to influence, negotiate and challenge at Director and senior manager level.
* Strong experience in regulatory, assurance or governance environments.
* Excellent analytical, reporting and communication skills, including translating complex issues for non-technical audiences.

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 by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing >£5.5 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 careers@scottishpower.com.

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 belowJune-4-2026