Senior Design Engineer - CAD (Civils)

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy several other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At Scottish Power, 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 purposes
⦁ 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

Location: Prenton, Merseyside with hybrid and flexible working.
Salary: £55,000 - £68,750 plus excellent benefits package
Contract Type: Permanent | 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 25th November 2026

Create a better future, quicker!

At SP Energy Networks, we're playing a central role in delivering the UK's transition to Net Zero. As we continue to invest in our electricity network, we're undertaking a significant programme of infrastructure projects to improve network resilience, increase capacity, and support the communities and businesses we serve.

We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer (CAD Technician) to join our SP Manweb team based in Prenton. Reporting into the Civil Engineering Design team, you will be responsible for preparing civil and structural engineering drawings for new substations and modifications to existing assets across our 132kV network.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to major network investment projects while helping to drive innovation and best practice in digital engineering and design.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Design Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Producing and maintaining civil and structural layouts, general arrangement drawings, sections and detailed drawings.
• Preparing concrete reinforcement drawings and schedules.
• Liaising with civil engineers and other disciplines to develop coordinated and integrated design solutions.
• Reviewing and checking drawings completed by other team members.
• Ensuring the quality, consistency and accuracy of all technical outputs.
• Managing drawing registers, revisions and document control processes.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior CAD Technicians and Designers.
• Supporting the implementation and ongoing development of BIM workflows as necessary, standards and digital engineering initiatives.
• Contributing to continuous improvement activities across the design function.

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

November-25-2026