Environmental Planner (Policy)

Environmental Planner (Policy)

Covering Central and Southern Scotland

Salary from £53,280 to £66,600 (dependant on experience)

Full time / Permanent / Hybrid

Closing Date: 01/06/2025

Help Us Create a Better Future, Quicker

Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) is driving the expansion of its transmission and distribution infrastructure across Scotland, England, and Wales. Delivering the necessary consents through the planning system and environmental regulations is essential to achieving these growth targets. The Land & Planning Team plays a vital role in shaping policy and regulatory frameworks that enable efficient approvals, supporting the business’s long-term objectives.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting the Strategic Planning Policy & Performance Manager and Head of Land & Planning, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, coordinating, and submitting consultation responses on planning, energy, and environmental legislation.

• Ensuring consistency across teams, aligning responses with business objectives.

• Contributing to engagement strategies, influencing key stakeholders and policy direction.

• Supporting tracking and reporting of consultation responses within SPEN’s license areas.

• Acting as a key interface between internal stakeholders and national policy discussions.

• Managing external workstreams, coordinating regulatory requirements efficiently.

• Assisting in the development of briefing materials for senior leadership.

What You'll Bring

• Relevant qualifications or experience in planning, environmental disciplines, land management, or related fields.

• Project management expertise, particularly in regulatory or infrastructure environments.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, fostering collaboration across multiple parties.

• Excellent communication and relationship management, ensuring effective coordination.

• Ability to influence strategic decisions, shaping policies and regulatory compliance.

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, anticipating challenges and implementing solutions.

• Resilience and determination, managing competing priorities with sound judgment.

• Experience working both independently and as part of a team.

Minimum Requirements

• Fluent spoken and written English

• UK Driving Licence

• Experience in planning, environmental policy, land management, or related fields

• Ability to analyze and interpret legislative frameworks relevant to infrastructure projects

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 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 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.

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June-2-2025