Field Team Leader

Location: Middlewhich

Salary from £45,400 - £56750

Closing Date 13/09/2026

Help us create a better future, quicker

The Field Team Leader is responsible for leading and developing a multi-disciplined team of industrial staff in delivering the safe, effective, and productive provision of outputs associated with relevant element of the distribution delivery plan

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and coach a team of industrial staff to ensure safe working practices are utilised in the course of maximising outputs and productivity levels; as well as ensure teams are competent, authorised and equipped to meet the needs of the work programme.
• Analyse business performance to ensure ongoing delivery of outputs are completed within unit and authorised prime costs, to required quality standards and within required timescales, identifying opportunities for future improvement.
• Prepare and manage budgets and monitor appropriate cost information from relevant financial systems. Focus on minimising discretionary spend and ensure proactive control of costs.
• Support the development and delivery of robust short (6-12 week) and medium (3 – 12 month) plans
• Support the efficient and effective delivery of performance targets as appropriate
• Effective depot management across the operational depot aligned to the district.
• Respond appropriately to Customer Complaints, taking ownership and resolving as appropriate
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Expert knowledge of standards required of construction and maintenance works, including working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Expert knowledge of corporate systems.
• Contract & SLA management and general commercial & regulatory awareness.
• Proven experience of managing, motivating, coaching and developing teams.
• Effective stakeholder and customer service engagement and management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities to determine optimal solutions
• Awareness and understanding of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN is operating
• Awareness of Energy Networks policies, procedures and working practices.
• Availability to travel as required
  
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• SVQ/NVQ qualification or equivalent experience.
• Computer literacy – e.g. Microsoft Office suite
• Proven experience in a comparable team management role and relevant operational experience
  
  
  

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%.

Benefits

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 below

September-13-2026