Nature Funding Lead

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Job Title: Nature Funding Lead

Location: Cambuslang or Edinburgh Park

Salary + benefits: £55,200 to £69,000, plus a bonus of up to 15% and Private Medical Cover

Help us create a better future, quicker

As our Nature Funding Lead at SP Transmission, you will take ownership of the Landscape Enhancement Initiative (LEI) fund. This Ofgem-funded allowance helps reduce the visual impact of existing transmission infrastructure on designated areas. You will make sure every pound delivers real environmental, visual and community benefits across our network.

This is a high-profile role at the heart of our sustainability goals. You will build and run the processes that identify, assess, approve and monitor landscaping and environmental enhancement schemes. You will work closely with local authorities, communities and environmental bodies, so that each scheme is shaped by meaningful engagement and delivers clear, demonstrable impact throughout the RIIO-T3 price control period.

What you'll be doing

You will manage the governance, finance and delivery of the LEI fund from end to end. Your key duties include:

• Fund governance: Develop and operate the LEI governance framework, covering scheme eligibility, assessment, approval routes, evidence requirements and assurance controls.
• Regulatory compliance: Make sure delivery meets Ofgem requirements, the Annual Environmental Report and Regulatory Reporting Pack submissions.
• Financial control: Maintain accurate trackers for the total allowance, annual spend, scheme-level expenditure, forecast spend obligations, remaining allowance and any additional funding.
• Scheme development and delivery: Coordinate the identification and delivery of eligible landscaping and environmental enhancement schemes, keeping all spend within the limits set.
• Stakeholder engagement: Run welcoming, open engagement with local authorities, communities, landowners, environmental organisations and internal teams to shape schemes and show who benefits.
• Assurance and evidence: Keep audit-ready records that trace each scheme from proposal to approval, delivery, spend and reported benefits.
• Planning and reporting: Manage a forward pipeline of schemes, plan the annual reporting cycle, and give senior management clear updates on progress, risks, issues and benefits.

You will work with colleagues across Sustainability, Regulation, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Stakeholder Engagement and Project Delivery. You will also build relationships with statutory bodies, consultants, delivery partners and conservation organisations. The role includes managing direct reports, plus travel to site visits, stakeholder meetings and community events across our licence area.

What you'll bring

You are an organised and skilled professional with a strong record in managing regulated programmes or funds. You will have:

• A degree, or equivalent professional experience, in environmental management, landscape, planning, regulation, finance, project management or a related field.
• Experience managing governance, reporting, assurance or financial controls for a regulated programme or fund.
• A strong track record of engaging internal and external stakeholders, including the ability to influence and build consensus.
• Knowledge of UK utility regulation, Ofgem reporting or RIIO price control mechanisms.
• Strong financial skills, with the ability to track expenditure, forecast spend obligations and forecasts, and to evidence them for audit or regulatory review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex regulatory, financial and environmental topics to senior and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and sound professional judgement, with the ability to manage several schemes and balance different priorities.
• Willingness to travel across our licence area to designated areas where schemes are developed or delivered.
• Knowledge of landscape, biodiversity, environmental enhancement, designated areas or visual amenity mitigation would be an advantage.

What's in it for you

As well as an attractive 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
• Equity Plans
• 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 assistance
• 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, linking infrastructure like wind farms to the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's goal to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly enabling the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a focus on investing 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. Alongside our values, they help us build a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes people from all walks of life to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

We aim to provide reasonable adjustments and assistance in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related assistance. If you need assistance, 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.

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November-27-2026