Strategic Portfolio Assistant
Location: Blantyre office
Salary: £32,240 - £40,300 plus strong benefits package and excellent career progression opportunities/support.
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours per week). Flexibility on start/finish times
Closing date: 22nd May 2026
Help Shape the Future of Energy!
At SP Energy Networks, we’re building a smarter, greener and more sustainable energy network for the future
Our Strategic Portfolio Directorate is at the heart of this transformation - driving the development and delivery of a £4 billion portfolio of critical Transmission reinforcement projects. This work is vital to achieving the UK’s energy transition goals.
We’re now looking for a highly organised, proactive and relationship-focused Strategic Portfolio Assistant to support our Director and Leadership Team. If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment and enjoy being at the centre of key business activity, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference.
This is more than just a support role, it’s a chance to work at the centre of a major transformation programme, gain exposure to senior leaders, and play a key role in shaping the UK’s energy future.
What You’ll Be Doing
Executive & Business Support
- Manage complex and ever-changing diaries, using sound judgement to prioritise effectively
- Oversee inbox management, including triaging, drafting responses, and coordinating approvals (e.g. SAP workflows, travel, fees)
- Produce high-quality presentations, reports and briefing materials
- Coordinate UK and international travel arrangements
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion
Leadership, Governance & Events
- Coordinate Leadership Team meetings and Senior Steering Committees, including agenda planning, papers, minutes, and action tracking
- Maintain governance logs, action trackers, and portfolio review schedules
- Support preparation for senior stakeholder meetings, site visits, and engagements
- Lead the organisation of large-scale events, webinars and conferences (up to 200 attendees)
- Support supply chain engagement events
Portfolio Operations & People Support
- Support performance tracking, objectives management, and budget activities across the directorate
- Keep day-to-day operations running smoothly through proactive coordination and process improvement
- Support recruitment activity, onboarding, and resource planning in collaboration with People & Organisation teams
- Maintain organisational charts, SharePoint content, and internal communications
- Coordinate portfolio-wide training plans for a team of ~200 colleagues
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
- Act as a trusted point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
- Build strong relationships across SP Energy Networks and partner organisations
- Help coordinate teams and influence colleagues to meet key deadlines and strategic milestones
What You’ll Bring
Essential
- Experience supporting senior leaders within a fast-paced, complex environment
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent communication skills, with confidence, professionalism, and diplomacy
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- Advanced MS Office skills (including Co-Pilot)
- Experience in an Executive/Personal Assistant role or similar customer-focused environment
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
Desirable
- Experience within large-scale project or portfolio environments
- Experience organising large events or multi-stakeholder sessions
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 Salary Sacrifice Scheme – 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
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 over £12 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
May-22-2026
