Asset Inspector

**Job Number**:554840
- Closing at: Aug 4 2025 - 23:55 BST

**Base Location**: Inverness, Highland, Scotland

**Salary**:£29,504 - £34,757 depending on skills and experience + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**:Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

**What is the Role?**

We are looking for an Asset Inspector to join our team

As an Asset Inspector, you will be joining a team of up to seven people who conduct statutory surveying & inspection of the overhead and underground network up to and including 33,000 volts to ensure Environmental Safety Quality and Continuity Regulations (ESQC Regulations) compliance.

**You will**
- Be working on your own and with others to walk and inspect the overhead line network within our Distribution area.
- Record data on a hand-held device with accuracy.
- Plan your work to ensure the quantity of inspections are kept to the planned target.
- Deliver a great customer service experience and be committed to working safely; completing risk assessments to take care of yourself and others to ensure a high performance of safety health and wellbeing.
- Look to improve productivity by finding and implementing innovative and effective business improvements.

**You have**
- Willingness to travel and enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions. A full driving licence so that you can adequately travel within the licenced area.
- The ability to work independently as the nature of the role involves lone working often in remote locations.
- It would be beneficial but not essential to have some knowledge of electricity and our electricity networks along with an understanding of the Electricity Supply Quality Continuity Regulations.
- Competent in your IT skills as data is recorded using electronic devices.
- Ability to read a map and drawings related to our network.

**About SSE**

SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world's largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.

SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.

**Flexible benefits to fit your life**

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

**Work with an equal opportunity employer**

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**Our Benefits**:

- Sharesave Scheme
- 34 days of annual leave
- Option to purchase up to 10 days holiday
- Interest-free technology loans
- 24/7 free and confidential employee counselling service
- Private healthcare discounts
- Subsidised gym memberships
- 21 weeks full pay maternity leave
- Cycle to Work scheme with generous £2500 limit
- Interest-free salary advance to cover transport season tickets