AI Digital Solutions Consultant

The AI Digital Solutions Consultant role contributes to the delivery of SP Energy Networks Digitalisation Strategy, with a particular focus on AI solutions that deliver measurable business value, increased workforce productivity, enhanced customer engagement, and operational efficiency across SPEN.

Working within the Centre of Excellence, the role will lead the evaluation and adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Intelligent Automation technologies across SPEN.

Working closely with business process stakeholders, architects, data specialists and external providers, the post holder will translate business challenges into AI opportunities, develop proof-of-concepts, define AI solution architectures, and establish reusable frameworks, standards and best practices that accelerate adoption across the organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and support the delivery of SPEN's AI roadmap
• Be accountable for defining and delivering AI solution to meet business requirements and identify, evaluate, and recommend suitable AI technologies including:

• Generative AI
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Machine Learning platforms
• Intelligent Automation
• Agentic AI solutions
• Predictive Analytics

• Establish AI design patterns, standards, and governance models
• Provide clear AI design direction to Delivery Teams. Improving the knowledge of Value Stream through mentoring, workshops, and other skill transfer methods
• Taking strategic direction from the Architecture & Strategy team and defining detailed AI Solutions for the business. Assisting business in early scope definition, feasibility analysis, and business case development
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and provide recommendations on their suitability
• Lead AI proof-of-concept and pilot initiatives through to production deployment
• Identify opportunities where AI can improve operational efficiency, safety, customer service, and asset management
• Support AI/IT Strategy implementation through Application and Product Roadmaps
• Maintain awareness of AI market trends and technology developments

• Significant experience of AI solution development in an organisation of similar scope and scale to SP Energy Networks, with previous Solutions Application Design experience in a global organisation preferred
• Significant experience delivering AI, Data Analytics, Machine Learning, or Intelligent Automation solutions
• Experience with AI technologies including Azure/AWS/OpenAI and Machine Learning
• Understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, and agentic AI frameworks
• Highly developed problem solving and delivery skills with the ability to analyse complex issues, recommend appropriate solutions and manage projects to delivery these
• Experience working with data platforms, analytics, and AI model deployment
• Understanding of AI governance, security, ethics, and regulatory considerations
• Ability to identify and prioritise high-value AI opportunities
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to distil technical concepts to business focussed audiences
• Strong technology consulting and stakeholder management skills
• Experience translating business problems into AI solutions
• Ability to develop AI business cases and value realisation metrics

Minimum Criteria

• 5 years plus of progressive experience in software engineering/enterprise architecture/technology leadership across multiple products, systems, and/or platforms
• Demonstrable experience in AI, Advanced Analytics, Intelligent Automation or Data Science related roles
• Experience designing and implementing AI-enabled business solutions
• Strong understanding of enterprise AI architecture and governance

• Knowledge and practical experience of: o Artificial Intelligence o Generative AI o Microsoft Copilot o Large Language Models (LLMs)

Pulled from the full job description

• Annual leave
• Employee discount
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Car scheme, o Prompt Engineering o Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) o Intelligent Automation o Machine Learning o AI Governance o Responsible AI o Data Science o Data Analytics o Digital Transformation

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 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

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 Northwest 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 2045. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing >£10 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 .