Project Manager – Business Planning

Base Location: Perth

Salary: £47,600 – £71,600 depending on skills and experience + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

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

The role

Due to our continued growth we are seeking a dynamic and visionary Project Manager, to join our Project Delivery team within the Transmission Business Planning Directorate. The successful candidate will own and drive strategic programmes, working closely with subject matter experts to coordinate our input into strategic energy planning, providing senior management with clear visibility of progress against key metrics. We are looking for an innovative thinker who can identify opportunities to create or improve business processes. The Project Manager will interact with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including other network owners/operators. This position is pivotal in driving a coordinated approach across multiple areas of reform, ensuring our thought leadership resonates powerfully across industry forums and projects, leading to tangible outcomes.

This position will predominantly be office based with some flexibility for hybrid working.

You will

– Work closely with key stakeholders and Project Sponsors to ensure the development, buy in, and approval of Project scope, governance, workplans and supporting project documentation.

– Build and manage the project teams required to deliver on outputs, ensuring input from key areas across the business including System Planning, Project Development, Environmental & Consenting, Engineering, Stakeholder, Operations.

– Use your strong communication skills to build and maintain productive and enduring relationships with key stakeholders and local communities to promote and gain buy in for deliverables.

– Provide leadership in the promotion of the ASPs and Connections reform activities; including interface with the Future System Operator to ensure timely approval of plans by Ofgem.

– Identify business improvements and where required support colleagues and the business to develop, test, implement and verify business improvements. You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and internal regulations, processes and governance.

You have

– A proven track record of leading and safely delivering complex business projects or programmes of work across large multi-functional teams in a matrix reporting environment.

– Knowledge and experience of the wider energy industry and policy would be advantageous.

– Strong commercial acumen with well-developed interpersonal, problem-solving, communication and negotiation skills, allowing you to forge and maintain effective working relationships at all levels internal and external.

– A formal Project Management qualification, such as Prince2 or APM PMQ is desirable.

– Knowledge of Lean practices with a passion for improving ways of working.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We’re transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that’s not all – we’re upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

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

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Stephanie on 01738 342963 to discuss how we can support you.

We’re dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We’ll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we’ll be taking your application further. If you’re offered a role with SSE, you’ll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.