Connections Policy Manager

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office. Office locations include Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness. 

Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. 

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

The role 

SSEN Transmission is at the centre of enabling the transition to a net zero energy system. As the connections landscape continues to evolve, we're looking for a Connections Policy Manager to help shape the future of customer connections to the transmission network through policy development, industry reform and regulatory change. 

In this varied and high-impact role, you'll work across a diverse portfolio of demand, generation and storage connection areas. You'll bring together expertise from across the business and wider industry to develop aligned policy positions, assess risks and opportunities, and support the implementation of industry change. 

You'll work closely with colleagues across SSEN Transmission, as well as organisations including NESO, Ofgem, DESNZ, network operators and customers, helping to influence positive outcomes that support our customers, stakeholders and strategic ambitions. 

You will 

• Develop, maintain and advocate SSEN Transmission's positions on customer connections policy, industry code changes and wider industry reform, identifying associated risks, opportunities and impacts for customers and the business. 

• Lead the development of consultation responses, position papers, briefing notes and recommendations, bringing together input from subject matter experts to create clear, aligned and evidence-based positions. 

• Represent SSEN Transmission in industry working groups, consultations and stakeholder forums, building effective relationships with NESO, Ofgem, DESNZ, network operators, customers and other industry bodies. 

• Collaborate with teams across the business to ensure policy developments are considered from operational, commercial, customer and strategic perspectives, identifying implementation requirements and dependencies. 

• Manage a portfolio of policy and industry workstreams, balancing competing priorities, stakeholder needs and timescales to deliver effective outcomes for customers, stakeholders and the business. 

You have 

• Understanding of policy, regulatory or industry frameworks, governance structures and commercial processes. Experience working within the energy sector or other regulated environments would be beneficial. 

• Experience developing policy positions, consultation responses, regulatory submissions, industry proposals or other evidence-based recommendations. 

• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and build consensus across complex stakeholder groups. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex policy, regulatory or technical matters into clear and accessible information for different audiences. 

• Experience managing multiple complex workstreams, assessing risks and implementation challenges, and balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.  

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