Head of Programme and Project Reporting

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 – Glasgow, Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen.

Salary: £82,600 - £99,100 + car/car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

As SSEN’ Transmission’s Head of Programme and Project Reporting you will play a vital role in shaping how a major capital investment portfolio is governed, understood and delivered.   You will lead the design and delivery of a reporting ecosystem that gives senior leaders clear insight, supports safe and effective decision making, and strengthens the performance of a multi-billion pound programme of major infrastructure projects.  A key part of your impact will come from how you use data, digital tools and performance indicators to tell the story of delivery.  You will define and embed the KPIs that matter, strengthen digital capability across reporting, drive automation, and ensure that systems and data support a single, trusted picture of performance.

You will

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of programme and project reporting, creating a consistent approach across all projects and programmes and aligning reporting with organisational governance.
• Build and manage an integrated reporting ecosystem, bringing together planning, cost, risk and delivery data to provide a single, trusted view of performance, including clear and meaningful KPIs that support proactive decision making.
• Oversee the strategic direction and optimisation of reporting systems and tools, ensuring digital platforms, data structures, automation and performance dashboards support effective governance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership to a multi-disciplinary team of reporting, systems and data specialists, setting clear direction and fostering a collaborative, high performing culture.
• Act as a senior Business Partner to directorate leads, ensuring reporting needs are understood, insight is meaningful, KPIs are interpreted correctly, and issues are escalated and resolved, while championing improved digital capability across delivery teams.

You have

• Extensive experience leading reporting functions for major programmes, ideally within infrastructure or similarly complex delivery environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of reporting, planning, risk, cost and data systems, with the ability to integrate these into cohesive portfolio-level insights underpinned by robust KPIs.
• A proven ability to design and embed reporting frameworks, dashboards, KPI suites and digital solutions that support executive level decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders, stakeholders and external bodies to build clarity, trust and understanding of performance.
• Leadership experience that enables you to inspire, develop and guide a high performing team while driving continuous improvement, innovation and digital adoption.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

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 louise.markwick@sse.com 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.

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