Head of Offshore Delivery Programme Risk

About the Role

Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: £74,600 - £112,000 + 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

In this role you'll be accountable for developing the Offshore Delivery Directorate’s risk, issues and opportunity management practice and capability and ensuring the consistent adoption of risk management activities across the portfolio.

Reporting to the Director of Offshore Delivery, you'll be a key member of the Offshore Delivery Directorate Leadership Team and will work with all Project Directors and functional heads but will also have significant interaction with the wider SSEN Transmission Business and SSE Group as well as JV Partners to enable sharing of best practice.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Establishing and developing a world class, sector leading risk management function which is focussed on proactively managing risk through a multi contract, supply chain partnership model.
• Ensuring SSEN Transmission achieves the best possible risk management provision from all our ASTI and LOTI Project Assessment submissions to Ofgem.
• Acting as the Offshore Delivery Risk figurehead, representing Offshore on all relevant Project delivery and review boards, Large Capital Projects Committees and SSENT key governance forums.
• Leading effective implementation of Group Risk Management procedures and the development and implementation of a pro-active and effective Offshore risk and opportunity management policy, strategy, process, procedures, practices, and behaviours.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role you should:

• Be an experienced senior Risk Management professional with significant experience in large capital infrastructure programmes.
• Possess expert knowledge of large capital project and programme risk management practice and the communication of risk and opportunity data through effective reporting tools.
• Have outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills to help establish and develop the Offshore Risk team and to inspire the Offshore Delivery directorate, creating strong relationships with the wider risk community, JV teams and external bodies.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills to inform, impact and influence key stakeholders.
• Be experienced in leading, coaching and mentoring a geographically spread, multi-disciplined team.

About our Business

At SSEN Transmission, we take immense pride in owning and operating the high-voltage electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to wherever it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're committed to upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future. By developing, building and maintaining a network for net zero, we're creating secure power for generations to come.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact gemma.bell@sse.com / 01738 341043.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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