Resource and Scheduling Manager

Base Location: Aldershot or Portsmouth

You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office/depot

Salary: £54,952 - £64,738 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

Join our team as a Resource and Scheduling Manager and take the lead in keeping our regional operations running safely, smoothly and efficiently.

You’ll play a central role in coordinating resources, driving performance and supporting our delivery teams to provide excellent customer service while meeting and exceeding regulatory standards.

You will be:

• Accountable for delivering safe outcomes for employees, customers and the environment, ensuring all colleagues are properly informed, trained, authorised and supervised.

• Responsible for scheduling and delivering training, refresher programmes and operational authorisations for industrial employees.

• Leading a commercially focused team to deliver a cost-effective, compliant function, driving efficient processes, maximising resources and identifying cost-saving opportunities.

• Managing budgets to optimise regulatory incentives, with a strong understanding of RIIO ED2/ED3 measures and performance drivers.

• Line management responsibility for Internal Resource Managers, Schedulers and associated frontline staff.

You will have:

• Strong people management skills, with experience leading and motivating large, target-driven teams, alongside programme and scheduling management experience.

• Sound business and technical knowledge of electricity distribution or a similar sector.

• Experience developing and managing business plans and budgets to achieve financial targets within a sizeable operational unit.

• Good commercial awareness and understanding of value drivers in operational service delivery across industrial and office-based teams.

• Relevant operational and technical experience, with a solid working knowledge of NRSWA, SROH and RIGS.

This role involves travel across various locations to support business needs. To enable you to fulfil these responsibilities, as a role requirement, the company will provide access to a vehicle for work-related travel.

The requirement will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and if the company car policy criteria are met, there will be an opportunity to join the company car scheme. Provision of a company car or cash allowance does not form part of the contractual terms and conditions of employment for this role.

A valid driving licence is essential.

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 Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.

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 kim.annink@sse.com / 01738 344051 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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