Senior Delivery Lead

Base Location: Reading, Havant and Perth

Salary: £66,100 - £99,100 + car /car allowance + performance-related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

The Role

As Senior Delivery Lead, you will be the lead person within a Business Unit supporting the realisation of our overall Technology change programme.

You will

• Lead on the management of 3rd parties, reviewing their performance and providing oversight, and ensuring alignment with SSE ways of working and values.  Will act as a routine contact point between organisation and supplier
• Lead and manage cross product and external dependencies, ensuring activities are joined up from an operational and delivery point of view
• Manage multiple delivery teams across end-to-end product lifecycles to ensure that resultant systems/services deliver the specified outcomes, within budget and timescale
• Ensure that IT / business strategy, policy and standards are adhered to, thus achieving commonality and ease of maintenance
• Collaborate with Product Owners to outline the product roadmap and work with other delivery roles to ensure they understand the elements of the roadmap they are responsible for

You have

• Ability to work in a technically or organisationally complex environment
• Experience of working in a matrix organisation
• Ability to provide information in a logical and consistent manner
• Ability to work in environments that are undergoing change, working in an iterative and adaptive manner
• In-depth understanding of IT products, services and systems

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world's largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

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 David.Brickell@sse.com / 01738 275 846 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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