Senior Project Manager

About the Roles: Senior Delivery Project Manager Opportunities

Base Location: Flexible Scotland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and these roles are no exception. We will however need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices across Scotland (Inverness/Aberdeen/Perth). We would also be interested in applications from individuals in the Western Isles.

If you live outside of Scotland, we can offer relocation assistance.

Salary: £55,200 - £83,000 + 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

The SSEN Transmission Delivery Team is currently recruiting for Senior Project Managers to join our team and be part of the exciting journey in delivering a number of new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) projects throughout Scotland. These projects are being delivered under the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) framework for 2030 to directly facilitate Scotland's ambitions to meet Net-Zero.

In order to deliver these projects, we have adopted an innovative delivery strategy via a disaggregated delivery model. This has unlocked opportunities for Senior Project Managers to manage our onshore based civil and building packages. This will involve directly managing our civils supply chain and working alongside the Design and HVDC Converter Equipment package teams throughout the Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase in 2025, and then into the Delivery phase.

The scale of our portfolio of projects is continuing to grow in the coming years, meaning there is opportunities for career progression within the business for candidates.

The key duties and responsibilities of these roles include:

- Accountable to the Business for the safety, health, and wellbeing of all personnel, and for environmental aspects of those Transmission project activities being managed, including compliance with our framework behaviour charter and the CDM regulations.

- Planning, Monitoring, and Controlling projects or packages in line with Project Execution Plans to ensure that these are executed to cost, schedule and quality.

- Commercial responsibilities, including contract negotiation, contract awards, and NEC contract management, ensuring that any disputes are escalated as appropriate for resolution with budgetary responsibilities.

- Ensuring the project adheres to our Safety Management Systems, best practices and the SSE Large Capital Projects (LCP) Governance processes.

- Provide guidance and demonstrate our core values. Manage teams, ensuring these are highly capable, well-motivated, and organised to deliver consistent excellence. This will require regular site presence throughout the delivery phase

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we’d love you to have:

- A proven track record of safely delivering complex and high value packages of work or projects to cost, schedule and quality in the Transmission, Construction, Energy, Civil industry. We are also interested in candidates with complex buildings / fit out experience – such as from the nuclear, healthcare, or pharmaceutical sectors.

- People management experience and a passion for safety, with an understanding of project management methodology and practice to lead a multi-discipline team to success; coupled with an engineering, construction, or project management qualification / degree or equivalent experience.

- Engineering or construction knowledge and understanding, including associated environmental and safety legislation e.g. CDM 2015 regulations combined with Contractual management experience (NEC3 experience is preferable), with the ability to forecast and control costs as well as develop and manage integrated project programmes.

- Experience of the governance, reporting, and management requirements for project and/or programmes of work in a regulated environment, with prior budget responsibilities, ideally £50m+ and confident in managing multiple project execution issues whilst analysing and prioritising key delivery risks and issues for the project on an ongoing basis.

- Experience managing and delivering pre-construction or Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) scope of works. Experience of successfully engaging with Contractors in advance of construction to achieve the greatest value for money, programme certainty and de-risking of project delivery.

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 Stephanie at stephanie.murphy@sse.com or 01738 342963.

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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