Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based in one of our Scottish locations – Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness. We would also be interested in applicants from the Western Isles where the projects are located.
Salary: £66,100 - £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
The role
The SSEN Transmission Western Isles Offshore Delivery team is currently recruiting for a Lead Project Manager to lead the delivery of customer connections on the Western Isles that will directly facilitate Scotland's ambitions to meet Net-Zero. You will be responsible for delivering procurement strategies, contract award and management throughout project delivery. You will play a pivotal role in the development of stakeholder relationships and lead in the successful planning, implementation and delivery of the execution phase, ensuring collaboration across the supply chain and managing internal and external project interfaces. Working closely with and guiding the project team to ensure safe delivery of the works in line with the business case.
As part of the role there will be regular travel to the Western Isles to undertake site visits, engage with contractors, local staff, and key external stakeholders.
The scale of our Offshore portfolio of projects is already large with continued growth anticipated in the coming years, creating great opportunities for progression within the Transmission business.
You will
- Be 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 charters and the CDM regulations.
- Develop and drive positive internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Lead the preparation of the regulatory submissions to secure the project funding and subsequently be accountable to the business for the delivery of the project / package within this.
- Plan, monitor, and control projects and packages in line with the Project Execution Plan(s) and the Procurement and Commercial Strategy to ensure that these are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and meet quality requirements.
- Ensure the project adheres to our Safety Management Systems, best practices and the SSE Large Capital Projects (LCP) Governance processes.
- Lead teams, ensuring these are highly competent, well-motivated, and organised to deliver consistent excellence whilst demonstrating our core values. Take line management and mentoring responsibility for your direct reports to ensure they perform their required duties and are given all available opportunity to develop.
You have
- A proven track record of safely delivering packages of work or projects to cost, schedule and quality in the Transmission, Construction, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, or other regulated industry / the wider utilities sector.
- 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 £100m+ and confident in managing multiple project execution issues whilst analysing and prioritising key delivery risks and issues for the project on an ongoing basis.
- An open and collaborative mindset, with excellent communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships across diverse teams and locations.
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 [email protected] / 01738 341147 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.
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