Head of operational risk Work, Jobs in Scotland (with Salaries)

Head of Operational Services
SSE —Tayside Region
- £80,700 - £121,100 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
12d
Head of Information Governance, Risk and Compliance
NHS Scotland —Glasgow
- £76,888 - £82,251 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Travel
Head of SHEQ
Aaron Services —Bathgate
- Up to £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
1d
Head of projects
Apollo Engineering Consultants —Aberdeen
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- PMP
- Analysis skills
Head of AI & Analytics
OFGEM —Glasgow
- £63,443 - £86,547 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Azure
- SQL
- Presentation skills
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
5d
Head of Information and Data Governance
Nucleus Financial Group —Edinburgh
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Partnerships
Exergy3 —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- No degree
- Contracts
- Annual leave
Quick apply
9d
Head of Cyber Defence Centre
Lloyds Banking Group —Edinburgh
- £126,523 - £172,460 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Driving
- Leadership
- Communication skills
2d
Head of SHEQ
Sureserve —Bathgate
- Up to £70,000 a month
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Head of Projects
Acteon Group Ltd. —Aberdeen
- Full-time
- Engineering
13d
Director of Learning and Development
Al Sharkawy Property Holdings Ltd —Dumfries
- £56,900 - £85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Human resources
- Organisational skills
Quick apply
12d
Head of People Partnering, Full time, Permanent
Edinburgh Napier University —Sighthill
- £58,225 - £69,488 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- University
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Head of IT Delivery
Computershare —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Agile
- Work from home
2d
Head of projects
Apollo —Aberdeen
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- PMP
- Analysis skills
Quick apply
Head of HSE
JamesFisher —Glasgow
- Travel
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Head of Complaints & Quality
M&G plc —Stirling
- Full-time
- Military
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
Head of Strategy Planning and Insight
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service —Glasgow
- £76,123 - £79,141 a year
- Temporary
- Presentation skills
- No degree
- Travel
5d
Head of IT Operations
GoFibre —Edinburgh
- £70,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- IT
- Leadership
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Quick apply
9d
Head of Energy Customer Solutions (ECS) Finance Business Partner
SSE —Perth
- £80,700 - £160,100 a year
- Full-time
- Employee discount
8d
Head of Corporate Services
Care Support Scotland —Edinburgh
- £52,999 - £53,000 a year
- Full-time
- Accounting
- Leadership

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Head of Operational Services

SSE -
Tayside Region

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£80,700 - £121,100 a year
12 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Discounted gym membership
Private medical insurance
Employee discount
Gym membership

Qualifications

Leadership

Full job description

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Perth, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness or Glasgow.

Salary: £80,700 - £121,100 + 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

As Head of Operational Services, you'll provide strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of operational support functions that are critical to the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland.

Leading multidisciplinary teams and specialist delivery partners, you'll be responsible for services that enable the construction, commissioning and operation of a rapidly expanding transmission system. This includes vegetation and land management, civils and buildings engineering, logistics, warehousing and strategic spares. You'll play a key role in ensuring operational readiness, supporting major infrastructure investment programmes and helping maintain network resilience during storms and emergency events.

This is a high-profile leadership opportunity where you'll influence long-term strategy, shape operational standards and work closely with senior leaders across operations, asset management and major capital projects.

You will

Lead a diverse operational services function, providing strategic direction, governance and performance oversight across vegetation management, civils and buildings engineering, logistics, warehousing and strategic spares.
Develop and deliver long-term strategies that improve network resilience, operational readiness and asset performance while supporting a growing infrastructure investment programme.
Champion a strong safety, health and environmental culture, ensuring excellent standards across internal teams, contractors and operational activities.
Provide leadership during major incidents, storms and system events, ensuring resources, logistics and specialist services are available to support safe network restoration.
Work collaboratively with operational, engineering and project delivery teams to ensure new infrastructure is designed, constructed and handed over with long-term operability, maintainability and resilience in mind.

You have

Significant leadership experience within utilities, infrastructure, engineering or another safety-critical, regulated environment.
Experience managing large multidisciplinary teams and supplier or contractor partnerships, with a track record of delivering results through others.
Strong understanding of operational risk management, health and safety legislation and the governance required to support safe delivery.
Experience supporting major capital investment programmes while balancing operational requirements, risk and business priorities.
Commercial and strategic planning experience, with the ability to make informed decisions, influence senior stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.

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 [RESOURCING.CONSULTANT]@sse.com / 01738 xxxxxx 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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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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