Project Manager, Change and Delivery

SSE plc
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
PRINCE2
Scrum
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)

Job description

SSEN Transmission is recruiting a Project Manager - Change and Delivery to lead one of three critical workstreams, Design & Development Interface, Asset Integration & Operational Readiness, or Outage & Energisation Planning.

Reporting to the Head of Business Excellence, the role will manage end-to-end delivery of complex projects, ensuring activities are integrated, risks and change are effectively controlled, and outcomes are delivered on time and to specification. The Project Manager will drive operational readiness, benefits realisation and successful transition into business-as-usual in a highly regulated, multi-stakeholder environment.

You will

  • Provide strategic leadership to ensure workstream delivery aligns with the 2030 network commissioning objectives and integrates Business-as -Usual (BAU) processes and new initiatives.
  • Oversee and coordinate programme activities from initiation to operational handover, maintaining robust scheduling, monitoring, and reporting across all requirements.
  • Lead complex projects using predictive or agile methodologies, rigorously controlling scope, change, risk, , quality, and timelines.
  • Drive benefits realisation by promoting the programme vision, reviewing business cases, and embedding improvements to maximise long-term business value.
  • Plan and manage change implementation, coordinate site activities, ensure organisational readiness, and collaborate closely with the PMO and stakeholders for clear reporting and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Project management?, * Strong understanding of the utilities and regulated environment, including commercial drivers, competitive markets, RIIO-T3, and compliance requirements such as business separation, data protection, and anti-bribery controls.

  • Extensive programme and project management experience, supported by recognised methodologies (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, APM, Scrum), with a proven track record of delivery in complex, multi-stakeholder settings.
  • Experience working within matrix organisations, managing matrix teams across multiple locations, and influencing without direct authority.
  • The ability to lead and deliver change in evolving environments, with a strong understanding of how change impacts people, teams, and organisations.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and commercial skills, including strong influencing, negotiation, and budget management capability.

Benefits & conditions

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + 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, 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.

About the company

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.

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