Portfolio Optimisation Lead

Are you passionate about using data to drive real-world impact? Join our Asset Analysis Team as a Portfolio Optimisation Lead for a 12 month fixed term contract and play a pivotal role in maximising the performance and reliability of our electricity network. You’ll lead on delivering thematic insights that drive actionable improvements, shape investment decision-making through detailed scenario analysis, and support the transition to a low-carbon future.

You Will

• Act as Product Owner for our investment optimiser, driving continuous improvement and ensuring investment decisions maximise value across risk, performance, customer and financial outcomes.
• Deliver portfolio optimisation, scenario analysis, sensitivity testing and network risk assessments to support investment planning and regulatory decision-making.
• Develop and maintain value frameworks, analytical models and performance reporting that enable evidence-based prioritisation of asset interventions and investment programmes.
• Collaborate with Asset Planning, Asset Strategy, Digital and Data teams to improve the quality, accessibility and value of thematic insights used to action investment decisions.
• Provide technical leadership by translating complex challenges into clear recommendations, mentoring analysts and enhancing analytical capability, processes and ways of working.

• Expertise in optimisation techniques, forecasting, scenario analysis, cost-benefit assessment and other quantitative methods used to support complex investment decisions. Experience with Copperleaf Asset Investment Planning is highly desirable.
• Significant experience within a regulated utility, infrastructure or asset-intensive environment, with a strong understanding of asset management, investment planning and portfolio optimisation.
• Advanced capability in Python, SQL and modern analytical platforms, with experience developing and maintaining business-critical analytical solutions.
• Proven experience leading complex analytical projects involving large, diverse and imperfect datasets.

Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and technical specialists keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.