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# Delivery Lead - Transmission Digital Transformation

- **Company:** SSE plc
- **Location:** Inverness, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £59,800.0 - £89,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, DevOps, PRINCE2, Scrum Methodology, Technical Debt, BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=aeacaadf68202d16

## About the Role

* Demonstrable experience of running successful delivery across multiple delivery teams with strong technical knowledge to provide delivery teams with support and guidance.
 * Experience in applying various Waterfall (e.g. Prince2, APM, PMP) and Agile methodologies and supporting context, such as governance, process and culture across different levels of portfolio.
 * Ability to provide leadership and focus for the delivery teams, building strong capability within relevant area.
 * Ability to manage complex delivery in a complex regulated environment, potentially including applying remedial measures where appropriate.
 * High level knowledge of development processes, including but not limited to DevOps, Scrum, Kanban and lean development.

## Description

As Delivery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in turning our Digital Strategy into real, high-impact change. You'll lead talented project delivery teams to deliver the digital products, platforms and capabilities that help SSEN Transmission build the electricity network of the future - supporting the UK's journey to net zero and enabling cleaner, more secure energy for generations to come. This is a role where your leadership will make a tangible difference, ensuring every delivery is focused on customer needs, business value and meaningful outcomes.

You'll be accountable for leading end-to-end delivery across the product lifecycle and roadmap, bringing together people, partners and plans to create solutions that genuinely help the business perform better. Using the right blend of agile and waterfall delivery approaches, you'll provide strong control over cost, resources and progress, while empowering teams to deliver at pace and with purpose - helping us modernise how we work, accelerate digital transformation and contribute to a low-carbon future.

You will

 * Lead product, delivery and stakeholder teams across the full lifecycle, ensuring systems and services deliver clear outcomes on time, within budget and without creating technical debt.
 * Share clear, regular updates that show progress, performance and value delivered against agreed outcomes and the product roadmap.
 * Build strong, trusted relationships with delivery teams and stakeholders at every level, creating the alignment needed to make complex interfaces work seamlessly.
 * Drive the delivery of technology solutions that create tangible business value, support strategic priorities and help accelerate our transition to a smarter, low-carbon future.
 * Lead 3rd party supplier relationships with confidence and clarity, ensuring partners and stakeholders stay focused on shared deliverables, outcomes and long-term value.