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 on site or in the office – Glasgow, Perth, Inverness, Aberdeen
Salary: £80,700 - £121,100 + 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
We are looking for up to 4 Deputy Project Directors to join our SSEN Transmission Delivery Team to help deliver one of the HVDC Converter Station Building packages at our Lewis, Fanellan or Netherton HUB sites, as well as within the HVDC Portfolio Delivery team under the Pathway to 2030 Programme.
As a member of the Offshore Delivery Team, the Deputy Project Director will report directly to a Project Director and deputise for them in their absence. The successful candidate will play an important part in enabling the energy transition and supporting the Scottish and UK Governments' Net Zero ambitions. This will include managing a multi-disciplinary project team and framework supply chain partners under the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Framework.
Due to the location and scale of the project, there is a requirement to travel regularly to project sites, as well as other locations as required.
You will
- Be accountable for the delivery of a £350m+ HVDC Converter Building Package, delivered by multi-stage call off contracts under an NEC3 based ASTI Framework, or
- Be accountable for supporting HVDC portfolio acceleration opportunities and the development and administration of HVDC portfolio Ofgem regulatory submissions, as delegated by the Project Director.
- Work closely with the Transmission Management team to uphold high standards of safety, environmental and quality performance, championing SSE's Safety and Project Golden Rules, including through site-based leadership.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including supply chain partners, to enable successful project delivery and achieve wider business objectives.
- Manage a team of Project and Construction Managers, providing leadership across key aspects of project management, including schedule, contract and commercial management, risk and governance, change control and interfaces.
- Support the Project Director in the delivery of the HUB site, including refinement of project structures and resources, and the development and administration of Ofgem regulatory submissions.
