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, Inverness or Glasgow.
Salary: £59,800 - £89,800 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent and Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
We have both Permanent and Fixed term contracts available. Please select your preference in your application.
The role
Our Regulation, Strategy and Planning Directorate plays a central role in shaping and delivering the transmission infrastructure required across the North of Scotland. As part of this strategic team, you will provide expert advice to the SSEN Transmission Board and Executive Committee on a range of internal and external factors impacting regulatory strategy, programme delivery, and overall business performance.
You will lead cross-functional teams and foster strong collaboration to unlock the investment essential for a decarbonised power system. This role will support critical outcomes including the UK Government’s Mission Control ambition to deliver clean power by 2030.
The roles include responsibility for leading and managing the submission of regulatory funding applications across a portfolio of strategic projects that align with SSEN Transmission’s long-term strategy. You will be at the forefront of shaping, negotiating, and delivering these funding arrangements through close engagement with Ofgem and other key stakeholders.
You will
The Key Responsibilities of a Regulation Manager include:
- Regulatory Strategy: Drive the creation of regulatory submissions by integrating strategic messaging and commercial insight, ensuring we demonstrate the value we deliver for our customers and society.
- Securing Investment: Obtain necessary funding from Ofgem under RIIO-T3 Load Reopener and ASTI frameworks (and broader price control frameworks) to achieve our strategic goals.
- Project Management: Manage and coordinate regulatory projects to ensure timely and successful outcomes, providing support across the business and the SSE Group.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, especially Ofgem, by engaging regularly, responding to industry consultations, and representing SSEN Transmission at industry forums.

