Base Location: For these roles, 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, Inverness or Aberdeen.
Salary: £59,800 - £89,800 depending on skills and experience + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.
Working Pattern: Permanent and Fixed Term Contracts | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
We are looking for Senior Project Managers to join the SSEN Transmission Capital Delivery team and play a pivotal role in delivering the infrastructure that will support Scotland’s transition to Net Zero.
Joining our Onshore Delivery team, you’ll lead the civils package for a major substation project on the East Coast, with a primary focus on large-scale earthworks and primary equipment installation. This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant package of work within a growing portfolio of nationally important transmission infrastructure.
Reporting to the Lead Project Manager, you’ll take ownership of the civils package through procurement, construction, testing and handover, working collaboratively with internal teams, contractors and key stakeholders.
With significant growth across our project portfolio, the role also offers strong opportunities for future development and career progression within SSEN Transmission.
You will
- Be accountable for the safety, health and wellbeing of all personnel and for environmental performance across the package, ensuring full compliance with SSEN Safety Management Systems, behavioural charters, CDM Regulations and Large Capital Project (LCP) governance.
- Lead the planning and delivery of the package in line with approved Project Execution Plans and commercial strategies, ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost and quality requirements, including effective contract and supplier management.
- Support regulatory submissions to secure project funding and maintain clear oversight of scope, cost, programme and performance throughout delivery.
- Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, leading coordination with consents, land, local authorities, contractors and affected stakeholders to ensure compliance with planning conditions, permits, wayleaves, traffic management and environmental controls.
- Lead, develop and motivate a multi-disciplinary team, maintaining oversight of package risks and opportunities, proactively managing delivery challenges and promoting collaboration, continuous improvement and lessons learned across the project.
