About the Role

Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: £53,100 - £79,700 + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Senior Development Project Manager will lead and manage a portfolio of Large Capital Projects for the SSEN Transmission Business, developing substation, overhead line and cable projects ranging in value from £10m to £1bn, all supporting the transition to NetZero.

The key responsibilities involved are as follows;

- Managing a team of up to three Development Project Managers to progress the project development of your portfolio through the optioneering and initial design phases.

-Responsibility for significant development budgets (£10M and above) for your project portfolio.

- Developing project programmes to maintain project milestones and evolve mitigation as required where issues are encountered.

- Undertaking the role of the Client under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and ensuring the requirements of this are met.

- Supporting your team to provide the necessary skills and experience to meet business requirements.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- In depth experience of developing, managing and reporting on significant infrastructure projects.

- Ideally Engineering or Project Management qualification, degree, or equivalent.

- Knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other key relevant Health, Safety and Environmental legislation.

- Experience of the NEC3 Suite of Contracts, focused on the Engineering and Construction and Professional Services Contracts.

- Experience of optioneering and initial design phases, able to develop the optimum project solution, deliver to timescales and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

About our Business

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stephanie at stephanie.murphy@sse.com / 01738 342963.

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

INTERNAL: As a courtesy, please let your current line manager know you are applying.

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