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Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

About the Role

Base Location: Perth, Inverness, or Aberdeen

Salary: £63,000 - £94,400 + 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

Join SSE’s Transmission business as an HR Business Partner where you’ll have a unique opportunity to shape the people strategy for a rapidly expanding business. This is your chance to step into a role that blends strategic influence, leadership, and hands-on HR expertise, all while working alongside senior leaders driving the growth of the UK’s energy infrastructure. The main duties of the role include:

• Supporting the HR Director in navigating the growing complexity of our Transmission business and the ambitious expansion required to deliver T2, T3, and ASTI simultaneously.
• Acting as depute to the HR Director, liaising with the Managing Director, board members, and senior business leaders at Exco level as needed.
• Leading a small team of HR Managers, providing HR partnering support and driving the creation and execution of people plans that align with the overarching HR strategy.
• Leading or supporting the development of new HR initiatives and creating detailed HR strategies and papers to in support of these initiatives.
• Coordinate Transmission-wide talent management, organisational design, and inclusion and diversity activities to ensure timely delivery against both Transmission-specific and wider group plans.

What will I need?

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

• Experience as a commercial business partner with broad generalist HR expertise across all HR disciplines, including organisational design and talent management, ideally with experience spanning more than one sector.
• Proven experience in creating and implementing people strategies in growth organisations, with strong written communication skills.
• Strong people management experience, guiding and inspiring teams to deliver.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to present at board level.
• Skilled in using technology to manipulate data and create impactful presentations.

About our Business

SSE Human Resources is made up of several operational and specialist teams who strive to help the business to design, develop and deliver their people strategies. We partner with the business to provide expert advice on all people matters, enabling them to get the best out of their teams and equip them to meet the changing demands of our business now, and in the future.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave 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 encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made 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 flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact louise.markwick@sse.com / 01738 351671.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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