About the Role

Base Location: Glasgow, Reading or Havant preferred however, other SSEN depots and offices may be considered

Salary: £40,600 - £61,000 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

As a Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Planner, you will play a critical role in our Distribution's PMO. You will be responsible for setting and embedding planning standards across our portfolio to help ensure projects are delivered efficiently. You will contribute to a high-value portfolio of 'Transform, Run and Grow' investments focusing on people, process, organisation, and technology transformation.

You will establish robust standards and methods, provide assurance services and deliver planning support and advice to programmes and projects. The aim is to boost organisational capability and embed planning best practices.

In the role you will:

• Lead on the development of planning standards, best practice processes and the key tools/templates required for programmes and projects.
• Enhance our project organisation's planning capabilities through coaching, healthy challenge, support and training initiatives.
• Provide project and programme planning support service including support and advice on planning and resourcing, facilitating collaborative planning and planning recovery exercises.
• Lead planning assurance to ensure programme or project plans have sufficient detail for tracking and challenge inadequately detailed plans.
• Lead the analysis of plans and schedules to assess that the impact of change control has been fully reflected in project and programme schedules and make recommendations regarding delivery and whether it remains viable within the timeframe.

You'll also support the wider PMO by providing high level views of governance and Portfolio milestones and key deliverables.

What do I need

To excel as a PMO Planner, you should have the following skills and qualifications:

• Working project planning experience, ideally having worked within large change and IT projects with experience of both agile and waterfall development lifecycles including building fully integrated complex activity networks.
• Experience of the development, implementation and embedding of programme and project planning standards, processes and guidelines, and their continual development to meet organisational needs. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Excel.
• Ability to assist decision making by providing clear analysis of the impacts of schedule delays and provide mitigation strategies to remove or reduce the impact of project delay and change. Experience of earned value management would also be beneficial.
• Ability to communicate, influence and manage the expectations of a range of internal stakeholders; making sure information is presented accurately and is effectively understood by the audience.
• Skills to support project assurance and health checks and recommendations for corrective actions, where appropriate.

You'll be comfortable working independently, have a flexible approach, and be able to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines and/or changing priorities whilst remaining motivated.

About our Business

SSEN Distribution powers 3.9 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 4,200 highly skilled people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital for the future. We power communities to thrive today and create a net-zero tomorrow. Why not join us and help power change, we're looking for great people who love working with others to achieve great results. You'll be empowered to make the right decisions for our customers and have the space to take accountability for the work you do. You'll be working as part of a bigger team, enabling net-zero, so team work will be essential. As a part of our business, you become part of something bigger – an established company with a reputation for looking after our people, offering secure and rewarding roles where safety is our number one priority.

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 stacey.watson@sse.com / 01738 342529.

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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