Deputy Project Director

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 on site or in the office - Glasgow, Perth, Inverness, Aberdeen

Salary: £80,700 - £121,100 + 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

We are looking for up to 4 Deputy Project Directors to join our SSEN Transmission Delivery Team to help deliver one of the HVDC Converter Station Building packages at our Lewis, Fanellan or Netherton HUB sites, as well as within the HVDC Portfolio Delivery team under the Pathway to 2030 Programme.

As a member of the Offshore Delivery Team, the Deputy Project Director will report directly to a Project Director and deputise for them in their absence. The successful candidate will play an important part in enabling the energy transition and supporting the Scottish and UK Governments' Net Zero ambitions. This will include managing a multi-disciplinary project team and framework supply chain partners under the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Framework.

Due to the location and scale of the project, there is a requirement to travel regularly to project sites, as well as other locations as required.

You will

• Be accountable for the delivery of a £350m+ HVDC Converter Building Package, delivered by multi-stage call off contracts under an NEC3 based ASTI Framework, or
• Be accountable for supporting HVDC portfolio acceleration opportunities and the development and administration of HVDC portfolio Ofgem regulatory submissions, as delegated by the Project Director.
• Work closely with the Transmission Management team to uphold high standards of safety, environmental and quality performance, championing SSE's Safety and Project Golden Rules, including through site-based leadership.
• Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including supply chain partners, to enable successful project delivery and achieve wider business objectives.
• Manage a team of Project and Construction Managers, providing leadership across key aspects of project management, including schedule, contract and commercial management, risk and governance, change control and interfaces.
• Support the Project Director in the delivery of the HUB site, including refinement of project structures and resources, and the development and administration of Ofgem regulatory submissions.

You have

• Significant experience in project delivery, ideally within electricity generation, transmission or another major infrastructure environment, with experience of managing and leading large capital projects.
• Proven experience in the preparation, negotiation and execution of NEC3 contracts within a multi-contract delivery environment. Experience of contracts valued at over £100m would be advantageous.
• Good working knowledge of project management systems, governance arrangements and project controls used in the development and delivery of large capital projects.
• A relevant engineering, construction, project management or commercial qualification, professional accreditation, or equivalent relevant experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Experience of working with Ofgem or another regulatory body would be advantageous.

About SSE

SSE's purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown power for the future and building the infrastructure needed for a cleaner electricity system to create secure power for…