PMO Lead

Base Location

You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations:
Perth, Glasgow, Reading.

£71,869 - £85,880 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

12 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

You will support the coordination and governance of a large-scale cyber security programme, helping to manage reporting, financial data, and delivery tracking across multiple projects. This role sits at the heart of programme delivery and offers strong exposure to senior stakeholders and complex transformation work.

• Lead the day-to-day management of the PMO team, ensuring high-quality programme reporting to governance forums and senior stakeholders, including preparation of executive-level management and governance packs, oversight of regulatory submissions, and RAIDs, actions, resource and financial management and reporting.
• Monitor programme delivery from inception to closure, ensuring delivery is on time and within budget, resolving deviations from baseline and ensuring robust tracking of actions and follow-ups.
• Operate governance processes across the programme, including facilitation of governance forums, financial approvals, benefit realisation reporting and programme assurance.
• Lead capacity and resource management across the PMO team, including resource planning, reporting, forecasting and alignment to delivery priorities.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing PMO team, providing guidance on project and programme management processes, tools and governance standards.

• Experience leading or working within a programme or PMO environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Good understanding of delivery governance, reporting and financial control.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills for data analysis and reporting.
• An analytical and structured approach to problem solving and decision making.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security and more.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.