Lead Development Project Manager

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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 in the office – Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Salary: £68,100 - £102,100 + 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

As an experienced Project Manager in Large Capital Projects (LCPs), the Lead Development Project Manager will be responsible and accountable for leading a team of Project Managers developing onshore substation, overhead line and cable projects ranging in value from £20m-£1bn, all supporting the transition to Net Zero and providing energy security. Within your remit you will lead your team, supported by focused multi‑disciplinary functions, to undertake critical development activities including site and route selection;

community consultation and engagement; surveys and assessments; and progressing the planning and consenting processes alongside integrating with current and future planned works. A key responsibility will also be to ensure all work undertaken by the project team is executed safely in accordance with the project safety licence – ‘If it’s not safe, we don’t do it’. Coupled with that there is a strong requirement to lead the procurement works for each project to secure critical equipment and resources to deliver the design and construction elements ahead of handover to our on‑site teams.

• Lead the team to develop options and initial designs, driving design refinement to a selected option through to provision of consents, procurement of suppliers and handover into the construction phase across multiple projects running concurrently.
• Have experience of procurement and commercial processes to select suitable supply chain partners and operate projects under NEC3 Contracts.
• Have experience of managing significant development budgets (typically £10m and above) and lead on forecasting and planning for an overall capital expenditure pipeline exceeding £1bn.
• Have a high degree of Project Management diligence in assessing and managing programmes, risks and budget for projects. Provide effective management of all key internal and external interfaces across the development phase to deliver successful outcomes.
• Have demonstrable experience leading multi‑discipline project teams, including staff and external contractors, using robust project management systems, tools and techniques to produce key deliverables up to the construction phase. Provide strong Safety and Environmental Leadership, ensuring the safety, health and wellbeing of all personnel and minimising environmental impact of our projects.

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject with membership of a recognised professional body. A recognised Project Management qualification would be advantageous.
• Extensive experience in the development phase of large capital projects (preferably in the Electrical generation/transmission sectors) and ideally managing projects through the consenting and regulatory approval stages.
• Strong and demonstrable experience leading and managing key project interfaces across multiple stakeholder groups and external supply chain partners.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of project management systems, risk management and large capital project governance. Strong appreciation and focus on health and safety, and awareness of how to influence this at the design stage.
• Excellent effective communication skills both written and verbal with experience of communication with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels, including members of the public.

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. SSEN Transmission…