PMO 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 - Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

SSEN Transmission is establishing a new Business Development PMO capability to support the identification, governance and progression of future investment opportunities before they enter formal project development.

As PMO Process Manager, you will play a key role in developing and implementing governance, assurance, information management and business process capabilities that support the emerging Pre‑Gate 0 Framework and future Business Development operating model.

Working across strategic programmes, industry reform initiatives, Investment Planning activities and future investment opportunities, you will help design and embed scalable governance and assurance processes that support consistent decision-making, investment readiness and organisational change.

This role combines governance, assurance, process improvement, information management, digital enablement and business readiness. You will help create repeatable ways of working that support both existing commitments and emerging business priorities.

While supporting the development of the new Pre‑Gate 0 Framework, the role will continue to provide critical governance and assurance support across existing strategic activities, including Connections Reform, Investment Planning and wider business programmes.

Unlike a traditional PMO role focused solely on project delivery, this role helps create the governance, assurance and operational foundations needed to support future investment decisions and organisational readiness.

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of governance, assurance and information management processes supporting future investment opportunities and strategic programmes.
• Support development and implementation of the emerging Pre‑Gate 0 Framework, including governance routes, assurance controls, readiness requirements, operating procedures and information standards.
• Provide governance and assurance support across Investment Planning activities, including management of obligations, reporting requirements and business readiness activities.
• Develop and maintain scalable reporting, workflow and information management solutions using Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and SharePoint.
• Lead and develop PMO process capability, supporting Process Leads and Project Information Officers while driving continuous improvement, data quality and governance excellence.

• Experience leading PMO, governance, assurance, change adoption, business improvement or programme support teams within a complex and multi-disciplinary environment.
• Strong experience in process design, service development and continuous improvement, with the ability to create scalable and sustainable ways of working.
• Experience across one or more of the following areas:
  • Governance & Assurance
  • Change Management & Adoption
  • Business Readiness
  • Process Improvement Digital Transformation
  • Information Management
• Experience developing effective reporting, workflow and governance solutions using Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint or similar digital platforms.
• Strong understanding of governance, reporting and assurance, with experience supporting strategic programmes, business transformation or regulatory change and translating business requirements into practical solutions

• A degree-level or professional qualification, or…