Senior Manager- System Optimisation

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Location:

Flexible Scotland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSEN offices or depots around Scotland-Glasgow or Perth.

Salary: £66,100 - £99,100 + 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

SSEN Transmission are seeking a Senior Manager – System Optimisation to spearhead the development and implementation of strategies that optimise the delivery of the transmission network, ensuring economic efficiency, system reliability, and compliance with industry standards. In this role you will facilitate a team that drives innovation in power system modelling, constraint management, and digital transformation to support the transition to a low‑carbon energy system.

• Maintain strong awareness of policy, industry, technology, market, and global factors impacting SSEN Transmission by consulting with stakeholders (such as internal teams, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), the National Electricity System Operator (NESO), Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), and Transmission Operators (TOs)), and recommend changes as needed.
• Develop and manage optimisation frameworks for network topology, energisation sequencing, and constraint management, while pioneering advanced power system studies using tools like PSS®E (Power System Simulator for Engineering) and DIgSILENT Power Factory.
• Build and maintain network models to forecast constraint costs, assess operability, and produce reports on optimisation interventions, curtailment impacts, and system performance.
• Supporting the use of automation and data analytics to enhance optimisation processes and improve network efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with the Network Planning Framework (NPF), Security and Quality of Supply Standard (SQSS), System Operator Transmission Owner Code (STC), and other regulatory codes and standards.

• A degree‑level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant field, with proven experience developing teams to deliver complex, high‑quality outcomes within the electricity networks sector.
• Expertise in progressing techno‑economic assessments and constraint management strategies, with the confidence to identify assumptions and recommend robust investment cases for the network.
• Current knowledge of the UK electricity industry, the opportunities on the journey to Net Zero, and knowledge of the relevant codes and standards, statutory and licence obligations, with the ability to develop strategies that ensure economic efficiency, system reliability, and regulatory compliance. The ability to facilitate such assessments, assess a broad range of options, and make recommendations on investment cases would be beneficial.
• A background in power system modelling and analysis, with proficiency in using data analytics and automation (Python, and APIs) to drive innovation in network outage planning and operational efficiency.
• Outstanding communication skills, with demonstrable experience of building influential stakeholder relationships and ensuring alignment with industry codes and standards (SQSS, STC) and licence obligations.

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 plans see us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy 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, home‑grown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

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