Senior Manager- System Optimisation

Senior Manager – System Optimisation

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Location:

Flexible Scotland – you must be based at one of our SSEN offices or depots around Scotland, e.g., Glasgow or Perth.

Salary: £66,100 – £99,100 + car/car allowance + performance‑related bonus + benefits.

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

SSEN Transmission seeks a Senior Manager – System Optimisation to spearhead development and implementation of strategies that optimise the delivery of the transmission network, ensuring economic efficiency, system reliability, and compliance with industry standards. The role involves leading a team focused on power system modelling, constraint management, and digital transformation to support the low‑carbon transition.

• Maintain awareness of policy, industry, technology, market, and global factors impacting SSEN Transmission by consulting with stakeholders and recommending changes.
• Develop and manage optimisation frameworks for network topology, energisation sequencing, and constraint management, pioneering advanced power system studies using tools such as PSS®E 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.
• Support automation and data analytics to enhance optimisation processes and improve network efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with the Network Planning Framework, Security and Quality of Supply Standard, System Operator Transmission Owner Code, and other regulatory codes.

• A degree‑level qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant field with proven experience leading teams to deliver complex, high‑quality outcomes in the electricity networks sector.
• Expertise in progressive techno‑economic assessments and constraint management strategies, including identifying assumptions and recommending robust investment cases.
• Current knowledge of the UK electricity industry, Net Zero opportunities, and relevant codes and standards, statutory and license obligations; ability to develop strategies that ensure economic efficiency, system reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Background in power system modelling and analysis, proficiency in data analytics and automation (Python, APIs) to drive innovation in network outage planning and operational efficiency.
• Outstanding communication skills, with demonstrable experience building influential stakeholder relationships and ensuring alignment with industry codes and standards.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We develop, build, operate, and invest in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition, investing £33bn in critical infrastructure through 2030.

SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland, transporting energy safely and reliably while upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy, creating a network for net zero, and securing power for future generations.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare, gym memberships, free online GP and counselling services, interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, Cycle to Work scheme, and generous family entitlements such as maternity, adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive application and experience. Contact Andy Torrance at  or to discuss support.

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. Applications are accepted online only. We will contact you after the closing date to inform you of next steps. If offered a role, you will need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before starting work.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Strategy/Planning, Science, and Engineering

• Utilities, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy

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