Operations & Planning Manager

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Location:

Perth Transmission Control Centre

Salary:£58,100- £87,100+ car /car allowance+ performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances,wellbeingand family.

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

We are hiringan Engineering Manager
-Future Years Operations  & Planning for the SSEN Transmission network, within the Transmission Control Centre and Network Access functions.

You will have full responsibility for the network access and outage coordination of the SSEN Transmission network withinfutureyearstimescales,from year ahead up to 8 years ahead,and to provide operational support within the Control Centre.

Working closely with theHead of System Access and Planning,you will ensure your team deliversoptimumperformance while we plan, commission, andoperatethe transmission network.

You willalsowork with the wider Transmission Business and the key industry stakeholders to increase the network's access capabilityupto 24GW capacity by 2030, as we develop into the UK's the second largest network company with an operational asset value of around £30bn.

To meet the ongoing network growth,you will alsobuild andmaintaina strongfutureyearsteamby ensuring skills, resources,training and tools are ready for increasing demands.

• Support delivery ofthe coordinated outage plan acrosstimeframes, aligning project planning, design,construction and commissioning with safe network operation.

• Work with NESO and key industry stakeholders to secure outages,maintain system security on the remaining network, and minimise disruption and Energy Not Supplied risk(ENS).

• Provide technical support and operational guidance to the TCC and field staff, offering advice onnew technologies such as HVDC and FACTS, whilst also delivering regulatory guidance and ensuring accurate, auditable reporting and submissions to support performance incentives.

• Take accountability for system safety and integrity by prioritising holistic solutions and, influencing or adjusting programmes to protect business interests and the wider network.

• Build andmaintainfuture readiness by ensuring skills, resources, training, and tools are in place to meet growing operational demand and network expansion. Develop and manage a proactive, highly skilled team that provides technical and logistical support.

• Extensive experienceoperatingwithin a regulated energy (or similar) environment, with a strong practical understanding of safety, performance, and national network operations.

• In depth knowledge of statutory, regulatory and licence obligations, including the Transmission Licence, Grid Code and STC framework, and the wider GB transmission landscape.

• Degree qualifiedin Electrical Engineering (or equivalent),operating at Chartered Engineer level, with strong technicalexpertisein power systems and operational safety.

• Proven leadership capability, witha track recordof building, coaching and motivatinghigh performingteams in complex,high pressureoperational environments.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with recognised credibility to influence regulators, system operators and industry partners while shaping future capability and Net Zero delivery.

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

SSEN Transmission own andoperatethe 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. Butthat'snot all
-we'reupgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

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