Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

Base Location

You’ll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Reading, Cardiff or Perth

£61,620 - £72,592 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Project Manager is the point of delivery for operationally critical projects, likely to include a portfolio of related projects, potentially of strategic importance to SSE with direct business impact with firm deadlines. A vital part of the role is delivering the requirements as per the customer expectations.

• Deliver one or more projects from initiation through to close‑out, meeting agreed scope, quality, time and cost objectives as defined in the Project Brief / PID, and ensuring outcomes realise the intended business benefits.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders, customers, suppliers and internal teams, proactively managing expectations, interfaces and dependencies using appropriate project management frameworks.
• Operate within established project and portfolio governance arrangements, including stage gates, reporting, assurance, and change control; providing accurate and timely performance updates to sponsors and governance forums.
• Manage third‑party suppliers and contracts, acting as a primary interface, monitoring delivery and performance, addressing underperformance, and escalating issues or risks where necessary.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risks, issues and cross‑project dependencies, ensuring impacts on operations, IT services and business change are understood, controlled and transitioned safely into business‑as‑usual.

• Demonstrable experience delivering complex projects successfully across the full lifecycle, in a regulated environment, from business case and mobilisation through to implementation and benefits realisation, managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience applying and tailoring recognised project management frameworks (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile/Scrum), including stage control, risk and issue management, change control, and lessons learned.
• A strong track record of leading multi‑disciplinary teams and working with senior stakeholders, with the ability to prioritise, negotiate delivery constraints, and maintain momentum in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Experience delivering IT‑enabled change, with an understanding of the software delivery lifecycle, service acceptance, and operational change control, alongside embedding business and people change to realise benefits.
• Experience managing project budgets and suppliers, with a clear understanding of Capex vs Opex, contract performance, and the financial and commercial drivers that underpin successful project 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 plans sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSE Energy Solutions support UK organisations by delivering energy and low‑carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks. We power the net zero transition by helping customers cut carbon and costs, and by building and investing in flexible energy infrastructure.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact  to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.