Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

Base

Location:

Havant and Reading

Salary:
Competitive + performance‑related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

This position sits within the Data Science team in TD&D (Technology, Digital & Data), supporting SSEN Distribution across core use cases including facilitating the transition to net zero, delivering the ED2 (Electricity Distribution
2) business plan, driving efficiency savings through automation/machine learning and building market‑leading machine learning technology solutions to deliver best‑in‑class service to our customers.

• Support the creation & adoption of data & AI products across the wider SSEN business, ranging from traditional machine learning, generative AI, advanced analysis & statistics.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to create high‑impact, value‑returning products that influence key business metrics.
• Create sustainable cost‑optimised solutions (Fin Ops) and collaborate with data quality/governance teams to maintain compliance with data security, GDPR and ethical AI best practice.
• Leverage advances in AI technology to develop data science innovation products, prototyping solutions in emerging fields such as Agentic AI.
• Apply best coding practices, use of repositories, Dev Ops sprints & Agile boards to align with TD&D ways of working.

• Extensive experience with Azure, Python, Databricks, SQL, geospatial tools, Azure Dev Ops, data factory & pipeline creation.
• Machine learning experience on the Azure platform, AutoML or Python.
• Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive value through end‑to‑end ownership of business use cases.
• Early experience with emerging tech such as NLP & generative AI, including awareness of use cases, value and ethical concerns.
• Front‑end development (GUI) experience, leveraging Azure Databricks (Databricks Apps) to create user‑friendly tools off key data science & machine learning products.

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net‑zero world. We invest roughly £10 million a day in home‑grown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses through a network of over 4,200 skilled engineers, customer‑service advisors and energy experts.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits such as a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service, interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, and a Cycle to Work scheme. Family entitlements include 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. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We’ll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we’ll be taking your application further. If offered a role with SSE, you’ll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.