Senior Project Manager

Base

Location:

For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office or on site. Office locations -  Aberdeen, Inverness, or Perth.

Salary: 59,800 - 89,800 depending on skills and experience + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

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

The role

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join the SSEN Transmission Capital Delivery team and play a pivotal role in delivering the infrastructure that will support Scotland’s transition to Net Zero.

This role will support our Pathway to 2030 investment programme, offering the opportunity to lead the construction and delivery of a complex, safety‑critical, resilient depot project.

You will join a team developing resilience support projects across SSEN Transmissions Network area and take ownership of a support building (such as a Depot) through its final development and construction.
You will lead internal and external multidisciplinary support functions and working closely with a wide range stakeholders.

You will
- Lead SSE project teams and coordinate multiple external contractors to deliver the project safely, on time, on budget and to the required quality.

- Manage the development and construction phases of large capital projects, ensuring full compliance with governance, standards and regulatory obligations.

- Apply SSE’s Safety Management Systems, best practice and LCP governance throughout all stages of project delivery.

- Develop supportive and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maintain clear communication and thoughtful and informed decision making.

- Provide leadership, coaching and direction to team members, supporting performance and professional development.

You have- A well-developed background in project management, engineering or construction background with solid knowledge of health and safety legislation, including CDM regulations.

- Strong communication and organisational skills, with a collaborative leadership style with a proven ability to deliver large or complex projects successfully.

- Contract management experience (NEC3 preferred), with the confidence to support manage costs, forecasting and integrated project programmes effectively.

- Experience delivering major civil and building projects, ideally in electricity transmission, or the ability to adapt and apply skills from other large‑scale project environments.

- Experience in line management, with the ability to lead, nurture and guide individuals within a reporting structure.

A valid driving licence and willingness to travel to site, typically spending 2–3 days per week on location during active construction periods.

About SSESSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest 33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity 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…