SSE plc
Delivery Manager
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Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: Havant, Reading, Perth, and Glasgow
Salary: £51,600 - £77,400 + performance related bonus and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent
The Role
As a Delivery Manager, you will lead technology delivery teams to deliver change that creates clear business value. You will work closely with product, technical, and business colleagues to turn priorities into well-managed outcomes, making sure delivery is controlled, collaborative, and focused on customer needs.
You will play a key role in helping teams deliver new or improved technology services using the most appropriate delivery approach, including agile and more structured project methods where needed.
You will
- Lead delivery teams to deliver technology solutions that achieve agreed business outcomes, within agreed timescales and budget.
- Build strong working relationships with delivery teams, business stakeholders, and external partners to keep work aligned and moving forward.
- Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery blockers, taking action to keep progress on track.
- Support the product roadmap by working closely with product and technical leads to balance business priorities, technology needs, and operational requirements.
- Make sure new or changed services are successfully transitioned into live operation and meet business needs.
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You have
- Experience leading successful technology delivery across one or more teams, with the ability to provide direction, support, and focus.
- Practical experience of delivery methods such as agile and structured project delivery approaches, with the judgement to choose the right approach for the work.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, communicate clearly, and work well with people at different levels.
- Good planning, prioritisation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage risks, issues, and dependencies.
- A collaborative, customer-focused style, with resilience, attention to detail, and the ability to work well through change.
About SSE
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 plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
Our IT division powers growth across all SSE business areas by making sure we have the systems, software, and security needed to take the lead in a low carbon world. They provide expertise, advice, and day-to-day support in emerging technologies, data and analytics, cyber security, and more.
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Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life
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.
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SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact David.brickell@sse.com / 01738 275 846 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.
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