SSE Renewables
Director of Onshore Asset Management
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Director of Onshore Asset Management
Onshore Renewables Portfolio Manager
Base Location: You’ll spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Havant, Reading, London, Belfast or Dublin (other SSER locations can also be considered).
Salary & Package: £124,200 – £186,200/€165,600–€248,400
- car/ car allowance + performance-related bonus + comprehensive benefits including:
- Financial wellbeing support
- Wellbeing programmes
- Family entitlements
Position Type: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The Role
Are you an experienced leader with a passion for renewable energy, commercial performance, and operational excellence? Join our Onshore Renewables Leadership Team to shape the strategic direction of our onshore renewable asset portfolio across the UK, Ireland and Europe, ensuring safe, efficient, and commercially astute operations while driving net-zero transitions.
In this critical role, you will:
- Lead and inspire teams to manage onshore renewable assets safely, efficiently, and sustainably.
- Develop and implement short-, medium-, and long-term strategies to optimise safety, reliability, maintenance, and asset lifecycle value.
- Maximise commercial performance through active collaboration with key teams (Finance, Energy Markets, Commercial, and Investment).
- Drive digital transformation using data, AI, and smart technologies for predictive analytics, fleet optimisation, and decision-making.
- Represent SSE in joint venture partnerships and governance forums while steering collaborative growth.
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Your Responsibilities
Key priorities include:
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Portfolio Leadership & Culture:
- Lead a diverse operational team while fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture built on continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
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Asset Performance & Maintenance:
- Establish tailormade operational, maintenance, and asset lifecycle strategies to improve availability, production, and efficiency.
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Commercial & Financial Management:
- Align operational and commercial objectives, manage high-value capital investment programmes, and contribute to portfolio decisions for further growth and optimisation.
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Digital & Data Strategy:
- Champion the application of AI, data analytics, and digital technologies to enhance asset performance, forecasting, and maintenance direction.
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Stakeholder & Governance:
- Engage across external partnerships and senior governance structures, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.
Your Qualifications
Ideal candidates will possess:
- 15+ years of senior leadership experience in asset management, operations, or a related commercial environment, delivering transformative results across complex infrastructure portfolios.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience in budget management, negotiation, strategic decision-making, and shareholder value enhancement.
- A deep understanding of renewable energy markets, along with proven expertise in operational strategies that balance safety, reliability, and profitability.
- Experience leading teams through transformation and establishing high-trust, collaborative environments with a focus on sustainability.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including experience influencing senior teams and decision-making bodies, as well as capitalising on emerging digital innovations.
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About SSE
Our Mission: SSE’s purpose is to balance the energy needs of today with stewardship for tomorrow’s cleaner, net-zero future. Through our Transforming for Growth plan, we’re investing £33 billion in critical electricity infrastructure over the coming five years.
Renewables Impact: With 1,800 global collaborators, SSE Renewables leads in onshore and offshore wind, hydro, solar, and battery storage, accelerating the global energy transition.
Why Join Us?
Take advantage of our Flexible Benefits including:
- Private healthcare, gym memberships, and employee assistance counselling
- Interest-free loans (e.g., for tech upgrades or transport)
- Cycle to Work Support
- Family support policies such as parental leave and adoption benefits
Meanwhile: SSE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion for all talent pools. If you require adjustments during your application, please contact Andrew Duncan.
Ready to apply? Initiate your online application via the provided link. Only responses submitted digitally will be considered. A background check (criminality and credit) will be required for successful candidates.
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