SSE plc
Performance Analyst

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Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following office locations, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, London, Cardiff or Reading
Salary: £44,000 - £65,900 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The Role
At SSE Energy Markets, our people and insights help shape decisions that create value across our trading and asset portfolio, supporting the transition to a net zero future. As a Performance Analyst, you'll join a collaborative and supportive team that sits at the centre of Energy Markets, helping colleagues understand business performance through meaningful analysis, reporting and insight.
You'll combine technical expertise with curiosity, commercial awareness and an understanding of the key drivers of value within the energy trading business, alongside strong stakeholder engagement to uncover trends, improve processes and bring data to life. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems and continuously learning, while contributing to a culture where safety, wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do.
You will
- Partner with colleagues across Energy Markets to develop trusted relationships and deliver insightful performance and P&L analysis that supports informed decision-making.
- Create and enhance dashboards, reports and visualisations that communicate complex information clearly, helping stakeholders understand key business drivers.
- Use data, modelling and analytical techniques to identify trends, opportunities and areas for continuous improvement across the business.
- Support the development of efficient, sustainable reporting processes and analytical solutions, reducing manual effort and improving data quality.
- Champion a positive safety culture by prioritising health, safety and wellbeing in your daily activities and supporting SSE's commitment to keeping people safe.
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- Experience working with data and analytical tools such as SQL, Python, Databricks, GCP or similar technologies, with a passion for turning data into meaningful insights.
- Strong visualisation and storytelling skills, with experience using Power BI, Tableau or equivalent tools to engage and influence stakeholders.
- Commercial acumen and an understanding of the key value drivers within an energy trading environment, with the ability to connect performance insights to business value and outcomes.
- A collaborative and inclusive approach, with the ability to build strong relationships and work effectively across a range of teams and disciplines.
- Excellent communication skills, enabling you to explain technical concepts in a clear, supportive and accessible way.
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.


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SSE Energy Markets secure the energy needed to power customers' lives, while creating value for SSE. Our Energy Markets trading teams buy the fuel needed to deliver cleaner energy and sell power generated in our wind farm, hydro and thermal assets back to the markets.
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 Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 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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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 you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.
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