SSE plc
Project Manager
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Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in Inverness or Elgin Depot.
Salary: £45,452 - £54,311 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing, and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The Role
SSEN Distribution has an exciting opportunity for a Minor Connections Project Manager within our Connections department. This role will involve the development, refinement, and execution of new projects across our operational area. This role will be involved with projects in the Inverness and Elgin area and will involve a mixture of working from home and at our office in Inverness/Elgin.
You Will
- Ensure the safe delivery of projects to programme, cost, and the necessary quality, using robust systems to support the project process.
- Lead the delivery of key project programme outputs, managing both internal and external stakeholders and coordinate with departments such as design and engineering, planning, environmental, and consents.
- Provide support to both our customer and delivery partners to ensure the projects proceed efficiently, including facilitating and attending site meetings.
- Drive profitability and opportunity through excellent customer service, identifying areas of improvement to work collaboratively with the delivery partners and wider business.
- Apply and adhere to the Safety Management Systems, CDM regulations, best practices, and follow governance processes for all projects where required.
You Have
- Experience in both people and customer management with a proven ability to deliver work safely, on time, and within budget.
- A track record of meeting project timelines, quality, and cost targets, with accurate and timely reporting of project progress and financial performance.
- Experience developing project programmes, cost plans, and resource schedules, ensuring delivery of practical and cost-effective solutions.
- A working knowledge of a regulated environment, ideally within the electricity or utilities sector. Experience of LV, 11kV, and 33kV networks is advantageous but not essential.
- Demonstrable experience delivering projects in line with governance processes, with a strong working knowledge of Construction (Design & Management) Regulations.
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This role involves travel across various locations to support business needs. To enable you to fulfil these responsibilities, as a role requirement, the company will provide access to a vehicle for work-related travel.
The requirement will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and if the company car policy criteria are met, there will be an opportunity to join the company car scheme. Provision of a company car or cash allowance does not form part of the contractual terms and conditions of employment for this role.
A valid driving licence is essential.
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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SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors, and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.
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 james.walker2@sse.com / 01738 341514 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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