Senior Portfolio Analyst

Senior Portfolio Analyst

Location:

Reading, Havant or Perth (Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom)

Salary: £49,004 - £57,728

Working Pattern: Permanent, Full Time, Flexible options available

The Senior Portfolio Analyst role combines responsibility for the delivery of core Portfolio Office functions, including portfolio-level reporting, financial control, portfolio governance and assurance, capacity planning and resource management.

• Reporting including weekly reports and preparation for governance meetings
• Monitor the portfolio of projects and programmes from inception to closure, ensuring that delivery is on time, within budget, minimizing potential risks and assessing to make sure it meets all strategic objectives. This includes day‑to‑day management of SharePoint and the Shared Mailboxes.
• Operate processes to ensure effective governance of the Transformation Portfolio, including facilitation of portfolio‑level governance forums, financial approval governance, and benefit realisation reporting
• Build, facilitate and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships via engagement in governance forums and liaison with stakeholders and management on project and programme methodologies and standards.
• Resource management through the full lifecycle including joiners, movers and leavers, contract extensions, trend analysis and reporting

• Experience of processes including safety, resourcing, financial management, status reporting, risk management and cost management and demonstrable ability to identify and implement innovative and effective business improvement.
• Significant experience of the relevant Project/Programme/Portfolio Office and management or coordination of project and programme governance frameworks and standards, including experience managing IT resourcing with 3rd party suppliers.
• Good working knowledge of key project processes, including status reporting, budgeting and estimating, planning, dependency management, risk and issue management and change management.
• Flexible approach with the ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines and/or changing priorities.
• Highly motivated with strong written and oral communication skills and ability to work on own initiative.

• Private healthcare and gym membership discounts.
• Wellbeing benefits such as 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.
• Generous family entitlements including maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact /  to discuss how we can support you. We create equal opportunities for everyone and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Project Management, Analyst, and Information Technology
• Industries: Utilities, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, Semiconductor Manufacturing