Project Manager, Operations Manager

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Location:

Reading, Cardiff or Perth

Salary: £61,620 - £72,592 + a range of benefits to support your finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

• Delivery of one or more projects simultaneously to the required quality, success criteria, timelines and budgets.
• Establishing and maintaining highly effective relationships across the business to ensure interfaces work correctly and information is disseminated as appropriate.
• Proactively manage and take ownership of all elements of the projects and their governance, including risks, issues, dependencies, reporting, documentation and application of delivery framework.
• Stakeholder & Third‑party management, including interfacing with Industry where required.
• Problem analysis with outcomes that will progress issues; follow problems through to resolution.

• Experience working in a complex regulated environment in a project or programme delivery role within the energy sector or experience in a similarly regulated industry or sector would be advantageous.
• Extensive demonstrable experience of managing and delivering projects successfully from end to end across the whole project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management, with an ability to work at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience managing complex projects with budgets up to £5M and experience of managing more than one project at a time.
• Relevant practitioner level qualification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum Master).

SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We’re investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world’s largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.

SSE Energy Solutions support UK organisations by delivering energy and low‑carbon energy solutions, including EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks. We power the net zero transition by helping customers cut carbon and costs, and by building and investing in flexible energy infrastructure.

Flexible benefits to fit your life: discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits such as a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service, interest‑free loans on tech, transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. Generous family entitlements include 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. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive and create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed.

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’re taking your application further. If offered a role, you’ll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.