Asset Risk and Investment Engineer

SSE plc; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements and parental leave

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking an Asset Risk & Investment Engineer to join the Asset Management team in Scotland. The role focuses on analysing asset condition and risk data, maintaining high-quality datasets, and providing insights that underpin investment planning and regulatory reporting.

You will transform data into insights using Excel, Power BI, Invest, Maximo and ArcGIS, supporting risk methodologies like NARM, and collaborating with engineers, asset managers and regulators to inform investment

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience gained through a STEM-based career.
• Experience analysing asset, operational or infrastructure data to support risk-based decision-making.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data modelling and visualisation.
• Knowledge of asset management principles, risk assessment methodologies and data-driven decision making.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders and translate complex technical information into clear and actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Review asset condition, performance and network data to assess asset health and quantify risk across the transmission network.
• Develop and maintain asset risk datasets, ensuring the integrity, consistency and traceability of data used for investment planning and regulatory reporting.
• Use Excel, Power BI, Invest, Maximo and ArcGIS to transform complex data into meaningful insights, dashboards and recommendations.
• Support the development and application of risk methodologies, including Network Asset Risk Metric (NARM) assessments and other asset risk models.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including engineers, asset managers and regulatory bodies, to support investment planning, regulatory reporting and evidence-based asset choices.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree or STEM discipline

Tools

Power BI

Invest

Maximo

ArcGIS

Job description

Base Location: Flexible Scotland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSEN offices or depots around Scotland, Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: £57,150 - £68,295 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

SSEN Transmission has a great opportunity for an Asset Risk & Investment Engineer to join our Asset Management team. This is a specialist role focused on analysing asset condition and risk data, maintaining high-quality asset datasets and providing the insights that underpin investment planning and regulatory reporting.

Working with engineers, asset specialists and data professionals, you'll help ensure that our asset information, risk models and reporting outputs are robust, transparent and fit for purpose. Your analysis will directly influence how we understand risk across the transmission network and support the development of future investment plans.

You will

• Review asset condition, performance and network data to assess asset health and quantify risk across the transmission network.
• Develop and maintain asset risk datasets, ensuring the integrity, consistency and traceability of data used for investment planning and regulatory reporting.
• Use Excel, Power BI, Invest, Maximo and ArcGIS to transform complex data into meaningful insights, dashboards and recommendations.
• Support the development and application of risk methodologies, including Network Asset Risk Metric (NARM) assessments and other asset risk models.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including engineers, asset managers and regulatory bodies, to support investment planning, regulatory reporting and evidence-based asset choices.

You have

• A degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience gained through a STEM-based career.
• Experience analysing asset, operational or infrastructure data to support risk-based decision-making.
• Advanced Excel skills, including data modelling and visualisation.
• Knowledge of asset management principles, risk assessment methodologies and data-driven decision making.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders and translate complex technical information into clear and actionable insights.

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.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

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.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact Andy on [e-mail] / 01738 275370 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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