Innovation Program Lead – Complex Projects, Flexible

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Online GP

Counselling service

Cycle to Work

Maternity and paternity leave benefits

Job summary

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex innovation programmes from concept through to realisation and adoption. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners to turn funding into practical, scalable value for customers and the business.

The role focuses on delivering across technical, digital, operational and strategic change, balancing pace with governance, risk management and programme controls to ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects end-to-end in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of governance and stage-gate approaches.
• Strong financial, commercial and delivery management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects from concept through closure with delivery plans, governance, budgets and resources.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners to align and deliver outcomes.
• Manage forecasts, controls, risks, and reporting to maximise value.
• Drive adoption and transition into standard operations with deployment readiness.
• Shape the innovation pipeline and improve delivery standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder leadership

Regulatory environment

Budget management

Risk management

Education

APM PMQ

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Contract management

Forecasting

Governance frameworks

Job description

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex innovation programmes from concept through to realisation and adoption. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and external partners to turn funding into practical, scalable value for customers and the business.

The role focuses on delivering across technical, digital, operational and strategic change, balancing pace with governance, risk management and programme controls to ensure safe,