Orkney HVDC Project Director

SSE PLC; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance-related bonus

Wellbeing benefits

Family benefits

Job summary

SSE PLC is recruiting for a Project Director to lead the Orkney Link HVDC project in Scotland. You will oversee delivery across safety, quality, schedule and budget while managing a multidisciplinary team and engaging senior stakeholders to align priorities and objectives.

Based in Scotland with Flexible First working options, you will drive continuous improvement and ensure delivery excellence within a high-value programme that supports SSE’s energy transition.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing high-value projects or programmes.
• Proven ability to lead large multidisciplinary teams within complex environments.
• Track record of delivering outcomes within challenging timescales and infrastructure programmes.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery requirements.
• Experience managing multiple priorities, risks and issue resolution across the project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with a solid understanding of Health & Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of a complex, high-value HVDC transmission project, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and budget.
• Lead and support a multidisciplinary project team to achieve outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders to align priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement across project delivery and wider organisation.
• Ensure delivery of the Orkney Link project in line with governance and safety standards.

Skills

Commercial awareness

High-value projects

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Strategic decision making

Prioritisation & risk management

Stakeholder management

Health & Safety compliance

Job description

SSE PLC is recruiting for a Project Director to lead the Orkney Link HVDC project in Scotland. You will oversee delivery across safety, quality, schedule and budget while managing a multidisciplinary team and engaging senior stakeholders to align priorities and objectives.

Based in Scotland with Flexible First working options, you will drive continuous improvement and ensure delivery excellence within a high-value programme that supports SSE’s energy transition.