Orkney HVDC Project Director

SSEN Transmission; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Free online GP services

Maternity and adoption pay

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is recruiting a Project Director to lead the Orkney Link HVDC project, delivering safety, quality, schedule and budget targets from a base in Scotland within a Flexible First framework.

Reporting to the Pathway to 2030 programme, you will steer a large multidisciplinary team, build senior stakeholder relationships, and drive continuous improvement across the project lifecycle in a high-value infrastructure environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing high‑value projects.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams in complex environments.
• Track record delivering outcomes under tight schedules.
• Ability to balance strategy with delivery priorities.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and risk resolution.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, with health & safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Put safety at the heart of everything you do, ensuring all work is delivered in line with the SSE Safety Licence.
• Oversee the delivery of a complex, high-value HVDC transmission project, ensuring successful outcomes across safety, quality, schedule and budget.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, helping to align priorities and support successful project delivery and wider business objectives.
• Lead and support a multidisciplinary team, creating an environment where people can perform at their best and contribute to successful project outcomes.
• Encourage and support continuous improvement across project delivery activities, helping to identify opportunities that enhance performance and deliver long‑term benefits across the wider organisation.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Risk management

Communication

Health & Safety knowledge

Job description

SSEN Transmission is recruiting a Project Director to lead the Orkney Link HVDC project, delivering safety, quality, schedule and budget targets from a base in Scotland within a Flexible First framework.

Reporting to the Pathway to 2030 programme, you will steer a large multidisciplinary team, build senior stakeholder relationships, and drive continuous improvement across the project lifecycle in a high-value infrastructure environment.