Portfolio Planning Engineer

SSEN Transmission; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Private healthcare discounts

Online GP & 24/7 counselling

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is recruiting Portfolio Planning Engineers to join the Business Development PMO Planning and Portfolio Intelligence team. The role focuses on building an integrated view of future investment portfolios, enabling informed decisions for major programmes such as SSEP and CSNP.

You will shape a new portfolio planning capability at the front end of the investment lifecycle. Successful candidates will bring strong planning fundamentals, experience with Primavera P6, and the ability

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling or project controls within infrastructure/engineering/regulated environments.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to challenge assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated portfolio plans, investment roadmaps and the Transmission Investment Landscape with milestones and dependencies.
• Provide planning support to strategic programmes and early-stage opportunities, ensuring interfaces and investment-readiness requirements are understood.
• Collaborate across Strategy, Network Development, Asset Management, Regulation, Commercial and Investment Planning to align priorities and identify cross-portfolio impacts.
• Use Primavera P6 and planning tools to develop, analyse and optimise portfolio plans, scenarios and forecasts.
• Produce clear reporting and portfolio insight and support handover into development and delivery arrangements.

Skills

Portfolio planning

Stakeholder engagement

Data interpretation

Reporting

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Glasgow, Perth or Aberdeen

Salary: £44,000 - £65,900 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

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

The role

SSEN Transmission is recruiting Portfolio Planning Engineers to join the Business Development PMO Planning and Portfolio Intelligence team. You will help develop and maintain an integrated view of SSEN Transmission's future investment portfolio, supporting strategic industry programmes, including SSEP and CSNP, alongside early-stage investment opportunities as they progress towards investment readiness. Working across a diverse and evolving portfolio, you will bring together milestones, dependencies, assumptions and strategic planning inputs to provide clear insight and support informed decision-making. This is an opportunity to help shape a new portfolio planning capability at the front end of the investment lifecycle, combining strong planning and scheduling fundamentals with an understanding of how future investment opportunities are shaped, matured and prepared for formal project development.

You will

• Develop and maintain integrated portfolio plans, investment roadmaps and the Transmission Investment Landscape, translating strategic priorities into clear milestones, dependencies, assumptions and decision points.
• Provide planning support to strategic industry programmes, including SSEP and CSNP, alongside early-stage investment opportunities, ensuring interfaces, dependencies and investment-readiness requirements are understood.
• Work collaboratively across Strategy, Network Development, Asset Management, Regulation, Commercial and Investment Planning to align priorities, integrate planning inputs and identify cross-portfolio impacts.
• Use Primavera P6 and other planning tools to develop, analyse and optimise portfolio plans, scenarios and forecasts, identifying risks, constraints and opportunities to support future investment decisions.
• Produce clear reporting and portfolio insight, support opportunities through the Pre-Gate 0 lifecycle, and contribute to their structured handover into formal development and delivery arrangements.

You have

• Experience in planning, scheduling, portfolio planning or project controls within a complex infrastructure, engineering, utilities or regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6, including schedule development, critical path analysis, milestones, dependencies and programme logic.
• Experience supporting multiple programmes, portfolios or early-stage investment opportunities, with an understanding of governance frameworks and investment lifecycles.
• Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions, interpret complex information and influence decision-making across diverse teams.
• Excellent reporting and data presentation skills, using Microsoft 365 and planning tools; knowledge of Power BI, electricity transmission or regulated infrastructure investment would be advantageous.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity 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 power for the future and building the infrastructure needed for a cleaner electricity system 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 Stephanie at [e-mail] / 01738 342963 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.