Portfolio Planning Engineer, Infrastructure & Energy

SSE PLC; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

SSE is recruiting Portfolio Planning Engineers to join the Business Development PMO Planning and Portfolio Intelligence team from Scotland. You will help build an integrated view of the future investment portfolio, supporting strategic programmes such as SSEP and CSNP, and guiding investments from early-stage opportunities to readiness.

You will develop milestones, dependencies and decision points, collaborating across Strategy, Network Development and Asset Management, using Primavera P6 to

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Reporting

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

SSE is recruiting Portfolio Planning Engineers to join the Business Development PMO Planning and Portfolio Intelligence team from Scotland. You will help build an integrated view of the future investment portfolio, supporting strategic programmes such as SSEP and CSNP, and guiding investments from early-stage opportunities to readiness.

You will develop milestones, dependencies and decision points, collaborating across Strategy, Network Development and Asset Management, using Primavera P6 to