Senior Governance Manager – Infrastructure Portfolio (Hybrid)

SSE plc; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym memberships

Online GP and counselling

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc is recruiting an experienced Governance Manager to work across the Eastern Green Link Portfolio, developing governance strategy and ensuring alignment with JV and Transmission Owner governance requirements. You will collaborate with SSEN Transmission and National Grid to standardise approaches and tooling across the portfolio.

The role entails owning the governance framework, guiding portfolio governance and assurance strategies, and leading the Governance Analyst while driving effective

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience designing and leading governance frameworks within a large‑scale infrastructure or major capital projects environment.
• Proven ability to engage with, influence, and work effectively alongside Director‑level and C‑suite stakeholders.
• Experience providing leadership, development, and line management to team members to support high‑performing delivery.
• Knowledge of, or experience working within or in close collaboration with, PMO or project services functions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the owner of the Governance framework across the portfolio, ensuring alignmentwith Joint Venture (JV) governance criteria and Transmission Owner (TO) requirements.
• Input and provide updates to the portfolio governance and assurance strategy, and provide SME input to individual project governance and assurance strategies
• Work with project teams toidentifyitems requiring Transmission Owner Boardgovernance and ensure they are accurately captured,trackedand progressed through the appropriate escalations
• Provide line management, leadership and oversight to the Governance Analyst, supporting the effective delivery of governance activities across the portfolio
• Support the development and implementation of the Delegation of Authority structureacross the portfolio to support clear decision-making and accountability

Skills

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

PMO collaboration

Job description

SSE plc is recruiting an experienced Governance Manager to work across the Eastern Green Link Portfolio, developing governance strategy and ensuring alignment with JV and Transmission Owner governance requirements. You will collaborate with SSEN Transmission and National Grid to standardise approaches and tooling across the portfolio.

The role entails owning the governance framework, guiding portfolio governance and assurance strategies, and leading the Governance Analyst while driving effective