Senior Investment Leader – Energy & Infrastructure

Sse Enterprise; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Performance bonus

Flexible benefits

Job summary

SSE is hiring a Senior Investment Manager to lead investment analysis and business case development for major energy and infrastructure projects in the UK. You will guide decision-making from early opportunities to final investment approval, building a high-performing team of analysts and influencing senior stakeholders.

You will combine financial rigour with strategic leadership, shaping project finance and governance processes while developing robust, data-driven recommendations for complex

Qualifications

• Significant experience in discounted cashflow (DCF) modelling and investment appraisal.
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to challenge market assumptions underpinning a financial model.
• Ability to translate complex financial and commercial information into clear, evidence-based recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Experience developing robust business cases and supporting projects through investment decision-making and governance processes.
• Track record of leading, coaching and developing others, with a passion for building capability and supporting team success.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and influence decisions across disciplines.
• Experience of project finance or debt-funded projects would be advantageous; otherwise bring strong investment analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead discounted cashflow modelling, investment appraisal and business case development for major energy and infrastructure projects, supporting decisions from early-stage opportunities through to final investment approval.
• Lead the critical evaluation of project assumptions, value drivers, risks and uncertainties, using financial analysis, scenarios and sensitivities to turn complex information into clear investment recommendations.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of analysts, setting clear objectives, supporting their career development and creating an inclusive environment where people can grow their skills and deliver their best work.
• Build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, influencing and challenging constructively to improve project outcomes and investment decisions.
• Establish and continuously improve analytical standards and ways of working, including model review, assumption management, data governance and consistent, transparent analytical outputs.
• Develop and strengthen the team's project finance capability, working with Corporate Finance and external advisers on financing structures and project-financed developments.

Skills

DCF modelling

Investment appraisal

Valuation

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Business case development

Financial analysis

Project finance

Job description

SSE is hiring a Senior Investment Manager to lead investment analysis and business case development for major energy and infrastructure projects in the UK. You will guide decision-making from early opportunities to final investment approval, building a high-performing team of analysts and influencing senior stakeholders.

You will combine financial rigour with strategic leadership, shaping project finance and governance processes while developing robust, data-driven recommendations for complex