Senior Nature Project Manager, Biodiversity Delivery

SSE plc; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Performance-related bonus

Flexible First options

Job summary

SSE's SSEN Transmission is looking for a Senior Project Manager - Nature to deliver a portfolio of offsite nature restoration schemes and provide governance, reporting and budgeting across a complex programme. The role sits within the Nature Delivery Team and supports the Nature Strategy and Biodiversity Net Gain commitments, with travel across Northern Scotland.

Base location options include Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen with 50% of time in the office.

Qualifications

• Experience of project management processes, contract management, and technical reporting for a diverse portfolio.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a track record of successful delivery across progress, risks, mitigations, costs and programme.
• Proven ability to manage high-performance teams driving accountability and delivery.
• Experience of budget management and spend reporting for large capital projects.
• Interest in nature restoration schemes in Northern Scotland, nature markets, and regulatory requirements of nature restoration.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Nature Delivery Managers, to deliver a portfolio of offsite nature restoration schemes for Biodiversity Net Gain, Peatland Restoration, and Ancient Woodland Restoration through the full development and delivery cycle.
• Drive programme and risk management to ensure that offsite nature restoration is delivered on time and on budget, working to develop and implement strategies for delivery whilst establishing and following best practice processes.
• Develop and implement rigorous governance approaches, owning the end-to-end governance of portfolio offsite nature restoration schemes, ensuring all business approvals are delivered and reporting guidelines are met.
• Work with the Natural Capital Manager, Finance, and the wider nature team to drive excellent budgeting, forecasting and spend tracking to ensure that appropriate financial rigour is applied to offsite nature restoration
• Build, develop and maintain productive and enduring relationships with landowners, a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and communities to support the sustainable delivery of the schemes that you are responsible for.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Team leadership

Governance

Reporting

Risk management

Job description

SSE's SSEN Transmission is looking for a Senior Project Manager - Nature to deliver a portfolio of offsite nature restoration schemes and provide governance, reporting and budgeting across a complex programme. The role sits within the Nature Delivery Team and supports the Nature Strategy and Biodiversity Net Gain commitments, with travel across Northern Scotland.

Base location options include Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen with 50% of time in the office.