Senior Nature Project Manager – Scotland (Hybrid)

SSE; Perth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Gym membership discounts

Online GP

Counselling service

Cycle to Work

Interest-free loans

Maternity & adoption pay

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSEN Transmission, part of SSE, seeks a Senior Project Manager – Nature to lead offsite nature restoration schemes and governance across a complex portfolio in Northern Scotland. The role requires leading a team, managing budgets and reporting, and frequent travel across the region.

Based in Perth/Inverness/Aberdeen, you will work 50% in the office and engage landowners and stakeholders to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain commitments and soil restoration projects.

Qualifications

• Experience of project management processes, contract management and technical reporting for a diverse portfolio of projects with multiple external stakeholders.
• 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

Technical reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Budget management

Nature restoration interest

Job description

SSEN Transmission, part of SSE, seeks a Senior Project Manager – Nature to lead offsite nature restoration schemes and governance across a complex portfolio in Northern Scotland. The role requires leading a team, managing budgets and reporting, and frequent travel across the region.

Based in Perth/Inverness/Aberdeen, you will work 50% in the office and engage landowners and stakeholders to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain commitments and soil restoration projects.