Senior Project Manager, Offshore Transmission (Hybrid)

SSEN Transmission; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discount

Gym membership discounts

Online GP & counselling services

Interest-free loans on tech & transit

Cycle to Work scheme

Maternity & adoption pay

Paternity leave

Job summary

SSEN Transmission’s Offshore Delivery Team is hiring a Senior Project Manager to deliver complex, large capital projects within the Shetland AC portfolio. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and external partners to ensure safe, on-time delivery within the business case.

The role reports to a Lead Project Manager and offers opportunities for progression as the portfolio grows in Scotland’s Net Zero ambitions.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering complex capital projects on time and to budget in utilities/regulatory sectors.
• Engineering, construction or project management degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong commercial skills with NEC/FIDIC contracts, cost forecasting and integrated programmes.
• Excellent communication and governance knowledge for large project execution.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for safety, health, and environment for all personnel and for project environmental aspects.
• Lead on-site project teams and contract partners; ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and governance.
• Assume commercial responsibilities including contract management and budgeting.
• Provide guidance and uphold SSEN values; develop capable, motivated, organised teams.
• Identify process improvements and support implementation across projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Lifecycle management

Commercial contracts

Regulatory awareness

Education

Engineering/Construction/PM degree

Job description

SSEN Transmission’s Offshore Delivery Team is hiring a Senior Project Manager to deliver complex, large capital projects within the Shetland AC portfolio. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team and external partners to ensure safe, on-time delivery within the business case.

The role reports to a Lead Project Manager and offers opportunities for progression as the portfolio grows in Scotland’s Net Zero ambitions.