Senior Reporting Manager

SSE PLC; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK seeks a Senior Reporting Manager to lead the reporting functions for large-scale capital projects. The role focuses on enhancing reporting frameworks, ensuring compliance, and driving strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data analysis, project management, and leadership within the infrastructure or utilities sector, along with advanced skills in tools like Power BI and Primavera P6. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Discounts on private healthcare

Gym memberships

Interest-free loans

Generous family entitlements

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading reporting functions for large-scale capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles, governance structures, and performance metrics.
• Advanced skills in interpreting complex data and translating insights into reports.

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously improve project reporting frameworks.
• Lead integrated cross-directorate reporting and optimize transparency.
• Ensure compliance with governance frameworks and coordinate key reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Data Analysis

Reporting

Project Management

Collaboration

Tools

Power BI

Primavera P6

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations - Perth, Glasgow, Inverness, or Aberdeen.

Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As our new Senior Reporting Manager, youll take a leading role in our innovative Project Services Centre of Excellence within SSEN Transmission. With a capital programme worth £30 billion by 2030 and £50+ billion by 2034, this is your opportunity to shape how reporting enables project delivery across Onshore, Offshore, and Development teams, supporting the UK and Scottish Governments Net Zero ambitions.

Youll govern and enhance our reporting frameworks, drive consistency across directorates, and produce insightful outputs that support strategic decision making at the highest level. This role offers the opportunity to influence and embed best practice reporting across one of the UKs most ambitious infrastructure investment portfolios.

You will

• Set the standards for portfolio reporting by defining, maintaining, and continuously improving Transmission wide project reporting frameworks, KPIs and data structures, including the development of fit for purpose dashboards.
• Lead integrated cross directorate reporting, working across functions and project teams to optimise transparency, identify interdependencies, and enable data led decisions.
• Design and implement a consistent approach to performance monitoring and reporting across all stages of project delivery, ensuring accurate insights are available to senior leaders at pace.
• Champion governance, ensuring compliance with SSEs LCP governance frameworks, transmission standards and regulatory frameworks, and coordinate key reporting for senior committees and stakeholders.
• Offer leadership, mentorship, and subject matter expertise to the broader Transmission reporting teams, strengthening capabilities and driving continuous improvement.

You have

• A proven track record in leading reporting functions for complex, large-scale capital projects or programmes, ideally in infrastructure, energy or utilities.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycles, governance structures, and performance metrics across time, cost, scope, quality, and risk.
• Advanced skills in interpreting complex data and translating insights into strategic reporting outputs, with practical experience using tools such as Power BI, Primavera P6, Oracle, and Excel.
• Experience collaborating at a senior level, including with programme directors and executive leaders, and aligning reporting to organisational priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams, embed reporting best practices, and drive a culture of continuous improvement within a matrix or programme environment.

About SSE

SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're investing around £10 million a day in homegrown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Louise on 01738 351671 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.