SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

About the Role

Base Location:Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary:£47,600-£71,600 (depending on skills and experience) + performance related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern:Permanent | Full Time | options available

This role is within our SSEN Transmission Cyber Resilience for Operational Technology (CROT) programme team supporting our Digital Strategy and Vision to be a progressive network owner, using digital to enhance social and economic value, deliver a leading experience for our customers and to enable the energy system to support net zero carbon emissions.

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading Cybersecurity technology projects and solution development to realise our NCSC CAF compliance roadmap. A vital part of the role is delivering the requirements and security risk reduction as per our stakeholder expectations.

As Project Manager, you’ll be accountable for end-to-end delivery of the Cybersecurity Projects of work via multiple delivery teams using Waterfall best practice methodologies, ensuring effective control over costs and resourcing enabling the delivery of appropriate risk reduction.

Key responsibilities for this role will include:

- Establish strong relationships with delivery teams and stakeholders.

- Manage technology, process, and capability solution delivery focusing on tangible business outcomes.

- Manage the delivery team across end-to-end product lifecycle to ensure that resultant systems/services deliver the specified outcomes, within budget and timescale.

- Ensure successful transition to service, ensuring change lands well and meets business needs.

- Help protect SSE from cyberattack and data loss by following standards and instructions and by reporting risks and incidents.

What do I need

To be successful in this role, we would love you to have:

- Experience of leading, managing and delivering IT and/or OT Projects, demonstrating and meeting business value and outcomes.

- Experience in applying various waterfall (e.g. Prince2, APM, PMP) and Agile methodologies and supporting context, such as governance, process and culture across different levels of portfolio.

- Experience in stakeholder management and development of risk contingency plans.

- High-level planning aptitude, project cost accounting, and teamwork collaboration skills.

- Experience delivering value in a matrix organisation with logical information management.

About our Business

owns and operates the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland, transporting energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, providing a safe and reliable supply of electricity to the communities it serves. Home to some of the UK's greatest resources of renewable energy, SSEN Transmission is playing a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero.

SSE IT underpins the technology needs of all the different businesses that make up the SSE group. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSE's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSE lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSE IT is all about equipping SSE for now and the future.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for '' to find out more.

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