Climate Resilience and Adaptation Manager
* 557816
* Closing at: Mar 25 2026 - 23:55 GMT
Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Perth, Inverness, or Aberdeen
Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options available
The role
This role leads SSEN Transmission’s strategy for managing climate risk and building a resilient, climate‑ready network that meets rising Ofgem and investor expectations. You’ll act as a subject matter expert, working with colleagues across the business to drive delivery of the climate risk, resilience and adaptation elements of our Sustainability Strategy, advance cutting‑edge climate risk assessment, secure accreditation against key British Standards, and lead clear, high‑quality disclosures on resilience and adaptation.
You will
* Shape and improve SSEN Transmission’s overall approach to climate risk, resilience and adaptation by developing strategy, policies and guidance, and embedding robust climate assessment across the business.
* Align methodologies with British Standards and global best practice, consolidating risk and scenario analysis to ensure climate considerations inform investment decisions, asset management and major projects.
* Lead climate resilience governance forums, strengthening cross-business planning and decision making, and represent SSEN Transmission within SSE-wide climate governance structures. Collaborating with senior leaders and specialists, you will help shape SSE-wide approaches to climate risk, scenario analysis and adaptation pathways.
* Ensure compliance with regulatory and investor climate disclosure requirements, providing high-quality inputs for Ofgem, ISSB-aligned reporting and emerging frameworks such as ARP, while developing effective KPIs, dashboards and insights that support informed decisions on climate risk and resilience.
* Influence and engage stakeholders across Transmission, SSE Group, regulators and investors to build support for action on climate resilience. You will foster strong relationships, encourage collaboration and help align teams and functions to strengthen adaptation across the business.
You have
* Proven experience in climate adaptation, resilience planning or climate risk management within energy, infrastructure or similar sectors, with a solid understanding of regulated utilities, transmission networks and asset‑intensive operations.
* An understanding of investor and regulatory expectations, climate‑risk disclosure requirements and the policy frameworks driving them.
* Deep expertise in climate adaptation and resilience frameworks, climate risk assessment and scenario analysis, alongside strong knowledge of global