Director of Smart Buildings
* Job Number: 558422
* Closing at: May 17 2026 - 23:55 BST
Base Location: Reading, Altringham, Glasgow, Egham. You'll be expected to spend a minimum 50% of your working week in an SSE location
Salary: £101,100 - £151,400 + car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options available
Lead the growth of smart, affordable and low carbon solutions for business customers.
As Director of Smart Buildings, you will have full accountability for one of SSE Energy Solutions’ most strategically important customer businesses. This is your business to lead, with clear end‑to‑end responsibility for strategy, performance and long‑term growth.
You will set the direction for the Smart Buildings business, owning outcomes across commercial performance, operational delivery, customer value and innovation, including new technologies and digital energy solutions. Working with colleagues across Energy Customer Solutions and the wider SSE Group, you will translate customer needs into scalable, trusted and commercially strong solutions, while retaining clear ownership for decisions, priorities and delivery within your business.
About the role
* Set and deliver a clear long‑term strategy for the Smart Buildings business, balancing growth, innovation and operational performance to meet customer and organisational priorities.
* Take overall accountability for the commercial and financial performance of the business, ensuring strong governance, performance, risk management and sustainable decision making.
* Lead the development of smart and digital energy solutions, using insight from customers, markets and technology trends to shape offers that genuinely solve customer needs.
* Build strong relationships with customers, partners and internal teams to support effective route to market, high quality delivery and long term collaboration.
* Provide visible and inclusive leadership across a large, multi‑disciplinary organisation, embedding high standards of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
* Lead the people, cultural and organisational change required to support growth, innovation and new ways of working across the Smart Buildings business.
About you
This is a senior leadership role for someone who thrives on running and leading a business, developing high‑performing leadership teams, navigating complexity and personally owning outcomes. You will bring strategic clarity, strong commercial judgement and inspirational leadership, alongside a strong mix of experience, capability and leadership approach, including:
* Significant experience in senior P&L leadership roles, with demonstrable success running a business or major business unit within smart buildings, energy solutions, building controls or a closely related sector, leading large, complex organisations at scale.
* Strong commercial and financial leadership capability, with a clear track record of full accountability for business performance, balancing short‑term delivery with sustainable, long‑term value creation.
* Proven ability to lead business growth and transformation, aligning strategy, people and delivery to drive measurable change.
* A deep understanding of the buildings and energy landscape, including customer needs, regulation, safety and the role of AI, digital and data in improving outcomes.
* A confident, values‑led leader, who sets direction and leads from the front, building trust and engagement across a c.300‑strong, UK‑wide workforce and providing clear leadership through cultural and organisational change.
About SSE Smart Buildings
We are one of the largest BEMS suppliers in the UK – a top 3 Honeywell Trend Technology Partner, and the first Siemens Master Partner. We love being a market leader and topping out some outstanding projects to the very highest of standards - on time and within budget!
Working alongside our colleagues in SSE we provide some of the most critical building control and energy generation services required by a zero-carbon world, enabling our customers to achieve their sustainability targets.
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
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.
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