Base Location
For this role, successful applicants must be based in one of our Scottish locations and will be required to spend 50% of their working week in the office – Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness.
Salary
£50,100 - £75,100 + car/carf allowance + 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
The Business Improvement Manager is part of the Business Improvement Team within the Business Excellence function. The team applies structured improvement methodologies to deliver strategic change across the Network Directorate, leading continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Key responsibilities
* Lead the delivery of the Network Operational Excellence Programme, continuous improvement projects and rapid improvement events that support key business priorities.
* Facilitate engaging workshops using established tools and techniques to deliver clear, measurable outcomes.
* Build and sustain a continuous improvement culture, supporting employees to apply these approaches in day‑to‑day working.
* Embed visual management practices, including ownership and maintenance of key performance indicator scorecards.
* Support teams and managers to challenge the status quo and deliver sustained, positive change.
Qualifications and experience
* Experience of systems thinking, Operational Excellence, Lean, Agile and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
* Excellent communication skills, with confidence in written, verbal and presentation settings.
* A collaborative mindset, with strong organisation skills and the motivation to work proactively and independently.
* Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyse and solve problems while maintaining a clear focus on the end user and the impact of change.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We develop, build, operate and invest in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33 bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
Flexible benefits
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships; wellbeing benefits such as a free online GP and a 24/7 counselling service; interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, and a Cycle to Work scheme. Generous family entitlements include maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Equal opportunity employer
SSE is an equal opportunity employer. We make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your experience with us is positive. 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.
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