Senior Project Manager
* Job Number: 558449
* Closing at: May 20 2026 - 23:55 BST
Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations - Reading, Perth or Cardiff
Salary: £58,100 - £87,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options available
You will
* Hold accountability for the end‑to‑end delivery of one or more large, complex programmes, often comprising multiple interdependent projects and workstreams, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, time, cost, quality and benefits, and in line with regulatory and business commitments.
* Lead the delivery of industry and regulatory change initiatives (e.g. MHHS, settlement, billing, or licence‑driven change), translating regulatory requirements into executable delivery plans and ensuring the organisation meets external deadlines and compliance obligations.
* Establish and operate robust programme governance, including production and maintenance of plans, RAID logs, financial controls, dependencies, and formal reporting to sponsors, steering groups and senior stakeholders, providing transparent assurance on progress and risks.
* Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business stakeholders, regulatory and assurance teams, IT, operational teams and third‑party suppliers, acting as the primary point of accountability for delivery alignment and issue resolution across the programme landscape.
* Proactively identify, manage and escalate delivery risks, cross‑programme dependencies and change impacts, ensuring timely decision‑making and effective mitigation to protect regulatory outcomes, customer impact and business reputation.
You have
* Demonstrable experience delivering large‑scale, complex programmes with multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders and tight external deadlines, ideally within a regulated or highly governed environment.
* Strong, hands‑on experience of delivering industry or regulatory change, including interpreting regulatory obligations, managing assurance inputs, and driving compliant delivery through business and IT change
* Advanced knowledge and practical application of formal project and programme management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent), with a proven ability to operate robust governance, controls and reporting in complex environments.
* Proven ability to engage, influence and challenge senior leaders and programme sponsors, providing clear delivery assurance, evidence‑based recommendations and options to support informed decision‑making. Whilst supporting a team of project managers to enable best performance through coaching, mentoring and advice and guidance.
* Strong commercial and financial awareness, including management of budgets, third‑party suppliers and delivery trade‑offs, with the ability to balance pace, risk, compliance and value in a pressured environment.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
support UK organisations by delivering energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks. We power the net zero transition by helping customers cut carbon and costs, and by building and investing in flexible energy infrastructure.
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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