Base Location
Location: Based at one of our Scottish locations: Perth, Inverness or Glasgow. 50% of the working week spent in office.
Salary
£58,100 - £87,100 + performance‑related bonus + range of benefits to support finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern
Permanent or Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available.
Role Overview
Our Regulation, Strategy and Planning Directorate shapes and delivers transmission infrastructure across North Scotland. You will provide expert advice to the SSEN Transmission Board and Executive Committee on internal and external factors impacting regulatory strategy and overall business performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Regulatory Strategy: Drive creation of regulatory submissions integrating strategic messaging and commercial insight, demonstrating value for customers and society.
- Securing Investment: Obtain necessary funding from Ofgem under RIIO‑T3 Load Reopener and ASTI frameworks (and broader price control frameworks) to achieve strategic goals.
- Project Management: Manage regulatory projects to ensure timely, successful outcomes, providing support across the business and SSE Group.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, especially Ofgem, engaging regularly, responding to industry consultations, and representing SSEN Transmission at industry forums.
- Coaching & Development: Provide coaching and guidance to enhance team skills and knowledge.
- Team Management: Manage a small team of industry experts, focusing on continuous development and growing team capability.
Qualifications
- Regulatory Knowledge: Understanding of GB energy regulatory framework, sector, stakeholders, policy landscape, and impact on regulated companies.
- Problem‑Solving: Ability to identify problems, determine causes, propose solutions, and implement them using logical reasoning.
- Communication: Strong communication and writing skills to articulate complex issues clearly and accurately.
- Cross‑Disciplinary Engagement: Ability to work beyond own expertise, engaging experts to gather and present information for investment cases, policy development, and strategy.
- Leadership: Ability to shape regulatory positioning and achieve high standards for evidence, narrative and consistency, delivering high‑quality outputs within tight timelines; build trust with teams and regulators.
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 £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across five years to 2030.
SSEN Transmission owns and operates the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable supply for the communities we serve. We are upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, home‑grown energy and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.
Benefits
Flexible benefits: discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits including free online GP and 24/7 counselling service, interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, Cycle to Work scheme. Generous family entitlements such as maternity, adoption pay and paternity leave.
Equal Opportunity
SSE is an equal opportunity employer and will make reasonable adjustments to support applicants. We welcome all applications, especially from those under‑represented in our workforce and industry.
