Strategy Manager in Inverness

Base Location: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations where you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Salary: £50,100-£75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.

The role involves undertaking market assessments, identifying growth opportunities and supporting strategy development by engaging stakeholders across the business to better inform the design, development and successful implementation of the SSEN Transmission Strategy and our 10 Year Plan. Working under the direction of the Senior Managers, you will promote long term thinking, planning and horizon scanning within and across SSEN Transmission.

You will:

• Contribute to the development and refinement of SSEN Transmission’s strategy by conducting horizon scanning, assessing growth opportunities and analysing system, market and policy developments.
• Ensure long term plans, governance processes and market insights remain current, accurate and robust.
• Deliver SWOT, PESTLE, scenario and value chain assessments to inform strategic choices and implementation, working independently or with business units and external experts, and proactively sharing insights that guide decision making across directorates.
• Engage internal stakeholders to build constructive relationships and ensure teams understand and can implement the Transmission Strategy.
• Lead targeted market horizon scanning to support the 10 Year Plan and related System and Investment Plans, assessing trends in policy, regulation, technology, macro-economics and commercial markets.
• Synthesise insights into clear implications that feed directly into scenario updates and six-monthly planning processes.
• Coordinate the implementation of enterprise and directorate strategies by managing engagement, delivery plans and performance measures.
• Ensure directorate strategies are consistent, well structured, evidence based and aligned to best practice.
• Maintain awareness of Ofgem frameworks to enable positive regulatory outcomes, support strategic advocacy, and act as a visible champion of SSEN Transmission’s strategic ambition within a collaborative, high-performing team.

You have:

• Strong industry knowledge including SSE’s business areas, the UK energy sector and the transmission industry, with experience applying analytical and organisational techniques within corporate or business environments.
• Experience supporting strategy formation and delivery, able to synthesise evidence and stakeholder perspectives into clear strategic options and implement them effectively within a complex organisation.
• Collaborative leadership skills with the ability to lead short life working groups on strategic topics, bring cross-functional teams together, support colleagues in managing competing priorities and consistently deliver high quality outputs.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical capability, able to interpret complex datasets, assess strategic opportunities and develop coherent, evidence-based recommendations.
• High digital literacy (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) and a practical understanding of business finance and operations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills tailored to different audiences, along with experience of working confidently with technical, regulatory, financial and engineering specialists.

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.

SSEN Transmission own and operate 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 electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that’s not all – we’re upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

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: SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. 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.