Lead Project Information Officer

About the Role:

Base Location: Perth or Aberdeen

Salary: £37,075 - £43,063 + a range of benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

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

Due to the continuing growth of our business and vast portfolio of projects, SSEN Transmission have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Project Information Officer to play a pivotal role in the management and control of project/business documentation across a wide range of projects to join our ever-growing team in a hybrid working role to support your work/life balance.

The key duties & responsibilities in order to support the team of Project Information Officers will include:

1. Setting clear priorities for the team and individuals, to lead, inspire and develop under a framework of clear performance objectives and expectations.
2. Support the Information team with daily queries and workload, escalating any non-conformances or issues to the Project Information Manager where applicable.
3. Assist with KPI reporting across projects as required, escalating any outstanding deliverables with project teams as necessary.
4. To be the business expert in SSEN Transmission for document management encompassing business processes and systems.
5. Serving as a technical expert, you will work with internal and external stakeholders, providing Document Control support for the full lifecycle of projects within load and non-load related capital investments.

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

1. Extensive experience of people management within a similar role and a full understanding, awareness, and experience of standard document control best practices and processes.
2. Experience in a construction, engineering, project management, or related field and ideally educated to National Level NVQ5.
3. Proficiency with spreadsheets and word processing software and experience in the use of electronic document management systems. Viewpoint and ACC Autodesk Construction Cloud experience is highly desirable.
4. Ideally a demonstrable understanding of the Energy industry, gained from past experience as well as through social/professional networking is desirable.
5. Effective communication skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to become the subject matter expert.

About our Business

At SSEN Transmission, we take immense pride in owning and operating the high-voltage electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to wherever it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're committed to upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future. By developing, building, and maintaining a network for net zero, we're creating secure power for generations to come.

What's in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing, and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment, and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Shirley on 01738 351976.

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.