Risk Lead

3 days ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom SSE Full time

**Base Location**: For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations - Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Inverness.

**Salary**: £66,100 - £99,100 + car /car 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**

**You will**
- Drive consistent, high-quality risk management across all offshore projects by standardising the approach, assuring the reliability of project risk data, and escalating critical risks for programme-level mitigation.
- Ensure robust, regulator-ready risk analysis for Ofgem submissions, aligning closely with Procurement, Commercial, and project teams to maintain accuracy and consistency.
- Lead programme-wide risk reporting, aligning outputs with cost and schedule data to enable effective decision-making and meet regulatory expectations.
- Build and nurture strong cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders including P&C, Scheduling, Cost Management, and Project Management to integrate risk management into all aspects of project delivery.
- Provide leadership to Senior Risk Analysts, fostering a collaborative, high-performance risk culture.

**You have**
- Extensive experience in risk management within large infrastructure or capital projects, with significant experience in the field and professional membership in a relevant body.
- A solid grasp of the UK regulatory environment, including statutory licence conditions, and the ability to align risk practices with legal and regulatory expectations.
- Excellent communication and decision-support skills, with the ability to clearly present complex risks to a range of stakeholders and senior management, and guide action through sound judgment.
- A proactive, organised, and adaptable mindset, with proven ability to influence, collaborate across functions, and drive innovative risk solutions in fast-paced, evolving project environments.

**About SSE**

SSE has a bold ambition - to be a leading energy company in a net zero world. We're transforming the grid to provide greener electricity for millions of people and investing over £20 billion in homegrown energy, with £20 billion more in the pipeline.

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**

**Ready to apply?**

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