Base Location For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Glasgow, Perth, Inverness or Aberdeen. Salary £82,600 - £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 Responsibilities

Lead the development and continuous improvement of programme and project reporting, creating a consistent approach across all projects and programmes and aligning reporting with organisational governance. Build and manage an integrated reporting ecosystem, bringing together planning, cost, risk and delivery data to provide a single, trusted view of performance, including clear and meaningful KPIs that support proactive decision making. Oversee the strategic direction and optimisation of reporting systems and tools, ensuring digital platforms, data structures, automation and performance dashboards support effective governance and regulatory requirements. Provide leadership to a multi‑disciplinary team of reporting, systems and data specialists, setting clear direction and fostering a collaborative, high‑performing culture. Act as a senior Business Partner to directorate leads, ensuring reporting needs are understood, insight is meaningful, KPIs are interpreted correctly, and issues are escalated and resolved, while championing improved digital capability across delivery teams.

Qualifications

Extensive experience leading reporting functions for major programmes, ideally within infrastructure or similarly complex delivery environments. Strong technical knowledge of reporting, planning, risk, cost and data systems, with the ability to integrate these into cohesive portfolio‑level insights underpinned by robust KPIs. A proven ability to design and embed reporting frameworks, dashboards, KPI suites and digital solutions that support executive level decision making. Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders, stakeholders and external bodies to build clarity, trust and understanding of performance. Leadership experience that enables you to inspire, develop and guide a high performing team while driving continuous improvement, innovation and digital adoption.

Benefits

Discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits such as 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. Generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Equal Opportunity SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. We are committed to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. #J-18808-Ljbffr