Director of Operations

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About The RoleBase Location: Flexible UK | We’re proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception.Salary: £118,200 - £177,400 + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options availableLeading a growing directorate of circa 200+ employees, the Director of Operations will be a key member of the Distributed Energy Leadership Team, supporting the development, delivery and long-term ownership of a wide range of Large Capital Projects comprising of a range of energy solutions for a diverse range of clients, including local authorities.The Director of Operations is accountable for ensuring the safe and efficient construction and long-term operation of all existing and new assets within the SSE Distributed Energy business across our Electric Vehicle, Heat, Electricity Network, Solar and Battery (Behind the Meter) assets and across all Major Projects.This role will lead cross-business effort to develop and implement a “Business Readiness” strategy which ensures that all functions within their accountability are prepared to develop, build operate and maintain new assets within our 5 year business plan.The key responsibilities will be;

• Drive a safety culture that will constructively challenge unsafe behaviour and encourage the development of positive behaviour in line with the SSE 2022+ SHE Vision.
• Lead in the preparation, mobilisation and execution of Silver Command emergency response activities as necessary.
• Ensure all work is carried out against an agreed budget and programme for all engineering, construction and asset management activities, developing and delivering local budget outperformance strategies for our business.
• Lead, motivate and empower all levels of staff within Operations to achieve their full potential, ensuring that this is a Great Place to Work. Define, create and deploy various initiatives ensuring the appropriate skill sets and cultures are embedded to improve operations, whilst ensuring effective development of people and structures to optimise performance and delivery at all times.
• Safely and efficiently construct a wide range of projects and assets ranging in scale and complexity (including Large Capital Projects), leading teams of Project Managers to successfully execute delivery contracts, including NEC3/4, to programme, cost, and SHE performance targets.
• Develop and deliver a business readiness plan which demonstrates all of the actions needed to be taken to adequately prepare our business to excel in the delivery and long term management of all projects.

What do I need?To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

• Extensive experience in senior leadership positions across operational functions.
• Strong project and operational safety knowledge.
• Extensive experience in managing commercial/contractual risks.
• Board-level experience, communicating with authority and representing across industry forums.
• Breadth of working knowledge of energy projects and portfolio products of multi-utility network operations and maintenance, and customer service functions.

About Our BusinessSSE Enterprise Utilities is the Distributed Energy (DE) and Private Networks business of SSE plc. We finance, own, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for commercial, industrial and residential customers - providing them with a market leading project development service and certainty of operational performance and asset management. In order to accelerate progress towards net zero SSE Group is investing £7m a day on low carbon infrastructure, creating 1,000 green jobs a year in the process, as part of its £25bn NZAP (Net Zero Acceleration Programme).What’s in it for you?An excellent package with 34 days holiday 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 actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ’Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.Next StepsAll applications should be submitted 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 differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Natalie on Natalie.Clark@sse.com or 01738 275615.Before commencing employment with SSE, you’ll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.