About the Role Base Location: Perth or Glasgow Salary: £41,583 - £48,296 a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family. Working Pattern: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available As a Project Controls Analyst your role will include: - Working as part of our Project Services team, in this role you will be key to providing insights to project, programme and portfolio performance. - You will escalate performance variances through the agreed processes which will be key to managing performance. - You will work closely with Project Directors, Project Managers and a wide range of stakeholders to support tracking and reporting of portfolio progress, performance against financial controls, key risks and opportunities for meeting our ambitious targets. - Your understanding of project controls processes, and experience of working in utility or major project organisations will play a crucial role in driving and increasing our success, and in doing so, achieve business targets. What do I need? To be considered for this role, we would love you to have: - Previous experience of working in a project services or project management office (PMO) team in a utility company or project delivery organisation. - You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding ofthe key project controls (cost, schedule and risk) using these to shape the insight and management information required to enable a wide range of stakeholders to understand business performance. - You should be able to communicate, influence and manage the expectations of a range of internal stakeholders - making sure information is presented accurately and effectively understood by the audience. - You'll also be a highly motivated individual with effective written and spoken communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and a flexible approach that lends itself to collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders. - Previous experience creating and developing reports in Power BI would be advantageous, but is not essential as full training will be provided. About our Business SSEN Distribution powers 3.9 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 4,200 highly skilled people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital for the future. We power communities to thrive today and create a net-zero tomorrow. Why not join us and help power change, we're looking for great people who love working with others to achieve great results. You'll be empowered to make the right decisions for our customers and have the space to take accountability for the work you do. You'll be working as part of a bigger team, enabling net-zero, so team work will be essential. As a part of our business, you become part of something bigger - an established company with a reputation for looking after our people, offering secure and rewarding roles where safety is our number one priority. 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 Fiona on fiona.smithsse.com / 01738 340954. 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. LI-FS1 LI-DIST LI-Hybrid