OT Delivery Manager

SSE Plc

OT Delivery Manager

£71600

SSE Plc, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 9b89e6d997ca4dc19271bbfabe8c36ae

Full Job Description

As OT Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for leading solution development teams to realise the product roadmap.

Key responsibilities for the role will include:

  • Managing the upgrade and extension of control room technologies.


  • Leading the delivery of technology solutions with focus on tangible business outcomes in accordance with the business strategy, using the appropriate methodology such as Agile, Prince2, APM and PMP.


  • Establishing and maintaining highly effective relationships with delivery teams, stakeholders at all levels and business teams to ensure that interfaces work correctly.


  • Managing the product and delivery teams, and wider stakeholders as required, across end-to-end product lifecycle to ensure that resultant systems/services deliver the specified outcomes, within budget and timescale, without introducing technical debt.


  • Ensuring successful transition to service, meaning that change lands well and meets business needs.


  • Analyse problems, action and progress issues as appropriate, ensuring follow through to resolution and removing blockers and providing input into the governance process itself, including the methods and tools to be used.

    Experience of delivering complex projects, demonstrating and meeting business value and outcomes as well as experience of managing project budgets.


  • Ability to work in environments that are undergoing change, working in an iterative and adaptive manner.


  • Experience in enabling behaviour change, communication and influencing skills with a strong degree of personal resilience to enable effective change in how we work.


  • Experience in applying various waterfall (e.g. Prince2, APM, PMP) and Agile methodologies and supporting context, such as governance, process and culture across different levels of portfolio.


  • Knowledge of development processes, including but not limited to DevOps, Scrum, Kanban and lean development.


  • Desirable
  • Experience of delivering complex operational technology (OT) projects, demonstrating and meeting business value and outcomes.


  • Knowledge of OT and cyber security risks.

    SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.


  • This role is within our Networks Distribution IT team supporting our Digital Strategy and Vision to be a progressive network owner, using digital to enhance social and economic value, deliver a leading experience for our customers and to enable the energy system to support net zero carbon emissions.

    Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change., Distribution OT underpins the technology needs of the Distribution business. From emerging technologies to data and analytics to cyber security - we power SSEN's growth and enable it to generate value, while keeping it secure. As a trusted business partner that helps SSEN lead in a low carbon world, we are proud of our service. Working for SSEN is all about equipping our business for now and the future.

    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.