Business Analyst

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Salary: £43,704 - £51,484 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

As a Business Analyst, you will deliver reporting and insight for the SHEPD Customer Delivery and Operations teams, helping to drive performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

You will

• Proactively engage with stakeholders at all levels to highlight performance issues, adverse variances against forecast or budget, and opportunities for performance and process improvement, implementing automation and efficiencies where possible.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly reporting, alongside a wide range of performance reports covering delivery against targets, safety performance, productivity, and other key metrics as required.
• Maintain accountability for productivity awareness, building an understanding of efficiency drivers and identifying, measuring, and implementing actions to improve productivity outcomes.
• Support central reporting on productivity and delivery against targets across the business areas.

You have

• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data and provide clear performance insights and process improvement recommendations to stakeholders.
• Proven experience using Power BI is essential.
• Be a collaborative team player with strong commercial awareness and a solid understanding of how a DNO operates, including revenue and incentive mechanisms within the current price control period.
• Demonstrable experience managing business plans and budgets to achieve financial targets, supported by strong organisational and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and reporting KPIs and/or contributing to external reporting is desirable.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Distribution, part of the wider SSE group, powers 3.9 million UK homes and businesses. Our team of more than 4,200 skilled engineers, customer service advisors and energy experts keep customers connected to a safe, reliable supply of electricity while investing in and developing the flexible networks needed for our low carbon future.

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

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact ***email_hidden*** / View phone number on unitedkingdom.jobradars.com to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.