Perth-based electricity networks company SSEN Transmission has welcomed its 3,000th employee, marking another significant milestone in the company's continued growth as it delivers the critical electricity network infrastructure needed to support Scotland and the UK's transition to clean power.
The milestone team member, John Ataarem, joins the business as the Offshore Planning Manager based at the company's head office in Perth, where they will help deliver our major programme of electricity network upgrades across the north of Scotland. John joins SSEN Transmission after building a successful career in mining and the oil and gas sectors, reflecting the growing role the electricity transmission industry is playing in creating new opportunities for skilled workers and supporting a fair transition to a low-carbon economy.
The landmark appointment comes as our workforce has grown from around 400 employees in 2019 to 3,000 today, driven by the company's £29 billion programme of investment to reinforce and expand the electricity transmission network across its licence area.
The business has seen particularly strong growth in Perthshire, where over 800 employees are now based at Grampian House, located on SSE Plc's Perth campus. To support this expansion, the office has recently been extended to partially accommodate an additional floor, providing increased capacity for 80 new team members as well as meeting spaces to accommodate the company's growing workforce.
Alongside celebrating our 3,000th employee, we are also announcing plans to create a further 500 jobs by the end of March 2027, underlining our long-term commitment to communities across the north of Scotland and our role in delivering the infrastructure required to connect new renewable energy generation to the grid. The new opportunities will be created across our north of Scotland operating area and span a wide range of disciplines, including project development, engineering, construction, environmental planning, stakeholder engagement and corporate services. With main offices in Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow as well as in Perth, the new roles will be available at all levels, from project management, engineering and construction through to specialist positions supporting community and stakeholder engagement, helping to deliver one of the UK's largest infrastructure investment programmes.
SSEN Transmission
SSEN Transmission plays a critical role in the transition to a low carbon future, developing, building, maintaining and operating a network for net zero. Vital to net zero ambitions it transports huge quantities of clean, green renewable power over a quarter of the UK land mass across some of its most challenging terrain.
