SSEN Transmission takes home Employer of the Year Award

 Comedian Jo Brand (left) hosted the Utility Week Awards, with SSEN Transmission’s HR team members Sarah Macfarlane and Stephanie O’Donnell receiving the prize from Utility Week Editor James Wallin (right). 

 

• The top prize was announced at the annual Utility Week Awards ceremony in London on Tuesday 6 December

SSEN Transmission, the Perth-based energy firm responsible for the transmission network across the north of Scotland, has won the Employer of the Year Award at the prestigious Utility Week Awards, highlighting their commitment to placing people at the heart of their business.

The Utility Week Awards celebrate the very best in utilities across the UK, and the winners were revealed at a dedicated awards ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on Tuesday evening.

SSEN Transmission’s dedicated HR team scooped the top prize in recognition of their huge efforts to creating an inclusive and engaged workforce.  Recently they have implemented a reverse mentoring programme, a new Inclusion and Diversity forum, employee recognition scheme, workforce planning, new leadership development programmes amongst plenty of other initiatives to attract and retain a great team to deliver net zero.

Allie Walker, SSEN Transmission HR Business Partner said:

“We’re absolutely thrilled to take home the Employer of the Year prize at this year’s Utility Week Awards, and we couldn’t be happier.

“The whole team have worked extensively to ensure we place people at the centre of our business, and the initiatives we have created to ensure this is upheld will help to pave the way to creating a workforce that is engaged, inclusive and working together as we deliver a network for net zero.

“This award is a real recognition of the huge amount of work they have carried out, and I’m immensely proud of them and all they have achieved.”

SSEN Transmission was also nominated in three other categories at the Utility Week Awards.  They were up for Capital Project of the Year for their Tealing Substation Extension project, the Innovation Award for their sector-leading HVDC work, and the Community Investor Award for their native-tree planting partnership with Argyll and Bute Council and Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT) for their work to help grow Scotland’s native rainforest. 

The firm is also going through an exciting period of growth, with SSEN Transmission hiring 400 new roles across the north of Scotland between April this year and March 2023.  To learn more about what careers are currently available with SSEN Transmission, visit SSE Careers at https://careers.sse.com/.

See the full list of winners at Utility Week: https://www.utilityweekawards.co.uk/2022winners/