National Grid

DERMS PMO

National Grid • $152K — $178K *
Brooklyn, NY 11226In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years' relevant experience required.
  • Proven project management, time management, and problem-solving skills, PMP preferred.
  • Strong collaboration and partnership skills.
  • Experience in utility service business activities and projects is preferred.
  • Electrical engineering background is a plus.
  • Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record required.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain governance structures for program oversight.
  • Coordinate project plans, timelines, and dependencies across workstreams.
  • Identify, track, and manage risks and issues for timely resolution.
  • Ensure effective resource allocation and availability across the program.
  • Monitor quality of deliverables to meet project objectives and timelines.
  • Provide regular updates and status reports to key stakeholders.
  • Support structured change management processes for smooth transitions.

Benefits

  • Career advancement opportunities as skills and experience grow.
  • Work within a proactive and challenging environment.
  • Establish governance frameworks that drive program success.
Full Job Description
National Grid is hiring a Program Management (PMO) Lead position within the DERMS Program for our NY Electric Operations - Digital Solutions department. This position can be located in Massachussetts (Northboro) or New York (Syracuse or Brooklyn).

Job Purpose

National Grid is implementing a DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management System) to improve how customer-owned resources, such as solar generation and energy storage, connect to and support the electric network.

This position will be responsible for establishing and operating the Program Management Office (PMO) for the DERMS Program. This role provides centralized governance, coordination, reporting, and delivery oversight to ensure the program is executed effectively, transparently, and in alignment with defined objectives, budget, and timelines. The PMO Lead ensures cohesive program-level visibility across all projects and workstreams and enables informed decision-making by program leadership. The PMO will assemble project details from each Project Manager for cohesive Program visibility.

To establish and manage the Project Management Office (PMO) for the DERMS Program, ensuring successful execution, governance, risk management, and delivery of program objectives. The PMO will provide strategic oversight, coordination, reporting, and support to ensure the program stays on track, within budget, and meets its goals. The PMO will oversee the following aspects of the DERMS Program:

Key Accountabilities

  • Program Governance: Establish and maintain program governance structures, including decision-making frameworks, escalation paths, and regular reporting. Establishing governance frameworks for decision-making, issue resolution, and continuous improvement, defining Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for ongoing service delivery and creating escalation paths for service issues or process breakdowns.
  • Project Planning: Coordinate project plans, timelines, and dependencies across different workstreams.
  • Risk and Issue Management: Identify, track, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Resource Management: Ensure the availability and allocation of resources (budget, personnel, tools) across the program.
  • Quality Assurance: Monitor the quality of deliverables and adherence to project objectives and timelines.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Provide regular updates to key stakeholders, including status reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
  • Change Management: Support the program with structured change management processes to ensure a smooth transition to new DERMS processes and systems.
  • Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, cost tracking, and financial forecasting for the program.
  • Training and Knowledge Management: Ensure that program knowledge is documented and transferred effectively within the organization.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or 5+ years' relevant and progressive experience required.
  • Strong project management, time management, and problem-solving skills, PMP preferred.
  • Effective collaboration and partnership capabilities.
  • Background in utility service business activities and projects preferred.
  • Electrical engineering background in utility industry preferred.
  • Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record required.


More Information

Salary:

MA: $142,000.00 - $166,000.00 USD annually

Upstate NY: $126,000.00 - $148,000.00 USD annually

Downstate NY: $152,000.00 - $178,000.00 USD annually

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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About National Grid

National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its principal activities are in the United Kingdom (where it owns and operates electricity and gas transmission networks) and in the Northeastern United States (where as well as operating transmission networks, the company is a producer and supplier of electricity and gas). National Grid has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £31.4 billion as of 23 September 2021, the 26th-largest of any company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
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Size
23,500 employees
Market Cap
$44 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$1.4 billion
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$14.7 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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