National Grid

Principal Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery

National Grid$164K — $192K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field with significant project management experience.
  • 10+ years in the electric utility sector, focusing on project management, engineering, or operations.
  • Expertise in project financial forecasting and reporting over 10+ years.
  • Strong leadership experience in managing and developing teams for over 10 years.
  • Proficiency in tools like Primavera P6, Procore, and PowerPlan.
  • A valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead major electric capital projects, ensuring safety, budget, and schedule adherence.
  • Make risk management decisions with calculated outcomes.
  • Ensure compliance with internal project management systems.
  • Direct regulatory approvals and stakeholder commitments for projects.
  • Proactively identify and resolve emerging issues during project execution.
  • Present project strategies and updates to senior leadership and committees.
  • Drive improvements in project management methodologies and tools.
  • Mentor junior project managers and assist in their development.

Benefits

  • Impact the clean energy transition in New England.
  • Work on influential infrastructure projects that enhance reliability and sustainability.
  • Collaborate with a skilled team across various disciplines including engineering and operations.
  • Opportunities for career growth within an innovative organization committed to improvement and development.
  • Mentorship support and leadership training for aspiring managers.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

The New England Electric Major Projects team drives project management for major electric capital construction project investments, leading the clean energy transformation. Projects include multi-year complex, Transmission-Line, Distribution-Line and Substation construction projects. Projects include GIS transmission substations, underground transmission, and subsea transmission projects. The Principal Project Manager will lead teams of project managers, engineers, and other subject matter experts to drive capital construction projects, ensuring safe delivery within budget, schedule and scope.

This is a hybrid position based in Massachusetts, however role will require both onsite and office days.

Key Accountabilities

  • Drive best-in-class strategic, critical, and complex electric capital construction projects ensuring safe delivery, within budget, schedule and scope taking proactive measures to mitigate risks and optimize project efficiency.
  • Own decisions in risk management including calculated risks and outcomes.
  • Drive project compliance with internal business management system (BMS) for major projects.
  • Direct siting, permitting, regulatory approvals including intricate cost recovery mechanisms, and customer/community commitments.
  • Drive early identification and cross-functional leadership to mitigate emerging issues and drive actionable solutions.
  • Lead project strategy and update presentations to senior leaders including steering committees.
  • Drive continuous improvement of project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
  • Mentor junior project managers.
  • Provide emergency storm restoration support during weather events.


Qualifications

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline or other relevant fields, coupled with significant experience in project management, engineering, contracts, construction, and operations.
  • 10+ years of experience within the electric utility sector in one or more of the following areas: project management, engineering, contracts, construction or operations.
  • 10+ years of detailed project financial forecasting and reporting.
  • 10+ years of managing, coaching teams and developing employees.
  • 10+ years of experience presenting to executives.
  • Primavera P6, Procore and PowerPlan experience.
  • Microsoft Office, Power BI, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel, Word and MS Teams experience.
  • Valid drivers license.


Preferred:
  • Underground and subsea transmission experience.
  • MBA, master's degree in engineering, or equivalent qualification.
  • PMP / CAPM certification, PE license or other relevant certification.


More Information

Why National Grid?
  • Help shape the future of New England's electricity network.
  • Deliver high-profile infrastructure projects that support reliability and sustainability.
  • Collaborate with experienced professionals across engineering, construction, and operations.
  • Lead projects that directly support the clean energy transition.
  • Grow your career in an organization committed to innovation, development, and continuous improvement.


Salary

$164,000 - $192,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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.

#LI-BP1

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.
Learn more about National Grid
Size
23,500 employees
Market Cap
$44 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.4 billion
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$14.7 billion

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at National Grid

More Energy & Utilities Jobs

Find similar Principal Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery jobs: