National Grid

Senior Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery

National Grid$109K — $128K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of project management experience in utility operations, engineering, construction or equivalent.
  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, Utility Operations, or equivalent experience.
  • High level of personal initiative and integrity with strong stakeholder interaction skills.
  • Familiarity with National Grid's business operations and policies preferred.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
  • Proven ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong conflict resolution skills.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, updating requirements, milestones, and resources monthly.
  • Manage project budgets and forecasts, ensuring compliance with financial governance policies.
  • Prepare for and participate in stakeholder meetings and workplans.
  • Assemble and lead project teams to address risks and issues effectively.
  • Complete performance reports and monitor KPIs, adjusting workflows as needed.
  • Drive improvements to existing processes for better efficiency and project outcomes.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to project delivery, including permitting and logistical challenges.

Benefits

  • Career advancement opportunities within and across bands as qualifications develop.
  • Support for a collaborative work environment with a focus on personal initiative and integrity.
Full Job Description
Job Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated project professional to manage a diverse portfolio of electric projects from start to finish. The successful candidate will partner with key stakeholders across the organization, drive meaningful project outcomes, and play a critical role in delivering reliable solutions for our customers. This position offers the chance to develop strong project management expertise while ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of customer satisfaction.

Key Accountabilities

  • Accurately maintain detailed project schedules monthly in Primavera P6 including project requirements, activity and milestone dates, resourcing, status, etc.
  • Accurately maintain project budgets and forecasts monthly.
  • Ensure compliance with National Grid's financial governance policies and procedures including Delegation of Authority (sanctioning) and accruals.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and other mandatory targets.
  • Prepare for and attend workplan and other stakeholder meetings.
  • Assemble project teams comprised of various project stakeholders and host project specific meetings to resolve risks or persistent issues.
  • Ensure timely completion of reports as required by the business.
  • Monitor performance against key performance indicators and adjust ways of working as necessary to achieve a high level of performance.
  • Challenge existing ways of working and facilitate improvements to company best practices to achieve the highest level of efficiency and performance.
  • Manage expected project completion dates in National Grid's Work Management System (STORMS).
  • Provide leadership and oversight to a large group of internal and external stakeholders, driving efficiency and effectiveness, key strategies and processes to successfully deliver fiscal year targets.
  • Identify and mitigate risks to the project delivery process including but not limited to permitting, logistical, material, resource, contractual and cost constraints.
  • Effectively support interfacing teams and company initiatives.


Qualifications

  • 4+ years of project management experience in utility operations, engineering, construction or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in one of the following or related fields: Project Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management or Utility Operations. Relevant experience in lieu of a degree will also be considered.
  • Demonstrate a high level of personal initiative, integrity, and ability to interact with stakeholders in a positive and collaborative manner.
  • Knowledge of National Grid's business operations, company policies and procedures preferred.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrate an ability to multi-task and prioritize work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrate an ability to independently resolve conflicts.
  • Valid driver's license with a safe driving history that meets National Grid's Safe Driver policy (e.g., must not have more than one traffic violation in the last year and/or more than one motor vehicle accident within the past three years.) required.


More Information

Salary: $109,000 - $128,000 per year

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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23,500 employees
Market Cap
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Net Income
$1.4 billion
5 Year Trend
+4%
Revenue
$14.7 billion

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