The most ambitious upgrade to the UK's electricity grid in generations is under way.
Strategic Infrastructure, part of National Grid Electricity Transmission, is responsible for delivering 17 major new projects to connect more clean, low-carbon power to the transmission network in England and Wales.
These projects play a vital part in achieving the UK Government’s ambition of connecting 50GW of offshore wind by 2030.
That’s why we’re looking for 2 Head of Risk professionals with significant experience in large construction programmes, knowledge of modern but pragmatic practice. These roles offer the opportunity to combine functional best practices with the behaviours and culture needed to effect change in a large diverse organisation.
As a Head of Risk, you’ll develop the risk environment to be used by the risk practitioners across the projects. You'll work with a wide range of stakeholders and external providers. It will involve working across people, process, and systems to optimise the risk and opportunity management practice across the projects/PMO.
In these roles you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to regular travel throughout England and Scotland, depending on the project.
Head of Risk – EGL 2 & 3
Eastern Green Link 2 & 3 are multi-billion pound projects (c.£10b), both of which are being delivered via Joint Venture between National Grid and SSEN. These projects are focusing on the development of Eastern HVDC Subsea Links which will connect Scotland and England to support the transfer of renewable electricity to key UK centres of demand.
Head of Risk – Onshore PMO
The Onshore Programme Management Office (PMO) has a significant role to play in supporting delivery of these projects, including the risk management team through the robust development and upkeep of sufficiently detailed risk and opportunity registers, risk modelling and utilisation of QCRA and QSRA techniques.
