About the role
Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our generation. The transition to clean energy is critical to helping us achieve the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050. As National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK, we have a big part to play in supporting the delivery of a decarbonised energy system.
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our Customer and Network Development team. You’ll be fully accountable for developing pre-construction, high-profile complex projects safely, to quality and to time within regulatory allowances, whilst leading a high performing team of development engineers.
The team you manage will develop solutions to not only meet the technical needs of the NGET network today but also ensure that our systems are fit for purpose in our net zero future with a key focus on sustainable construction in the early design stages to help meet the carbon neutral in construction business targets.
In this leadership role, you’ll be at the heart of developing our major new infrastructure projects. You’ll be curious about project performance, navigate blockers and always strive to find a better way. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team through the early phases of project life cycle, ensuring the principles of construction excellence are applied. You’ll create belonging and develop the project managers of today and the future.
This role is to cover the Central region of England. We’re flexible on where you are based, but there will be travel to sites throughout the region on a regular basis, and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is motivated and committed to getting their projects developed safely, on time and to budget. Someone, who can inspire and empower our people for great performance. Someone who can think about the bigger picture.
You’ll have a background in project management/engineering, have strong commercial acumen and experience leading cross functional teams with a good understanding of financial management and reporting at Portfolio level.
A self-starter who is good at playing devil’s advocate and foreseeing potential problems, coupled with the ability to challenge thinking in a constructive manner; a willingness and openness to receiving similar challenge.
Ideally, you will have a degree or qualification in project management, engineering, or equivalent experience.
You will need a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK.
What's in it for you?
- A competitive salary of £67,000 - £82,000.
- Job requirement car.
- Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 15%
- 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days.
- Option to buy/sell holiday days.
- Generous contributory pension scheme – we’ll double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%.
- Flexible benefits: share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes.
- Family benefits like back-up care service (six paid days yearly + option to purchase more).
More Information
This advert closes at midnight on 27th May 2025 however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
At National Grid we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
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At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.
Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
