Overview
We’re excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Transformation Manager to join our newly established Transformation office at National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). Reporting directly to the Head of Transformation, you’ll play a key role in delivering major, enterprise-wide, cross functional programmes that move at pace and deliver lasting results.
We’re looking for people who make things happen; those who thrive on delivering meaningful outcomes and influencing the bigger picture. This role offers a hybrid working approach with home and office working and the option to base yourself at NGED sites across the East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, or Wales, with travel to NGED locations 2–3 times per week.
Responsibilities
* Work across NGED to drive, manage, shape, define and deliver transformation programmes.
* Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines, and create detailed project plans, schedules, and roadmaps for transformation projects and initiatives.
* Ensure key interdependencies and risks are managed across the broader ED transformation, ensuring risks are shared across broader teams and impacts are understood and managed at ED level.
* Manage dependencies and changes within transformation projects and initiatives, ensuring that modifications are thoroughly documented, analysed for impact, and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
* Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and develop and implement mitigations as needed. Provide regular updates, manage expectations, and ensure alignment with transformation timelines and objectives.
* Establish robust measures, KPIs, and targets to track benefits and ensure programmes achieve intended results.
* Facilitate governance forums and reporting to track progress and review performance, benefits realisation, and ensure successful delivery.
* Partner with Finance and business leaders to develop compelling business cases with clear assumptions and outcomes.
* Act as a proactive programme leader, challenging delivery teams constructively, driving accountability, and ensuring risks are identified and managed.
* Bring thought leadership and best practice in transformation management to embed sustainable change.
Qualifications
* Proven track record in delivering enterprise-wide, multi-year business transformation and change including developing transformation roadmaps, defining KPIs and benefits cases, change management, and managing complex programmes.
* Strong programme and dependency management skills, with experience overseeing enterprise-wide, cross functional, multi-year initiatives.
* Demonstrated ability to structure and manage complex projects/programmes across diverse stakeholders and extended teams.
* Experience in the energy industry and within a complex, regulated business environment would be advantageous.
* Strong analytical and data-driven mindset, with critical thinking skills to identify root causes, define drivers, and create actionable plans that deliver results at pace.
* Excellent communication skills, both written (PowerPoint & Word) and verbal, with the ability to distil insights and recommendations for multiple audiences, including senior leadership.
* Proven ability to build strong, trusted relationships with business executives and senior leaders.
* Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills, capable of aligning senior executives and individuals across multiple teams to achieve shared goals.
* Self-starter with a proactive approach, able to identify opportunities, structure work, and deliver independently.
* Ownership mindset, with a track record of driving programmes to successful outcomes and removing barriers to progress.
* Strong role model, able to embody change, motivate, and inspire others to adopt new behaviours.
* Comfortable working in environments or with teams operating in agile ways.
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