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Senior project manager

Chelmsford
Project manager
Posted: 21h ago
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About Us At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Senior Project Manager to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life. National Grid is hiring Senior Project Managers for our Infrastructure Delivery Team in East Anglia. About The Role As Senior Project Manager you are at the heart of delivering the Customer Connections portfolio, leading a team of Project Managers in electricity construction delivering projects such as the connection of power stations, wind farms, solar farms and battery storage – all of which will provide clean and affordable energy. Other connections could be giga factories, data centres and distribution networks, vital for our economy, technological advancement and the transition to greener transport and heat. In other words, this is a job that really matters. Net zero cannot happen without connecting new, green generation and the demand customers who need it. If you’re a brilliant, lively leader with a strong desire to help others flourish, have a passion to create a great experience for our customers and have a deep commitment to achieving Net Zero, it could be just the job for you. About You We’re looking for someone who is going to take the job personally! Someone who is going to be completely committed to getting their portfolio of works delivered safely, on time and to budget. You will have a background employing project and/or contract management practice in a similar field or discipline. You’ll have strong commercial acumen with demonstrable experience of leading cross functional teams and a stakeholder-centric approach to delivering a high quality output. You’ll be a self-starter who is good at playing devil’s advocate and foreseeing potential problems. You may have experience outside of a client role as either contractor or customer. You’ll ideally have a degree or qualification in project management, engineering, business management or equivalent experience, and you will need a driving license that permits you to drive in the UK. Training and development We are keen to see our people progress and will support you in gaining the qualifications and skills you need to develop, bespoke to your needs and those of the business. What you'll get Salary of up to £78,000 dependent on experience and capability Company car with a range of modern EV types. Annual Performance Based Bonus up to 15% of your base salary 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days, and the option to buy additional or sell holiday days Generous contributory pension scheme – we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12% Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days) Access to numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing Roles are home based but will require frequent travel to office and site locations in East Anglia (3 days per week). More information National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing and improving. In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network. Please Follow The Below Link To Learn More https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/ The closing date for applications is 17/10/25. A short MS Teams call will be available to discuss the roles before a formal interview is booked.

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