Job Introduction
An opportunity is available for a Head of Projects. The Head of Projects will be responsible for managing the Primary distribution systems and Major Projects within our East Midlands Electricity Distribution area.
Reporting to the Major Projects Director, you will manage the portfolio of investment and regulated funding across all projects and programmes end-to-end, ensuring that deliverables meet or exceed stakeholder expectations. This includes forward planning 10 years out and encompasses all project functions from mobilisation, design, build, commissioning, to benefits realisation. Responsibility will also include operational programmes, such as faults, which need to be developed, operated, and maintained efficiently and effectively in accordance with legislation, policies, and standards.
You will work closely with the PMO to influence and ensure alignment with all project delivery practices and methodologies used within the business, role-modelled within your region. Each region has a Major Projects capital spend exceeding 0.5BN over the next 5 years.
The role's base location can be Derby, Hinckley, or Grantham, to be agreed with the successful candidate. This role offers a hybrid working approach, combining office and home working, which is subject to business needs and only after initial training.
Main Responsibilities
1. Engage, motivate, and lead a team of Managers and operational functions.
2. Set objectives, monitor performance, and control primary Distribution activities in the region.
3. Ensure high-quality service delivery to customers in the Distribution Area.
4. Coordinate the formulation of Capital and Revenue Budgets and monitor expenditure.
5. Drive a safety culture.
6. Manage all major capital projects/programmes from end-to-end regarding time, cost, and quality.
7. Review, design, sign-off, implement, and manage a new operating model.
8. Implement and embed governance and controls in partnership with the PMO.
9. Translate the business plan into an operational delivery plan, making decisions on insourcing versus outsourcing.
10. Manage the lifecycle of all projects, from appointment to closure.
11. Define WBS and create supporting schedules across programmes.
12. Track projects against time, cost, quality, and compliance, including forecasting and lessons learned.
13. Ensure effective Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management.
14. Embed governance, gating, compliance, and reporting practices.
15. Monitor programme compliance with contractual obligations.
16. Promote best practices and consistency across the wider matrix.
National Grid Electricity Distribution is committed to safeguarding interests. This role requires a satisfactory DBS check, with levels of screening depending on the role, including triannual checks if applicable.
Ideal Candidate
* Exceptional people leader with experience managing large engineering/construction teams, both insourced and outsourced.
* Strong project/programme/portfolio leader with a proven track record in project planning of large infrastructure or high-volume service projects, ideally with data analysis expertise.
* Highly curious, confident in leading change, and eager to find better ways to achieve results.
* Experience in electricity/energy or regulated industries is beneficial but not essential; influencing senior stakeholders in both matrix and non-matrix environments is critical.
About Us
We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), responsible for the electricity distribution systems in the Midlands, Southwest England, and South Wales, serving over 8 million people. Our teams deliver heat, light, and power for homes and businesses.
With over 29,000 employees worldwide, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity. Our vision is to lead a clean, fair, and affordable energy future, addressing climate change and exploring renewable, low-carbon energy sources to meet increasing demand.
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