Energy Innovation & Change Analyst

National Gas Transmission PLC; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension - double match

Annual performance bonus

26 days holiday

Life assurance 10x salary

Private healthcare

Car, dental, and technology schemes

Flexible salary sacrifice benefits

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

National Gas Transmission PLC is seeking an innovator to join the Innovation team. You will provide technical and change management expertise across a diverse portfolio of Innovation projects focused on the UK’s natural gas transmission network, improving efficiency, reliability, resilience and safety.

You will work with internal teams and external partners to shape ideas into deliverable work. Using structured problem identification such as Lean or Six Sigma, you will define value cases,

Qualifications

• Experience utilizing six sigma and/or lean innovation mechanisms to develop programmes, business cases, and scopes of work.
• Experience of working on multidisciplinary engineering projects, communicating complex technical solutions across multi-disciplinary functions, and cross-functional indirect teams.
• Demonstrated ability to embed innovation or change programmes into operational business practices.
• Experience of managing stakeholder, supplier and client relationships and building trusted relationships.
• Experience developing and managing projects, delivering on time and within budget.
• Broad understanding of National Gas Transmission’s business.
• Knowledge of NIA and SIF project funding mechanisms and the regulatory governance requirements.
• Knowledge of external funding mechanisms (Ofgem, InnovateUK, EU).
• Knowledge of IP positions relating to innovation projects.
• Experience with regulatory and financial reporting.
• Experience of operational or technical asset management in gas transmission or petrochemical environment.
• Technical understanding of a wide range of National Gas Transmission assets.

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery with a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and deploying solutions into the business.
• Seek improvements to existing ways of working and develop solutions to deliver an increased performance in area of expertise.
• Support the strategic portfolio of projects and technology roadmaps with stakeholder input.
• Work with worldwide and UK stakeholders to develop cross functional innovation projects and ensure the validity of our strategy and portfolio of projects.
• Support the technical delivery of NIA,SIF and UKRI portfolio projects in the given strategic theme.
• Support in the identification and application of external funding opportunities.
• Develop project scopes and funding bids with relevant teams.
• Develop project overview packs and financial project information for internal review.
• Monitor and manage project delivery on multiple projects progression against time, cost and quality.
• Support the value tracking and benefit realisation process of the innovation portfolio to support regulatory reporting commitments.
• Support engagement with internal and external stakeholders to disseminate knowledge and learning from the project.

Skills

Six Sigma

Lean innovation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

National Gas Transmission PLC is seeking an innovator to join the Innovation team. You will provide technical and change management expertise across a diverse portfolio of Innovation projects focused on the UK’s natural gas transmission network, improving efficiency, reliability, resilience and safety.

You will work with internal teams and external partners to shape ideas into deliverable work. Using structured problem identification such as Lean or Six Sigma, you will define value cases,