Head of Major Projects: Energy Grid & 132kV Infra

National Grid Plc; West of England; On-site; GBP 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 40%

Electric company car or car allowance

28 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Pension (double match up to 12%)

Life assurance

Sharesave scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) &?

On-site parking

Job summary

National Grid is seeking a Head of Projects to lead the Primary distribution and Major Projects for the South West Electricity Distribution network. You will oversee a large team, manage a multi-year capital programme, and ensure delivery of projects end-to-end with strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

You will travel to Major Projects sites across the region, drive performance, and embed best practices while aligning with PMO governance and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large engineering or construction teams, insourced and outsourced.
• Track record of managing a portfolio of projects, ideally in electricity/energy or utilities.
• Able to analyse data and derive decisions from insights.
• Strong financial management skills including budgeting and planning of capital and revenue.
• Change leader, curious and adaptable, seeking innovative improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of Managers and operations, driving engagement and high performance.
• Set objectives and monitor performance for all Primary Distribution activities in the region.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to Distribution Area customers.
• Develop and manage budgets, coordinating Capital and Revenue plans and controlling expenditure.
• Drive a strong safety culture across operations.
• Manage major capital projects from end-to-end within time, cost and quality targets.
• Design and implement a new operating model and governance frameworks with the PMO.
• Translate strategic plans into operational delivery plans; decide on insourcing vs outsourcing.
• Oversee full project lifecycle from appointing leaders to project closure.
• Define WBS and support scheduling across programme types.
• Report on project performance including forecasting, baselines, resources and costs.
• Ensure risk, issues and opportunities are managed across programmes.
• Ensure governance, compliance and contractual governance and performance.

Skills

People leadership

Portfolio management

Data analysis

Budgeting

Change leadership

Contract management

Job description

National Grid is seeking a Head of Projects to lead the Primary distribution and Major Projects for the South West Electricity Distribution network. You will oversee a large team, manage a multi-year capital programme, and ensure delivery of projects end-to-end with strong governance and stakeholder engagement.

You will travel to Major Projects sites across the region, drive performance, and embed best practices while aligning with PMO governance and regulatory requirements.