Investment Sponsor

National Gas; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading pension

Annual bonus

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Job summary

National Gas is seeking a Regional Investment Sponsor to shape and deliver a portfolio of capital projects supporting our strategy, regulatory commitments, and operational priorities. You will sponsor projects through their full lifecycle and work with delivery, finance, and portfolio teams to ensure safe, efficient outcomes within budget.

The role focuses on developing medium-term plans, optimising investments, and maintaining robust plans to meet current and future business needs while

Qualifications

• Experience in investment portfolio planning within a complex operation.
• Strong numerical and analytical capability to support decisions.
• Financial analysis, forecasting, reporting and risk management experience.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and price controls including RIIO.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise medium-term investment plans aligned with strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Sponsor capital investment projects through full lifecycle from initiation to close-out.
• Manage changes to investment plans, balancing priorities and risks.
• Solve complex planning challenges with data-driven insights and stakeholder collaboration.
• Build relationships across regional teams, finance and major programmes to support decisions.
• Monitor and present investment performance, risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Produce regulatory and portfolio reporting with consistent planning standards.

Skills

Investment portfolio planning

Data analysis

Financial forecasting

Regulatory knowledge RIIO

Stakeholder engagement

Capital investment governance

Governance and process understanding

Education

Degree in numerical discipline

Tools

Copperleaf

Job description

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• Opportunity for additional earnings through overtime.

Location – Aberdeen or Livingston Office

Location requirement: Candidate must be located within a reasonable commute to the Aberdeen or Livingston office.

Working pattern: Monday to Friday – Hybrid. A minimum of 3-days in the office.

Travel: There will be a requirement for some travel between National Gas sites/offices.

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About The Role

As a Regional Investment Sponsor, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a portfolio of capital investment projects that support our business strategy, regulatory commitments and operational priorities. You'll be responsible for developing and optimising medium-term investment plans, sponsoring projects through their full lifecycle, and working closely with delivery, finance and portfolio teams to ensure investments deliver the right outcomes safely, efficiently and within budget.

Why This Role Matters

The decisions made within this role directly influence how we invest in our assets, manage risk and deliver outcomes for customers, stakeholders and the wider energy system. By developing and maintaining robust investment plans, you'll help ensure resources are allocated effectively to meet both current and future business needs.

You'll also provide the vital link between strategic planning and project delivery, ensuring investments remain aligned with regulatory requirements, operational priorities and financial objectives. Your insight and challenge will help maximise value from significant capital investment programmes while supporting the successful delivery of RIIO commitments.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing and optimising medium-term investment plans to ensure alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements and operational priorities.
• Sponsoring capital investment projects through the full investment lifecycle, from initiation and development through to delivery and close-out.
• Managing changes to investment plans, balancing priorities, mitigating risks and ensuring delivery of required business outcomes.
• Resolving complex investment planning challenges through data-driven analysis and effective stakeholder collaboration.
• Building strong relationships across regional teams, finance, central investment functions and major programmes to support effective decision-making.
• Monitoring, analysing and presenting investment performance, risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders across the business.
• Producing regulatory and portfolio reporting, while ensuring the consistent application of investment planning standards and processes across the wider portfolio.

What You'll Bring

You'll be someone who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial and analytical acumen, using data-driven insight to influence investment decisions, build trusted stakeholder relationships, and deliver outcomes that create long-term value for the business and our customers.

• Experience in investment portfolio planning, prioritisation and optimisation within a complex operational environment.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with a proven ability to use data to support decision-making and solve complex problems.
• Experience in financial analysis, forecasting, reporting and risk management.
• Advanced data management and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interpret trends and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and levels.
• Degree-level qualification in a numerical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience using investment optimisation tools such as Copperleaf.
• Knowledge of gas transmission assets, utility networks or comparable infrastructure sectors.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and price controls, including RIIO.
• Experience working within a regulated asset-intensive environment.
• Knowledge of capital investment governance, portfolio management and asset strategy processes.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit GOV.UK (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What We Offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 6%
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support, and professional development opportunities

Inclusive Recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity, and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.