Lead Analyst, Design Processing

National Grid; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A major energy provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Analyst for their Design Processing team. This hybrid role involves managing significant capital projects and leading a team towards operational efficiency. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, extensive experience in engineering and program management, and strong leadership skills. The annual salary range for this position is $133,000 to $156,000.

Qualifications

• 7+ years related professional experience in engineering or program management required.
• 3+ years experience managing a technical team preferred.
• Advanced understanding of software applications supporting work processes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team to deliver results aligned with business objectives.
• Manage capital work processing between $300M to $800M.
• Coordinate engineering requests for capital projects.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Engineering process knowledge

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GIS platforms

Document management systems

Financial systems

Job description

The Opportunity

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Design Processing for our Gas Asset Engineering department in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid role. Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

The Role

Ensure the timely and efficient management of capital and operational expense work through the engineering and design workflow process, from project inception to closeout, including in part, work package preparation, design pre-work, work package issuance, work modification and work process closeout.

What You'll Do

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of 7-10 individuals, prioritize work, promote safe working practices and allocate resources to ensure results are delivered in line with expectations and customer/business objectives


• Manage capital work processing for between $300M to $800M in assigned territory


• Coordinate work requests for engineering and design for all capital improvement projects in assigned region to support gas capital plan spending


• Responsible for timely and efficient coordination of capital work requests for Gas System Engineering from inception to closeout


• Prioritize capital work request processing to ensure goals associated with compliance, safety and reliability are met


• Track and report on progress of capital work from inception to closeout with key focus on gas system engineering and design responsibilities

About You

• Bachelor's degree required


• 7+ years related professional experience in engineering, work coordination, and/or program management role required


• 3+ years of experience managing the work of a technical functional area and demonstrated track record of taking specific actions to enable the team to function efficiently and effectively preferred


• Advanced understanding of software applications which support work and design processes including work management, GIS platforms, records, asset databases, customer systems, document management systems, investment/financial systems preferred


• Strong ability to communicate vision and engage customers and stakeholders required


• Valid driver's license required

Salary

$133,000 - $156,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.