Lead Analyst, Design Processing

National Grid; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 98,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Lead Analyst, Design Processing to manage capital and operational expense work for gas assets. The role involves leading a team, overseeing projects worth up to $800M, and ensuring compliance and safety. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, significant project management experience, and strong software application skills. This is a hybrid position offering competitive salary and career advancement potential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related professional experience in engineering or program management.
• 3+ years managing a technical team.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 7-10 individuals.
• Manage capital work processing for $300M to $800M projects.
• Coordinate work requests for capital improvement projects.

Skills

Leadership and team development

Project management

Strategic communication

Advanced software applications

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or technical discipline

Tools

Work management systems

GIS platforms

Document management 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 of Science degree in engineering or technical discipline preferred
• 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

More Information

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. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.