PMO Governance and Change Analyst

National Grid; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Bonus program

Contributory pension with double match

Share incentive plan

Salary sacrifice car and technology

Employee assistance lines

Matched charity giving

Job summary

National Grid in the United Kingdom is hiring a Governance and Change Analyst to support Asset Operations capital projects, delivering safe, on‑time, on‑budget outcomes. You will drive governance, assurance and change controls, translating data into actionable insights for PMO leads and senior stakeholders.

Reporting to the Head of PMO, you’ll collaborate with delivery teams, finance and regulatory functions, contributing to continuous improvement of PMO processes and tools across a high‑value

Qualifications

• Experience within PMO, portfolio or project controls in complex delivery environments.
• Highly analytical with the ability to interpret complex data and provide clear, actionable insights.
• Knowledge of risk management practices and schedule risk analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to challenge, drive change and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the application of PMO governance, following the PMO roadmap and organisational standards, ensuring effective portfolio oversight and control.
• Monitor and report on cost, risk, schedule and change data, ensuring projects remain controlled and performing against baselines.
• Produce and maintain metrics, dashboards and change data.
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for PMO leads.
• Support cost management activities, including forecasting, budget tracking and cost governance with Finance and delivery teams.
• Analyse integrated planning and scheduling to ensure delivery plans reflect dependencies, risks and priorities.
• Operate risk, issue and change management processes, facilitating risk reviews and ensuring changes are assessed and implemented.
• Work with PMO analysts and stakeholders to support regulatory and performance reporting and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

PMO governance

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Organised

Continuous improvement

Job description

About us

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. As we support the energy transition and delivery of a reliable, resilient network, we are looking for a Governance and Change Analyst to join our Asset Operations team.

This role can be based from any of our national offices, with regular collaboration at our Warwick office 4/5 times a month. We are happy to discuss flexible working patterns or reasonable adjustments that could help make the role work for you.

Candidates must submit a cover letter demonstrating their relevant experience and achievements, including examples of supporting capital projects, programmes or portfolios and their understanding of governance, assurance and change control processes. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

(No sponsorship is being offered for this position)

Job Purpose

As Governance and Change Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Net Zero ambitions by enabling Asset Operations capital projects to be delivered safely and effectively to time, cost, quality and performance expectations.

Reporting to the Head of PMO, you will help drive robust governance, controls and best practice across cost, risk, schedule and change. Using data and performance insights, you will identify trends, draw meaningful conclusions and provide recommendations that support informed decision‑making and optimise portfolio delivery across a complex portfolio of capital projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a developing PMO function, helping to strengthen governance and assurance processes, improve ways of working, and ensure projects remain aligned with technical, regulatory and business requirements across a complex and high‑value portfolio.

What you’ll do

• Support the application of PMO governance, following the PMO roadmap and organisational standards, ensuring effective portfolio oversight and control.
• Monitor and report on cost, risk, schedule and change data, ensuring projects remain controlled, governed and performing against agreed baselines.
• Produce and maintain metrics, dashboards and change data.
• Translating complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for PMO leads.
• Support cost management activities, including forecasting, budget tracking and cost governance, working closely with Finance and delivery teams to ensure financial control and transparency.
• Analyse integrated planning and scheduling, ensuring delivery plans are credible, aligned and accurately reflect key dependencies, risks and delivery priorities.
• Operate the risk, issue and change management processes, facilitating risk reviews, assuring the quality of portfolio risk data, and ensuring all changes are appropriately assessed, governed and implemented across cost, schedule and risk.
• Work alongside a team of PMO analysts, including offshore resources, and stakeholders across Asset Operations, delivery teams and wider business functions; support regulatory and performance reporting requirements and drive continuous improvement in PMO processes, tools and ways of working.

About you

• Experience within PMO, portfolio or project controls in complex delivery environments, ideally supporting capital projects, programmes or portfolios, with a strong understanding of governance across cost, risk, schedule and change, ensuring consistent standards and controls are embedded.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and provide clear, actionable insights to support decision-making and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of risk management practices, including facilitating workshops and supporting both quantitative risk analysis and schedule risk analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively, drive change and manage stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities in fast‑paced environments, with a continuous improvement mindset and the drive to help shape and evolve a developing PMO function.
• Experience of project lifecycle governance, assurance or change control processes within utilities, infrastructure, engineering, construction, manufacturing or other capital-intensive environments would be highly advantageous.

Particularly Interested In

We would be especially interested in hearing from candidates who have experience within:

• PMO, Governance, Project Controls or Portfolio Management Office environments.
• Capital project or programme delivery within utilities, infrastructure, engineering, construction or manufacturing sectors.
• Governance, assurance, risk, change or project control processes that support successful project delivery.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary between £45,000 - £55,000 - dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

The closing date for this vacancy is 13th November. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

DE & I statement

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, offering flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop, and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives, and business need. We are committed to building a workforce that can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.