Portfolio Execution Director

Jobtailor; Stafford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Portfolio Lead to drive execution strategy for National Grid projects from its Stafford office. You will build senior stakeholder relationships, govern portfolio performance, and align cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and commercial activities.

The role requires significant leadership in large-scale energy and infrastructure programmes, with deep knowledge of high-voltage transmission and EPC environments, plus a

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across complex energy, transmission, EPC or major infrastructure programmes.
• Experience leading portfolios, programmes or multiple major projects within a complex engineering or infrastructure environment.
• Strong knowledge of high-voltage transmission, power infrastructure or comparable large-scale EPC projects.
• Experience across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Strong customer-facing leadership experience, including senior stakeholder relationships and complex project or programme escalations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution strategy across the National Grid portfolio.
• Build senior relationships with National Grid stakeholders and act as an escalation point.
• Drive portfolio governance and visibility of performance, risks, dependencies, resources and priorities.
• Align project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, commercial and other functional teams.
• Identify and remove systemic delivery barriers.
• Strengthen execution capability through best practices and improved project methodologies.
• Challenge and support project leadership teams on plans, assumptions, risks and recovery strategies.
• Develop portfolio-level approaches to engineering, construction, commissioning, suppliers, contractors and resource capacity.
• Enable capability reuse, knowledge sharing and improved management of common suppliers and delivery challenges.
• Promote continuous improvement using lessons learned and portfolio insight.
• Provide senior oversight of portfolio performance in a complex matrix organisation.
• Ensure delivery strategy and organisational capability meet customer expectations.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Project Management

Engineering Methodologies

Construction Management

Commissioning Processes

Procurement Strategies

Operational Improvement

Risk Management

Dependency Management

Performance Governance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Management

Job description

• Lead the execution strategy across the National Grid portfolio
• Build senior relationships with National Grid stakeholders and act as an escalation point
• Drive portfolio governance and visibility of performance, risks, dependencies, resources and priorities
• Align project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, commercial and other functional teams
• Identify and remove systemic delivery barriers
• Strengthen execution capability through best practices and improved project methodologies
• Challenge and support project leadership teams on plans, assumptions, risks and recovery strategies
• Develop portfolio-level approaches to engineering, construction, commissioning, suppliers, contractors and resource capacity
• Enable capability reuse, knowledge sharing and improved management of common suppliers and delivery challenges
• Promote continuous improvement using lessons learned and portfolio insight
• Provide senior oversight of portfolio performance in a complex matrix organisation
• Ensure delivery strategy and organisational capability meet customer expectations

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience across complex energy, transmission, EPC or major infrastructure programmes
• Experience leading portfolios, programmes or multiple major projects within a complex engineering or infrastructure environment
• Strong knowledge of high-voltage transmission, power infrastructure or comparable large-scale EPC projects
• Experience across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning
• Strong customer-facing leadership experience, including senior stakeholder relationships and complex project or programme escalations
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without relying solely on direct line authority
• Experience managing portfolio-level risks, dependencies, resource constraints and operational improvement opportunities
• Strong technical and commercial understanding
• Experience with major contractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary delivery organisations
• Familiarity with National Grid projects, standards, safety requirements or ways of working would be highly advantageous
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant technical, engineering or management discipline would be advantageous
• Willingness to work from the Stafford office in the United Kingdom

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing complex energy and infrastructure portfolios, with a focus on high-voltage transmission and EPC projects. Capable of driving performance improvements and stakeholder engagement while ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Experience in Energy Infrastructure
• Portfolio Management in Engineering
• High-Voltage Transmission Knowledge
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Risk and Resource Management

Hard Skills

• Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Engineering Methodologies
• Construction Management
• Commissioning Processes
• Procurement Strategies
• Operational Improvement
• Risk Management
• Dependency Management
• Performance Governance

Soft Skills

• Influencing Cross-Functional Teams
• Customer-Facing Leadership
• Escalation Management
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Knowledge Sharing

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Management

Industry Keywords

• National Grid
• EPC Projects
• Power Infrastructure
• Transmission Systems
• Safety Requirements
• Complex Matrix Organisation
• Multidisciplinary Delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Delivery Strategy
• Resource Capacity