Principal Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery

National Grid; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 119,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking a Principal Project Manager for managing major electric capital construction projects in the United Kingdom. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of projects, driving compliance, and mentoring junior project managers. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in the electric utility sector and possess relevant engineering qualifications. A competitive salary and career advancement opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in the electric utility sector.
• Experience in project management, engineering, contracts, or operations.
• Expertise in project financial forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic electric capital construction projects.
• Ensure safe delivery within budget and schedule.
• Mentor junior project managers.

Skills

Project management

Engineering

Contracts

Construction

Operations

Financial forecasting

Coaching teams

Presenting to executives

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant field

MBA or Master's degree in engineering

PMP / CAPM certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Procore

PowerPlan

Microsoft Office

Power BI

SharePoint

MS Teams

Job description

About us

Superpowered. Meaningful work. Human impact. A story we're proud to tell. This is what matters to us at National Grid. In a world of complexity and unanswered questions, there is one thing we're certain about: the power of our people.

Job Purpose

The New England Electric Major Projects team drives project management for major electric capital construction project investments, leading the clean energy transformation and significant portfolio growth. Projects include multi-year complex, large-scale Transmission‑Line, Distribution‑Line and Substation construction projects along with High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) construction. The dedicated Principal Project Manager will oversee and drive major electric capital construction projects, ensuring safe delivery within budget, schedule and scope.

Key Accountabilities

• Drive best‑in‑class strategic, critical, and complex electric capital construction projects ensuring safe delivery, within budget, schedule and scope taking proactive measures to mitigate risks and optimize project efficiency.
• Own decisions in risk management including calculated risks and outcomes.
• Drive project compliance with internal business management system (BMS) for major projects.
• Direct siting, permitting, regulatory approvals including intricate cost recovery mechanisms, and customer/community commitments.
• Drive early identification and cross‑functional leadership to mitigate emerging issues and drive actionablesolutions.
• Lead project strategy and update presentations to senior leaders including steering committees.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Mentor junior project managers.
• Provide emergency storm restoration support during weather events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or other relevant fields, coupled with significant experience in project management, engineering, contracts, construction, and operations.
• MBA, Master's degree in engineering, or equivalent qualification preferred.
• 10+ years of experience within the electric utility sector in one or more of the following areas: project management, engineering, contracts, construction or operations.
• PMP / CAPM certification, PE license or other relevant certification preferred.
• 10+ years of detailed project financial forecasting and reporting.
• 10+ years of managing, coaching teams and developing employees.
• 10+ years of experience presenting to executives.
• Primavera P6, Procore and PowerPlan experience.
• Microsoft Office, Power BI, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel, Word and MS Teams experience.
• Valid driver's license.

More Information

Salary - $157,000 - $185,000

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.