Project Director - Control systems

National Gas; Warwick; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (double-match, up to 18%)

Annual performance bonus up to 20%

Electric/Hybrid company car or cash

Life assurance 10x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

National Gas is seeking a Project Director - Control Systems to lead a portfolio of essential control system replacement initiatives across the UK. You will drive delivery, governance, and value for consumers while aligning with asset management and digital transformation strategies.

You will guide senior project managers, manage stakeholder relationships, and ensure safety and regulatory compliance. A strong engineering or contract management background is required, with industry leadership

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex infrastructure or control system projects.
• Strong understanding of regulatory environments, notably Ofgem’s RIIO framework.
• Able to manage multi-disciplinary teams and large portfolios.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Financial and commercial acumen; degree level education and professional status.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio leadership: plan, execute and deliver multiple control system replacement projects safely, on time and to budget.
• Lead and mentor senior project managers and technical leads.
• Embed safety culture and SHESQ best practices across the team.
• Provide monthly project status reports covering SHE performance, milestones, risk and financials.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders including Ofgem and main works contractors.
• Ensure all projects comply with Ofgem regulatory framework.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Budget & cost management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Risk management

Education

Engineering or contract/project management degree

Chartered status or similar

Job description

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Location: Nationwide, UK - Working from various National Gas Office Sites
Salary Range: £80,000 - £100,000 & up to 20% Annual Bonus

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we are also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About the Role

As Project Director - Control Systems, you will lead the delivery of a strategically significant portfolio of projects that will shape the future of the gas transmission network. Overseeing the replacement and modernisation of critical control systems, you will ensure successful project outcomes, meet regulatory commitments, deliver value for consumers, and support the organisation's broader asset management and digital transformation strategies.

What You'll Do

• Portfolio Leadership: Planning, execution, and delivery of multiple control system replacement projects, lead and performance manage team to deliver all aspects of project programmes safely, to time, to cost and to specification within governance requirements including project initiation documents, project execution plans, Challenge the project team to ensure project scope, designs and delivery solutions are innovative, efficient and fit for purpose.
• Team Leadership: Provide leadership and guidance to senior project managers and technical leads.
• Safety Culture: Lead and embed positive safety culture and process safety within team to improve collective safety performance ensuring adherence to company policy, aims, and objectives. Accountable for first level assurance across all team activities and responsibilities. Develop and share best practice in SHESQ and Project Delivery.
• Project Governance & Financial Oversight: Provide accurate and timely monthly project status performance reports covering SHE performance, milestone progress, risk management, current and forecast financial performance to ensure robust change control, tracking and cost forecasting and value engineering.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Ofgem and our Main Works Contractors. Develop internal relationships to resolve issues, develop internal learning, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all projects are delivered in accordance with Ofgem’s regulatory framework.

Why this role matters

This role is central to the safe, reliable and future-ready operation of the gas transmission network. Leading a major portfolio of control system replacement projects, you will help modernise critical infrastructure, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure compliance with regulatory commitments. Through strong leadership, robust governance, and a relentless focus on safety and delivery, you will drive projects that create lasting value for consumers while supporting the organisation's long-term asset investment and digital transformation ambitions.

About You

You will be an experienced project leader with a strong track record of delivering complex infrastructure or control system programmes in regulated environments. A confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills, you combine strategic thinking, commercial awareness, and strong leadership to drive successful project outcomes while maintaining a focus on safety, compliance, and performance.

• Proven experience in leading complex infrastructure or control system projects.
• Strong understanding of regulatory environments, particularly Ofgem’s RIIO framework.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams and large-scale portfolios.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Financial and Commercial Acumen.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent and Chartered status or similar in the field of engineering or contract/project management, or relevant experience.
• Ideally supported by recognised training or qualifications in Health, Safety, Environmental and Financial management, including IOSH Managing Safety or NEBOSH Certificate for Capital Delivery SHEQ Coordinator.
• Experience with digital transformation or control system technologies is a strong advantage.
• Recognised training or qualifications in Health, Safety and Environmental Management.

Security clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit www.gov.uk (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we Offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 18% including company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus of up to 20%
• Electric/Hybrid Company Car or Cash Alternative
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Private Medical Insurance for you, with the option to purchase cover for your partner or your family available through My Benefits.

Inclusive Recruitment

We are building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution.

We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.