Project Engineer

National Grid plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Annual incentive

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

National Grid plc is seeking a Project Engineer - PMO & Transformation to establish and operate the Network Design PMO, translating engineering priorities into portfolio insight and decisions.

You will develop KPIs, manage governance, and drive a structured programme of continuous improvement across technical delivery teams, managers and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or delivering projects, programmes, portfolios, PMO activities or business improvement in a complex organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to work across technical specialists, managers and senior leaders.
• Ability to create structure from ambiguity and coordinate multiple priorities across organisational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Support the establishment and continuous development of the Network Design PMO and continuous improvement capability, including governance, rhythms, standards, tools and reporting.
• Maintain an integrated view of the Network Design portfolio, including initiatives, requests, improvement opportunities, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources and benefits.
• Coordinate intake, assessment and prioritisation of new requests, ensuring scope, ownership, urgency, value, dependencies and delivery implications are understood before work is commissioned.
• Act as articulation point between technical teams and management, translating complex engineering information into portfolio insight and executive messages.
• Identify high-value growth opportunities with Network Design teams and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain KPIs and management information to provide visibility of delivery performance and benefits.
• Prepare concise communications for governance forums and senior stakeholders, including dashboards and presentations.
• Coordinate portfolio and programme governance, including meetings, actions, and escalation of risks.
• Support design and delivery of prioritised improvement programmes with process owners and technical experts.
• Promote consistent ways of working and high-quality portfolio data.

Skills

PMO

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Data analysis

Communication

Job description

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Project Engineer to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.

National Grid is hiring a Project Engineer - This position is based from our Wariwck office however we offer flexible hybrid working options.

Job Purpose

The Project Engineer - PMO & Transformation will play a central role in establishing and operating the PMO and capability within Network Design. The role will connect technical delivery teams with management, translating engineering priorities, risks and dependencies into clear portfolio insight, coordinated action and effective decision-making.

The role will support the management of the Network Design portfolio, coordinate incoming requests and priorities, and help shape and deliver a structured programme of continuous improvement. It will bring together portfolio governance, performance insight, stakeholder communication and delivery to improve visibility, focus and outcomes across the department.

Working across technical specialists, project and programme leads, managers and senior stakeholders, the role will turn complex information into practical plans, meaningful KPIs, evidence-based recommendations and concise executive communications.

What You’ll Do

• Support the establishment and continuous development of the Network Design PMO and continuous improvement capability, including fit-for-purpose governance, rhythms, standards, tools and reporting.
• Maintain an integrated view of the Network Design portfolio, including initiatives, requests, improvement opportunities, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, resources and expected benefits.
• Coordinate the intake, assessment and prioritisation of new requests, ensuring that scope, ownership, urgency, value, dependencies and delivery implications are understood before work is commissioned or prioritised.
• Act as an articulation point between technical teams and management, translating complex engineering information into clear portfolio insight, decisions, actions and executive-level messages.
• Working with the Network Design teams and ND stakeholders to identify and focus on highest value growth opportunities.
• Develop and maintain meaningful KPIs and management information that provide visibility of delivery performance, demand, capacity, risk, outcomes and benefits.
• Analyse data and identify trends, constraints and emerging issues, producing evidence-based recommendations that support timely and transparent decision-making.
• Prepare concise, accurate and audience-appropriate communications for governance forums and senior stakeholders, including dashboards, briefing notes, presentations, decision papers and progress updates.
• Coordinate portfolio and programme governance, including the preparation of meetings, maintenance of actions and decisions, escalation of material risks and follow-through on agreed outcomes.
• Support the design and delivery of a prioritised improvement programme, working with process owners and technical subject matter experts to move opportunities from problem definition through implementation and benefits realisation.
• Promote consistent ways of working, proportionate controls and high-quality portfolio data, while ensuring that governance enables delivery rather than creating unnecessary administration.
• Build effective relationships across Network Design and interfacing teams, creating alignment on priorities, responsibilities, dependencies and change impacts.
• Capture lessons learned, share good practice and support adoption of new processes, tools and ways of working through clear engagement and change management.

About You

Interpersonal, Portfolio and Delivery

• Experience supporting or delivering projects, programmes, portfolios, PMO activities or business improvement in a complex organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across technical specialists, managers and senior leaders and to bring different perspectives into a coherent position.
• Ability to create structure from ambiguity, coordinate multiple priorities and maintain momentum across work that spans organisational boundaries.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare concise executive updates and facilitate effective governance conversations.
• A practical, collaborative and improvement-focused approach, with sound judgement and the ability to challenge constructively.
• Experience of projects or programmes of work with internal parties, in a leading or supporting capacity, that deliver engineering and technical solutions to address key customer and stakeholder needs.

Technical or Specialist

• Understanding of portfolio, programme and project management principles, including governance, prioritisation, dependency management, risk and issue management, planning and benefits realisation.
• Ability to define and manage useful KPIs and management information, interpret data, identify trends and produce insights that support decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with attention to data quality, traceability and the clear presentation of evidence.
• Ability to translate technical and operational information for non-technical audiences without losing the substance or implications of the issue.
• Experience using digital tools for portfolio tracking, reporting, data analysis and executive communication.
• An understanding of electricity transmission, network design, engineering delivery or another regulated infrastructure environment is desirable but not essential.

What You’ll Get

A competitive salary between £56,000 - £66,000 dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive

• 26 days holiday, plus eight statutory days, an option to buy extra holiday days, and the option to holiday swap up to 3 bank holiday days
• An annual performance incentive
• A generous pension scheme, double matched up to 6% of your salary each month. For every £1 you contribute we’ll put in another £2, so if you put in 6%, we’ll add 12% giving a total of 18% to your pension pot
• Life insurance at 10 times basic salary
• Employer funding towards a portion of your Private Medical Insurance.
• 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.

More Information

The closing date for this vacancy is 15th October. 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.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:

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, and offer 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 so we 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.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power.

From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system.

Our energy flows through absolutely everything we do

Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future.

Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.

Incentive

Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year.

Retirement

Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%.

Private medical insurance for self and family.