Senior Project Manager

National Grid Plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days leave + 8 statutory days

Pension scheme with 12% company match

Professional memberships & course fees

Share incentive plan

Salary sacrifice car & tech schemes

Employee assistance & wellbeing apps

Family care support

Job summary

National Grid Plc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major infrastructure and customer connection projects across London. You will oversee project teams, manage risk, and ensure safety and quality across the full lifecycle, delivering value in support of the UK's energy transition.

The role blends project office and site-based work with regular regional travel, and requires strong leadership, commercial acumen and a UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering complex infrastructure, utilities, energy or construction projects.
• Strong commercial and contractual management with multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record delivering outcomes in complex stakeholder environments and large capital programmes.
• Financial and commercial acumen, including portfolio planning, forecasting and reporting.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Ability to identify and manage risk and make informed decisions in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers across a diverse portfolio.
• Oversee project delivery from development through commissioning and handover.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, partners and contractors to drive performance and manage risk.
• Ensure safety, quality and efficiency standards are met across all projects.

Skills

Infrastructure delivery

Commercial management

Stakeholder management

Financial forecasting

Health and safety (CDM)

Risk management

Education

Project Management qualification

Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Lead the delivery of major infrastructure projects that will help shape the future of Britain's electricity network.

At National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), we're delivering one of the largest investment programmes in a generation. As electricity demand grows and new technologies transform how we live and work, we're building the network needed to connect cleaner energy, support economic growth and power the UK's future.

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll lead and develop a team of Project Managers responsible for delivering a diverse portfolio of major infrastructure and customer connection projects across London. These projects play a critical role in enabling the UK's energy transition and digital growth, from connecting large-scale data centres supporting AI and emerging technologies, to delivering transmission network reinforcements, substations, HVDC projects, battery storage and renewable energy connections.

This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for both project delivery and people leadership. You'll provide direction, support and challenge to your team, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards while creating an environment where people can develop and perform at their best.

Working across the full project lifecycle, you'll oversee delivery from initial funding and optioneering through design, procurement, contract award, construction and commissioning. You'll work closely with internal and external stakeholders, delivery partners and contractors to manage risk, drive performance and achieve successful outcomes.

You'll also help shape how we deliver projects in the future, championing continuous improvement, strengthening collaboration across teams and sharing best practice across the wider business.

The scale, complexity and significance of this work is exceptional. Every project you deliver will help connect the customers, technologies and low‑carbon energy sources shaping Britain's future, leaving a lasting impact on the electricity network and the communities it serves.

With projects spanning London, you'll need to be within commuting distance. The role offers a mix of project office and site‑based working, regular travel across the region, and ad hoc home working.

What you'll bring

We're looking for an experienced project leader who combines strong delivery capability with the ability to motivate, develop and lead high‑performing teams.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience delivering complex infrastructure, utilities, energy or construction projects from development through to commissioning.
• Strong commercial and contractual management expertise, with experience leading multidisciplinary teams, contractors and delivery partners.
• A track record of delivering successful outcomes within complex stakeholder environments and large capital investment programmes.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including portfolio‑level planning, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Sound knowledge of CDM regulations and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• The ability to identify and manage risk, solve problems and make informed decisions in a fast‑paced environment.

A collaborative leadership style, with a proven ability to develop people and create an environment where teams thrive.

Ideally, you'll hold a qualification in Project Management, Engineering or a related discipline (or have equivalent experience) and possess a full UK driving licence.

What you'll get

• A competitive salary between £70,000 - £86,000 – dependent on capability.
• An annual performance bonus of up to 30% of your eligible earnings in the performance year.
• Job requirement company car.
• 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days.
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• A generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it's relevant to your role.
• Access to 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.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
• Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

More information

This role closes on 22 November 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held in person in Central London on 3 and 4 December 2026.

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We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.

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.

We offer a competitive base salary, with annual reviews to ensure it reflects the market rate for your role, skills, knowledge, and experience.

Incentive Pay

Depending on your role, you'll be eligible for an annual performance bonus that rewards your contribution to our success. Your bonus is a percentage of eligible earnings and may vary each year.

Recognition

Our global recognition program lets you thank and reward colleagues for their contributions, along with career milestone awards to celebrate key achievements.

Retirement

We offer a generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%. For every £1 you contribute, we'll add £2. You can also make extra voluntary contributions to boost your retirement savings.