Lead Process Manager, Continuous Improvement

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid in Waltham, MA is seeking a Lead Process Manager, Continuous Improvement to drive cost-saving and efficiency opportunities across the MA Gas business. You will use data to identify gaps, build business cases, and lead cross-functional initiatives from definition to implementation.

The role requires strong analytics, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills, plus experience in Excel and Power BI. Hybrid schedule; valid driver's license helpful.

Qualifications

• Requires 3+ years in process improvement, performance, analytics or related areas.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives through analysis, alignment, implementation and results tracking.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with complex data.
• Proven experience developing business cases or quantifying benefits.
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint; able to create decision-ready analyses.
• Experience creating dashboards/reports using Power BI or similar BI tools.
• Ability to influence without authority and maintain momentum across stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present findings to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives across MA Gas and end-to-end processes.
• Collect, validate, and analyze data to identify trends and opportunities; develop reports and visuals.
• Build business cases and quantify expected benefits and success measures.
• Own initiatives from problem definition through implementation and stabilization.
• Engage stakeholders, facilitate sessions, and align accountabilities and decisions.
• Translate complex analyses into concise recommendations and actions for leadership.
• Support change management with standard work, measures, and training.

Skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Communication

Regulated utility experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About us

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is hiring a Lead Process Manager, Continuous Improvement in Waltham, MA. This role follows a hybrid work schedule.

Job Purpose

The Lead Process Manager will analyze and lead operational improvement opportunities across our MA Gas business. This position will use operational and financial data to identify performance gaps, determine root causes, build fact-based business cases, and drive cost-saving and process-improvement initiatives from initial problem definition through implementation and benefit validation.

The successful candidate is expected to be self-directed, structure ambiguous problems, align cross-functional stakeholders, maintain project momentum with limited day-to-day direction, and help embed sustainable improvements in support of the Gas Pipeline Safety and Compliance Strategy.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead Process Improvement Initiatives: Independently scope, plan, and deliver cross-functional improvements across MA Gas and end-to-end processes using structured process-improvement tools and methods.
• Data Analysis & Insight Generation: Collect, validate, and analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, root causes, risks, cost drivers, and opportunities. Develop clear reports, dashboards, and visualizations to support decisions.
• Business Case & Benefit Delivery: Establish performance baselines, quantify expected financial and operational benefits, define success measures, and support the delivery and validation of Type 1 and Type 2 savings and other measurable business benefits.
• Project Leadership: Own initiatives from problem definition through implementation and stabilization. Maintain practical project controls such as charters, milestone plans, action logs, risk and issue registers, stakeholder plans, and status reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate working sessions, clarify decisions and accountabilities, resolve barriers, and influence partners across operations, compliance, finance, technology, and other teams.
• Decision-Ready Communication: Translate complex analysis into concise findings, recommendations, risks, and actions for operational teams and leadership.
• Support Change Management: Partner with process owners to implement standard work, measures, controls, communications, training, and handoffs that sustain improvements after project completion.
• Portfolio Prioritization: Assess improvement opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, compliance impact, resource needs, and strategic alignment, and recommend the appropriate go-forward plan.
• Promote a Culture of Excellence: Contribute to a team environment that values data-driven decision-making, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement in support of the Gas Pipeline Safety and Compliance Strategy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in process improvement, business performance, operational excellence, analytics, or related areas is required. Experience in a regulated utility is preferred.
• A bachelor's degree is required.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead an initiative through analysis, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and results tracking.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience working with complex or imperfect data, validating assumptions, identifying trends, and translating insights into action.
• Proven experience developing business cases or quantifying cost reduction, productivity, risk reduction, or other measurable operational benefits.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to create decision-ready analyses and presentations is required.
• Experience creating reports or dashboards using Power BI or a comparable business‑intelligence tool.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and maintain momentum across stakeholders with different priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting findings, recommendations, risks, and decisions to leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities, work with limited supervision, and escape material risks or decisions at the appropriate time.
• A valid driver's license is required.

More Information

Salary

$132,000 - $155,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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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.

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