VP, Grid Project Delivery & Construction

National Grid; Northborough (MA); On-site; USD 280,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid in the United States seeks a Vice President of Project Management & Construction to lead the safe, on-time, and on-budget execution of capital projects across transmission, substations, distribution, and grid modernization initiatives.

The role drives governance, project controls, and risk management while building organizational capability and strategic partnerships to deliver a multi-year capital investment program.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in utility, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or other asset-intensive industries.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale capital projects and construction organizations within a regulated environment.
• Proven experience managing major contractors, labor relationships, and complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong track record of developing high-performing teams and delivering transformational business results through safe, disciplined execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible executive leadership to ensure safety remains the highest priority across all project, construction, maintenance, and contractor activities.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety performance through strong operational discipline, risk management, contractor oversight, and Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention.
• Lead the successful execution of capital projects and programs across transmission, substations, distribution, and grid modernization initiatives.
• Accountable for project performance across safety, scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and stakeholder commitments.
• Ensure effective project management, governance, project controls, forecasting, and risk management practices are consistently applied across all projects and programs.
• Drive improvements in project execution, predictability, and delivery performance through standardization, governance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead all construction and transmission maintenance activities, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to required quality standards.
• Establish construction strategies and delivery models that optimize safety, productivity, quality, and schedule performance.
• Ensure effective contractor management and performance oversight across the delivery organization.
• Lead transmission siting, permitting, public engagement, and stakeholder activities required to enable successful project execution.
• Ensure projects secure required approvals, permits, and stakeholder support in alignment with project schedules and business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, municipalities, government agencies, community stakeholders, customers, and elected officials.
• Build the people, processes, systems, tools, and governance necessary to safely and successfully execute National Grid's capital investment program.
• Develop high-performing teams and leadership capability through talent development, succession planning, and workforce planning.
• Establish strong relationships with labor leadership, contractors, and strategic partners to ensure sustainable execution capability and long-term success.
• Provide effective stewardship of capital and operating expenditures associated with project and construction execution.
• Ensure robust governance, financial controls, forecasting, and performance reporting are in place to support sound decision-making and accountability.
• Balance safety, quality, schedule, affordability, stakeholder commitments, and customer outcomes in all execution decisions.

Skills

Capital project management

Construction leadership

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

National Grid in the United States seeks a Vice President of Project Management & Construction to lead the safe, on-time, and on-budget execution of capital projects across transmission, substations, distribution, and grid modernization initiatives.

The role drives governance, project controls, and risk management while building organizational capability and strategic partnerships to deliver a multi-year capital investment program.