About The Role

Brand New Role – Permanent – Hybrid Working Using Birmingham & London Offices

Great Britain's electricity infrastructure is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come.

Our Great Grid Partnership (GGP) Commercial and Cost Director joined us earlier this year and is growing his team who are based across the U.K.

As part of this growth our Head of Cost Management has joined working from our Glasgow office.

And we now have a Lead Cost Manager role available who will report into our Head of Cost Management.

As our Lead Cost Manager, you’ll overlap with our new Commercial Performance Manager bringing your experience from construction or large infrastructure, possibly from a Quantity Surveying background.

You’ll utilise the insights provided from better data management and help drive improvements by using your strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

You’ll likely bring your knowledge and experience built up through your exposure to large infrastructure or major construction projects, using it to influence multiple major projects happening as part of the Great Grid Upgrade.

These roles are very hybrid as our team are based across the UK. Our Head of Cost Management is Scotland based and our Director is London based and we have team members in between!

As Lead Cost Manager you’ll likely need to be accessible to attend our Birmingham or London offices 1 – 2 days per week to build relationships and influence the improvements you are seeking.

We continue to offer hybrid working from office and home and currently the vast majority of activity is completed from a home basis.

We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements. 

About You

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who:

• Is excited about building the kind of infrastructure that will help make Net Zero happen.  
• Has experience of quantity surveying, project management or engineering background, bringing your enthusiasm for collaborative continued improvement.
• Enjoys working in a busy, buoyant commercial environment with lots of variety and change. You’ll need to be resilient, driven, and good at prioritising and managing your own time, particularly when the unexpected crops up.  
• Relishes fostering excellent teamwork. You’ll make decisions based on the greater good and carefully consider the communities you are working in.   

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What You'll Do

Your role will be varied spanning major infrastructure projects. You’ll be used to working to regular completion deadlines, employing a robust risk management process.

You’ll join our focus on safety leadership and setting the tone of project safety, visiting sites occasionally and providing timely feedback on improvements.

Your ability will foster a collaborative environment with the supply chain, including principal contractors; suppliers of services and plant; customers; landowners; and local authorities, residents and businesses.

Additionally you will:

• Lead the management of one or multiple EPC projects, depending on the project lifecycle. 

• Ensure visible and accessible communications are in place throughout the life of a project, such as safety charters and notifications of incidents and lessons learnt. You will also share good practices and reinforce positive behaviours.  

• Quickly get projects back on track if they slow down, mindful that any slippages will adversely affect the portfolio as a whole.  

• Utilise value engineering to reduce costs whilst remaining within scope.   

• Look after your projects’ safety, health, environment, security and quality obligations, adhering to all relevant internal and external policies and regulations. 

• Act with fairness and honesty in your communications. When things aren’t going to plan you will share your learnings, and when they are you will celebrate your team’s successes. 

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £60,000 – £70,000 dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. 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.

About Us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure was set up in 2023 with special dispensation from Ofgem to accelerate 17 key projects across the UK in order to deliver infrastructure upgrades within timescales never seen before in the UK. This infrastructure will make Britain prepared for a 100% clean, energy future.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on Sept 22nd 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 Oct 2nd or 3rd via MS Teams

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. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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