Technical Training Business Partner

About the role

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as a Technical Training Business Partner and find your superpower.

National Grid is hiring a Technical Training Business Partner to lead an experienced training team dedicated to National Grid’s Strategic Infrastructure (SI) business, deepening capability and proficiency in the critical skills within major project delivery. The role will act as a strategic link between SI and Group Technical Training.

Within the role, you will partner closely with all areas of SI, identifying the technical and vocational training requirements and manage the delivery of innovative learning solutions.

This role will require travel across the UK as required by business stakeholder engagements. The role attracts a company car.

What you'll do

• Serve as the primary liaison between Group Technical Training and SI.
• Consult with senior business leaders and technical experts to identify skill gaps, emerging technologies, and capability requirements.
• Enable an agile response to the business learning needs, improving effectiveness and continuing to develop new interventions.
• Develop and direct the implementation of goals, objectives, procedures, and work standards for the team.
• Establish and interrogate metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement.
• Ongoing communication with the Process & Planning team to ensure requirements of demand plans are actively managed to enable effective resource management and quality delivery.
• Identify additional learning investments to support overall customer business strategy and determine associated costs and develop business cases.
• Represent National Grid at appropriate external forums, e.g., Energy Utility Skills, Professional Institutions, Contract Partner Events, awarding bodies and government agencies.

What you'll need

• Demonstrate exceptional leadership and team management capabilities
• Demonstrate outstanding stakeholder and customer management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Extensive understanding of the UK Electricity transmission network with a minimum of 5 years experiencing working in engineering or marine sectors.
• Strong technical background in one of the following disciplines: HVDC, power system engineering, subsea cable installation, offshore operations - desirable
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or other suitable qualifications and experience.
• Full UK driving license.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £70,000 - £85,000 per annum 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 is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority.

More Information

This role closes on 1st September 2025 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.

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.

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