Lead Project Manager, Capital Project Delivery

About us

National Grid is hiring a Risk Manager for our Gas Complex Capital Construction Project Management Office (PMO) in Melville, NY and Syracuse, NY.

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. 

Job Purpose

The New York Gas Complex Capital Construction Project Management Office (PMO) plays a crucial role in supporting the delivery of our capital projects, particularly in the area of risk management. This includes proactively managing the risk process, developing and maintaining detailed risk and opportunity registers, conducting risk modeling, utilizing Quantitative Cost Risk Analysis (QCRA) and Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) techniques, and overseeing contingency management.
 
The ideal candidate will have experience with risk management of large construction projects and programs. In addition, the interpersonal and leadership skills to help develop the new risk management process but also create strong relationships with the project teams. 

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive risk management strategies, frameworks, and tools.
• Facilitate regular risk identification and assessment sessions with project teams and stakeholders.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, including cost and schedule risk assessments (QCRA + QSRA), to inform program and cost forecasting.
• Work closely with project managers and schedulers to provide risk inputs into schedule and cost contingency modelling.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop risk mitigation plans and monitor risk triggers.
• Ensure risk-related decisions are documented and appropriately escalated.
• Develop and maintain the program-level risk register and ensure all risk-related documentation is up to date and accessible.
• Collaborate with functional team leads to identify and resolve cross-functional issues and risks.
• Utilize risk management software to facilitate program and portfolio risk management.
• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement in risk practices across the organization.
• Provide guidance and coaching to project team members on risk management processes and best practices.
• Bring creative and innovative new approaches to risk management in a way that delivers lasting improvements.
• Generate regular risk reports for senior management, steering committees, and external stakeholders.
• Work with US Risk Assurance team to support development and compliance of business-level controls.
• Manage NY Gas Major Capital Projects enterprise risk. Work with cross-functional leadership teams to evaluate the risk, key risk indicators (KRIs), and controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in developing or implementing risk management activity on high-value programs / portfolios: >$200M
• Knowledge and experience of project, program, and portfolio risk management practices and the communication of risk and opportunity data through effective reporting tools.
• Experience using a range of risk management digital tools and their successful application.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

More Information

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.