Lead Project Manager

About us

National Grid is hiring a Lead Program Manager, Site Investigation and Remediation for our Site Investgation and Remediation department in 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

To provide independent assurance that appropriate regulatory controls and a robust environmental management system are in place in order to meet key legislative requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Establish, implement and manage the environmental compliance assurance strategy to meet key legislative requirements for the business area.
• Develop, manage and strengthen the environmental management framework across the business area and assess the effectiveness of the organization to consistently adhere to it.
• Proactively influence Senior Leaders across the business to ensure they are managing and discharging obligations under the respective environmental legislation/environmental permit conditions.
• Establish and manage an appropriate network of industry bodies and standards organizations to promote best practice and knowledge sharing in the field of assurance and influence legislative changes.
• Develop and deliver incisive internal intervention plan on emerging risk situations to proactively assess legislative compliance.
• Proactive identification of control gaps and/or weakness in compliance which have the potential to lead to external enforcement action.
• Monitor and review the performance against the environmental management framework and assess the appropriateness of control measures to manage risks.

Qualifications

• Degree level education in an environmental engineering/management discipline (Desirable)
• Membership of relevant professional body

More Information

Salary: $115,000 - $135,000

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. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. 

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.