Assurance Technical Secretary

About the role

Now is the time for action. We’re moving at pace to transform our energy system—delivering energy security, tackling climate change, and protecting our communities. This is your chance to be part of something that truly matters.

As part of the SI Onshore Programme Management Office (PMO), Governance and Assurance (G&A) is at the heart of how we deliver success. We’re looking for a Technical Secretary who will take the lead in driving our G&A meetings and frameworks, ensuring everything runs seamlessly under the BP500-SI governance model. You’ll be the go-to person for arranging formal and informal Gate Governance sessions, keeping timelines on track, and making sure meeting packs and follow-up actions are delivered promptly. Collaboration is key—you’ll work closely with G&A leads to maintain consistency and clarity across the process.

Your role will include capturing detailed minutes and actions, issuing formal documentation for sign-off, and tracking progress to enable timely Gate Closure. You’ll also manage accurate records in SharePoint for all onshore governance projects, safeguarding critical materials used for project assessments.

Beyond this, you’ll own the development of a reference library of guidance and decisions within the BP500-SI framework—creating a resource that drives efficiency and knowledge sharing. Working alongside the Assurance Manager and Head of Governance and Change, you’ll help cascade key messages and successes to the right audiences, proactively identifying projects that can benefit from shared insights and arranging briefings to support their next Gate.

This role will be based from our Birmingham office. 

This is a role where precision meets impact—your work will help shape the future of energy.

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:

• Proven experience in providing organisational and administrative services to stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Demonstrable experience of taking detailed minutes and actions in large and/or complex meetings
• Demonstrable experience of owning and delivering new initiatives/projects
• Experience of influencing stakeholders to accomplish or land tasks
• Experienced user of MS Office toolset (Word, Excel and PowerPoint and Sharepoint).
• Demonstrate a logical and methodical approach to problem solving, with good attention to detail.
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills.
• Proven work experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role
• An ability to prepare and interpret presentations, flowcharts, schedules, and step-by-step action plans
• Solid organisational skills, including multitasking and time-management.
• Strong client-facing and teamwork skills

What you'll do

• While ensuring the team are supported in all elements of the G&A process, this role will be responsible for the development and ownership of a handful of new initiatives such as the Lessons Learned process etc.
• Ensuring a smooth and efficient implementation of the G&A processes, workshops and other related events, capturing minutes and actions in a timely manner, and working with the project teams to ensure actions are closed out.
• Influencing wider stakeholders to create consistency across the projects and G&A processes, ensuring processes are being adhered to and actions completed in a timely fashion.
• Reviewing the existing processes alongside the Assurance Manager and team members, ensuring best practice is identified and implemented.
• Coordinate the logistics for the various G&A meetings, which are mostly held remotely, including room bookings if needed and ensuring IT and presentation facilities are available.
• Review and consolidate regular G&A reporting deliverables, including supporting new report implementation at need.
• Assist with the communication of reporting outputs and other briefing material and events for the wider PMO.
• Lead on the development and implementation of the G&A Lessons Learned activity, working closely with the Assurance Manager and Head of Governance and Change to ensure key messages and successes are cascaded to the relevant audiences, ensuring key leaders are informed where needed. Provide a responsive, supportive and proactive administrative service.
• Supporting the G&A Team and as appropriate the wider PMO team with the efficient delivery of our administrative and organisational requirements.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £42,000 - £50,000 – 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

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

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 26th November 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.

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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