Planning, Risk and Commercial Manager

About us

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Planning, Risk and Commercial Manager to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.

National Grid is hiring a Planning, Risk and Commercial Manager- This position is based from our Warwick, Bristol or Warrington office however we offer flexible hybrid working options.

Job Purpose

• Establish the Planning, Risk and Commercial capability within CND through the formation of a new team
• Lead commercial analysis and cost management to support FEED contract allocation and performance.
• Manage and coordinate risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, and Procurement to ensure commercial viability and compliance.
• Ensure accurate reporting on schedule, cost, and risk metrics to the PMO Director and project teams. 
• Interface with regional development teams and external contractors to ensure planning and risk data is robust and integrated.
• Provide assurance on risk registers and ensure risks are actively managed through the Optioneering and Development phases.
• Integrate outputs with the ID PMO functions to ensure smooth transition from Development to Delivery.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for the strategic planning of facilities management for designated site and region, ensuring that a long-term view is taken for the planning of services and processes that is in-line with customer needs and expectations and discharged in a way that drives value across the regional estate.
• Ensure the smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of site(s), particularly in relation to buildings and premises.
• Responsible for ensuring all buildings within site and region are fully compliant with the National Grid's Property Governance Framework and relevant site strategies and standards; ensure that the application of compliance and governance frameworks is consistent across those sites that are indirectly managed.
• Act as the escalation point for relevant facilities management queries from customers across National Grid and work with the Customer Relations Manager to ensure a positive and best-case outcome for all parties.
• Working across the designated site and region to identify and manage patterns of customer feedback and queries, feeding this into the strategic planning of service provision.
• Effectively and proactively manage the external supply chain in compliance with contract conditions and standards of service ensuring contractual obligations are delivered.
• Undertake the identification and reporting of environmental incidents and defects, managing issues through to successful resolution and undertake regular reviews of space utilization, management and reporting.

About You

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex commercial and planning data.
• Proven experience in project and programme management, ideally within infrastructure or energy sectors.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing planning, commercial or risk functions across multiple projects.
• Understanding of risk workshops and conducting quantitative risk analysis.
• Familiarity with relevant investment processes and regulatory frameworks.
• Project management experience is desirable.

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £59,000 – £80,000 dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch 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.

More Information

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing and improving.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/ 

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