Project Director

About Us

At National Grid, we are at the heart of shaping a secure, affordable, and clean energy future. We are investing around £70bn over five years in our networks in the UK and the US, with a range of ground-breaking projects to expand our networks.

Job Purpose

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is developing and constructing a series of HVDC projects along the East Coast of the UK, a number of which are being delivered in joint venture partnerships with the two Scottish Transmission Owners, Scottish and Southern Energy Networks (SSEN) and Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN).

As Project Director, you will lead a team and manage the development, planning, mobilisation, and delivery of one of these HVDC infrastructure projects, EGL4, on behalf of NGET, working alongside our TO partners. This will be one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK, with a delivery date of 2033.

This role will be an opportunity to have a strong influence on Net Zero targets and the energy transition, in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key Accountabilities

• Accountable for the definition, development, and successful delivery of a complex major infrastructure project, with a budget of up to c£6bn
• Gaining consent to construct the project
• Providing senior leadership across the project as a member of the Joint Venture Project Management Team, driving a collaborative and supportive culture across all disciplines, reporting into the JV Project and Company Boards, in line with the Shareholders Agreement
• Recruiting and on-boarding the delivery team
• Negotiating funding and regulatory arrangements for the project
• Accountable for robust monitoring, control, and reporting within the major project (including SHESQ performance, milestone progress, risk management) and providing accurate and timely information to support regulatory reporting cycles and the business and capital plan
• Leading and embedding a positive safety culture and process safety, within the project team and our contractors, to improve collective safety performance ensuring adherence to company policy, aims, and objectives
• Drive an inclusive culture, provide coaching, guidance, direction, and leadership to a geographically dispersed project team

Candidate Profile

We are seeking an individual with experience leading complex, high-value projects, whether in electricity transmission infrastructure or a related industry (this could include highways, rail, oil and gas, or other sectors). You will ideally have knowledge of the National Grid business, and be passionate about the nature of our work.

You will have a strong track record of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders internally and externally, and will have driven commercial value and performance through major contracts. Experience of working within Joint Venture arrangements or similar is desirable.

As a manager at National Grid, you are expected to live the company values. You will continually develop your leadership skills, create a sense of belonging, set direction, drive change, deliver results, and develop others.

More Information

Location: The flexibility to travel within the UK is essential; we are expecting the role holder to be visible in our Edinburgh project office at a minimum of one day per week for the first couple of years. In 2-3 years, construction is in Fife, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and in the marine environment between these locations. Whilst day to day operations will be managed by the site team, as Project Director a regular presence North and South will be required through the consenting and construction phases.

Salary: Competitive base salary plus commensurate benefits.

The role will close for applications on Tuesday the 28th of April 2026 at 23:59 GMT.