Senior Project Manager

About the role

National Grid is hiring a Senior Project Manager for our Infrastructure Delivery department in the East & West Midlands.

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Senior Project 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.

As Senior Project Manager you are at the heart of delivering our infrastructure and customer connections portfolio, leading a team of Project Managers in electricity construction, delivering projects such as the connection of solar farms and battery storage – to provide clean and affordable energy. Other connections involve working with the distribution network operators, vital for our economy, technological advancement and the transition to greener transport and heat.

In other words, this is a job that really matters. Net zero cannot happen without connecting new, green generation and the demand customers who need it. If you’re a brilliant, lively leader with a strong desire to help others flourish, have a passion to create a great experience for our customers and have a deep commitment to achieving Net Zero, it could be just the job for you.

You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of Project Managers and Project Supervisors through the whole project life cycle, from identifying the correct funding stream, operational and environmental optioneering/option selection, development of early design strategies and being accountable for detailed design, contract award and production of construction delivery Programmes, including regulation, governance and procurement activities.

You’ll ideally be based in the Midlands as the role will involve travel to sites and offices throughout this region.

What you'll need

We’re looking for someone who is going to take the job personally! Someone who is going to be completely committed to getting their portfolio of works delivered safely, on time and to budget. You will have a background employing project and/or contract management practice in a similar field or discipline.

You’ll have strong commercial acumen with demonstrable experience of leading cross functional teams and a stakeholder-centric approach to delivering a high quality output. You’ll be a self-starter who is good at playing devil’s advocate and foreseeing potential problems. You may have experience outside of a client role as either contractor or customer.

You’ll ideally have a degree or qualification in project management, engineering, business management or equivalent experience, and you will need a driving license that permits you to drive in the UK.

Training and development

We are keen to see our people progress and will support you in gaining the qualifications and skills you need to develop, bespoke to your needs and those of the business.

What's in it for you?

• Salary of up to £71,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience and capability
• Company car
• Annual Performance Based Bonus up to 30% of your base salary
• 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days, and the option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme – we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several 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
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing
• Hybrid working dependent on the role

More Information

The closing date for applications is midnight on 25/11/25, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the closing date, as this can vary.

Interviews will be held from w/c 8th December

At National Grid we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

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