Strategic Interface Lead

About The Role

As a Strategic Interface Lead, you will support the management of Strategic Technical Interfaces across the Strategic Infrastructure Portfolio. Working closely with Strategic Technical Interface Managers, Project Teams and external stakeholders, you will help ensure that interface requirements, risks, actions and dependencies are effectively identified, managed and communicated.

We are recruiting multiple Strategic Interface Leads to support projects across our East of England and North regions. You'll be assigned to a project within your region and will travel to the relevant project office on a weekly basis.

The role provides an excellent opportunity for individuals with a project management, engineering or infrastructure background to develop portfolio-level experience and build expertise in stakeholder management, interface management, risk management and governance. You will contribute to the management of strategic relationships that impact multiple projects while supporting the delivery of National Grid's largest-ever capital programme.

The Interface Lead will act as an important link between project teams, portfolio teams and external stakeholders, helping to ensure consistent implementation of interface management processes and standards across the portfolio

This role is Variable Based. You will be expected to travel to project locations throughout your working week based on project demands. Operational or delivery roles requiring attendance at multiple sites within a region.

About You

• Degree level education in relevant discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of working on infrastructure, engineering, utility or construction projects.
• Understanding of project management principles, including planning, risk management, governance and stakeholder management.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and building effective working relationships across teams and organisations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience coordinating activities, actions, risks or dependencies across multiple workstreams or teams.
• Ability to analyse information, identify trends and support effective decision making.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations or management information to support governance and performance reviews.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to the development of processes, standards and ways of working.
• Experience using project controls, reporting or data management tools would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of the utilities, infrastructure or regulated environment would be beneficial but is not essential.

What You'll Do

Strategic Interface Management

• Lead the management of assigned Strategic Technical Interfaces, ensuring a consistent approach across all impacted projects.
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned technical stakeholders, developing effective working relationships and facilitating the resolution of interface issues.
• Develop and maintain detailed knowledge of stakeholder requirements, constraints, programmes and priorities.
• Develop and maintain Strategic Technical Interface Management Plans for assigned interfaces.
• Coordinate engagement activities between project teams and strategic stakeholders to achieve aligned outcomes across the portfolio.

Portfolio Interface Coordination

• Maintain visibility of interface activities, requirements, dependencies and constraints across multiple projects for assigned Strategic Technical Interfaces
• Identify opportunities for standardisation, efficiency and consistency across projects.
• Ensure project teams have timely visibility of interface requirements, commitments and emerging risks.
• Lead cross-project coordination activities where multiple projects are impacted by the same interfacing organisation.
• Facilitate portfolio-wide knowledge sharing and lessons learned relating to assigned interfaces.

Governance, Reporting and Insight

• Own interface registers, action trackers and data associated with assigned Strategic Technical Interfaces.
• Lead governance meetings, working groups and stakeholder forums, ensuring actions and commitments are progressed and closed out.
• Produce portfolio-level reporting, dashboards and management information for assigned interfaces.
• Analyse interface performance and identify trends, risks and opportunities requiring management action.
• Prepare briefings, papers and presentations for senior management and stakeholder engagement activities.

Risk Management and Escalation

• Lead identification and management of interface risks, issues and opportunities across assigned interfaces.
• Develop and implement mitigation actions to address emerging interface risks.
• Escalate systemic issues that may impact multiple projects, stakeholder relationships or portfolio outcomes.
• Work with project teams to ensure interface-related risks and dependencies are appropriately managed and communicated.

Stakeholder and Agreement Management

• Lead the implementation of standardised interface management processes, technical requirements and agreements for assigned stakeholders.
• Coordinate stakeholder commitments and ensure agreed actions are delivered.
• Support negotiations with interfacing organisations and contribute to achieving optimal portfolio outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records of decisions, agreements and stakeholder commitments.

Continuous Improvement and Capability Development

• Drive continuous improvement in interface management processes, reporting, governance and data quality
• Champion implementation of Interface Management Guidance and portfolio standards.
• Coach and share best practice with project teams to improve interface management capability across the portfolio.

• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, consistency and stakeholder experience.

Safety Leadership

• Promote and demonstrate a positive safety culture in all interface management activities.

• Champion National Grid values and ensure safe behaviours are embedded within stakeholder engagement and decision making

What You'll Get

A competitive salary up to £72,000– 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 5th October 2026 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.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

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