About The Role

Brand New Role – Permanent – Warwick /Hybrid Working

This is the time for action – we need to move at pace and reform our energy system – to deliver energy security, to tackle climate change and to protect our people. 

To help deliver this change at pace, our Innovation team are growing and recruiting a new Innovation Insights Analyst.

The Innovation Insights Analyst will work closely with Strategic Infrastructure’s (SI) early development, delivery, and operational & functional support teams to ensure that opportunities for improvement are recognised and acted upon, ultimately driving value for National Grid

You’ll be part of a team of 6 passionate individuals based across the UK with ambitious plans to grow. As such you’ll be enthused about working in a role and a team that is still developing, with scope to shape and drive the role moving forward. This position is based out of our Warwick HQ on a hybrid basis.

We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements. 

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 has:

• A strong understanding of project management principles and best practices. This is ideally within the utility or energy sector, with transmission capital projects exposure beneficial.
• Proven experience in identifying and implementing process improvements and best practices across large organisations.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to assess complex problems and develop effective solutions.
• Experience in organisational knowledge management and dissemination desirable.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to comfortably work both in tight collaboration with a team and independently where needed.

If you are passionate about our mission but don’t have related industry experience we still welcome applicants with strong knowledge and information management skills who can demonstrate innovative and collaborative approaches. 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we’re 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.

What You'll Do

You will:

• Identify Best Practices: Capture and document best practices throughout the major projects governance process, and across other processes in various teams within Strategic Infrastructure.
• Identify Challenges and Opportunities: Work closely with SI teams to identify and assess challenges/opportunities during all phases of the major projects development and governance processes.
• Disseminate Insights: Assist in the creation and maintenance of a catalogue of actionable best practices elicited by the Innovation team.
• Identify potential for Innovation: Communicate and escalate unresolved problems or opportunities to the Innovation team that are not covered by existing solutions.
• Engage with Stakeholders: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to enhance collaboration and enable the Innovation Insights team to maximise value for the SI business unit.

As the Innovation Insights team develops, your remit could grow to include the following responsibilities:

• Business Support: Develop and deliver training programmes for relevant teams to ensure understanding and application of best practices. Determine the value of services provided by the Innovation team and communicate to relevant stakeholders.
• Performance Management: Track the effectiveness of implemented best practices and overall performance. Gather feedback to provide insights on the effectiveness of best practices and make necessary adjustments.
• Support Innovation Governance: Support the management and decision making processes across the lifecycle of innovation projects

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £55,000 – £65,000 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 Nov 26th 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. Interviews will be held w/c Dec 8th

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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