PMO Governance and Change Lead

PMO Governance and Change Lead – Asset Operations.

We’re looking for a passionate PMO Governance and Change Lead to join our Asset Operations Team!

As Governance and Change Lead, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Net Zero ambitions by enabling Asset Operations capital projects to be delivered safely and effectively to time, cost, quality and performance expectations.

Reporting to the Head of PMO, you will help embed robust governance, controls and best practice across cost, risk, schedule and change. Using data and performance insights, you will identify trends, draw meaningful conclusions and provide recommendations that support informed decision-making and optimise portfolio delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a developing PMO function, helping to strengthen governance and assurance processes, improve ways of working, and ensure projects remain aligned with technical, regulatory and business requirements across a complex and high-value portfolio.

This role is based on a hybrid working model and can be located from Nationaly. While offering flexibility, the role requires collaboration with colleagues and attendance at our Warwick office approximately 4-5 times per month.

We also encourage candidates to submit a cover letter demonstrating their key experience and achievements relevant to the position.

What You''ll Do:

• Support the implementation and ongoing development of PMO governance, aligned with the wider PMO roadmap and organisational standards, ensuring effective portfolio oversight and control.
• Enable portfolio-level oversight across cost, risk, schedule and change, ensuring projects remain controlled, governed and performing against agreed baselines.
• Develop, track and report key performance metrics, owning PMO dashboards and reporting while translating complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate cost management activities, including forecasting, budget tracking and cost governance, working closely with Finance and delivery teams to ensure financial control and transparency.
• Oversee integrated planning and scheduling, ensuring delivery plans are credible, aligned and accurately reflect key dependencies, risks and delivery priorities.
• Create and support the risk, issue and change management processes, facilitating risk reviews, assuring the quality of portfolio risk data, and ensuring all changes are appropriately assessed, governed and implemented across cost, schedule and risk.
• Work with a team of PMO analysts, including offshore resources, and stakeholders across Asset Operations, delivery teams and wider business functions; support regulatory and performance reporting requirements and drive continuous improvement in PMO processes, tools and ways of working.

What You’ll Have:

• Experience within PMO, portfolio or project controls in complex delivery environments, with a strong understanding of governance across cost, risk, schedule and change, ensuring consistent standards and controls are embedded.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and provide clear, actionable insights to support decision-making and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of risk management practices, including facilitating workshops and supporting both quantitative risk analysis and schedule risk analysis.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively, drive change and manage stakeholder relationships effectively.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments, with a continuous improvement mindset and the drive to help shape and evolve a developing PMO function.

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 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.

What You'll Get:

£48,374 - £52,465 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

Further Information:

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 3rd September 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 14th September 26 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us:

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, 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. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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