Programme Lead

At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a Programme Lead and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

Are you ready to lead the charge in shaping strategic procurement for major capital programmes?

As a Programme Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing and delivering innovative procurement strategies that drive real business impact. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation and beyond, building strong relationships and aligning commercial approaches with business goals. From understanding complex needs to crafting go-to-market plans and contract models, you’ll be at the heart of transforming ideas into outcomes.

This role is based out of our Warwick office, with hybrid working. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

What You’ll Do:

• Translate business needs into clear, actionable supply chain requirements by partnering with stakeholders and shaping a forward-looking procurement pipeline.
• Collaborate with Senior Programme Procurement Leads and stakeholders to define smart procurement strategies—covering delivery models, commercial constructs, and go-to-market plans.
• Coordinate across Procurement teams—category managers, risk experts, strategic supplier leads, and market development—to bring together the right expertise for capital programme success.
• Own procurement programme management, driving plans, managing critical paths, and mitigating risks to ensure timely and effective contract awards.
• Embed yourself in cross-functional teams to gain market insights and strengthen supply chain planning across capital programmes.
• Lead the identification and mitigation of procurement-related risks (L2/L3), creating a proactive environment for risk management with stakeholders and Delivery Vehicle heads.
• Consolidate procurement performance across teams to support Business Unit reporting and strategic decision-making.

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What You’ll Have:

• MCIPS qualified or working towards with strategy experience in construction capital procurement on large-scale infrastructure or construction programmes.
• Ability to operate within cross functional teams and experience of programme management
• Experience of managing capital procurement programmes within a supply chain / commercial context
• Demonstrable ability to forge strong relationships with key stakeholders and supply chain
• Experience of commercial / contract development, particularly construction contracts and building commercial strategies (NEC4 desirable)
• Understanding of regulatory environment and regulated procurement is desirable

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:

A competitive salary of £43,000-£53,000 – 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 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.

More Information:

This role closes on 24 October 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.

National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority. National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States.

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