Commercial Project Manager

About the role

Join us and be part of the largest overhaul of the electricity grid in generations.

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is developing and constructing a series of HVDC projects along the east coast of Great Britain. These projects play a vital part in achieving the UK Government’s ambition of connecting 50GW of offshore wind by 2030. 

As a Commercial Project Manager, you'll manage commercial excellence projects that connect clean, low-carbon power to England and Wales. You'll assist the Commercial Excellence team in managing a portfolio of projects, and the lessons learnt will be shared across the wider business. 

This role welcomes applicants UK wide, and we offer hybrid working from office and home. You can expect to travel to our UK offices as required and your local office at least once a week. 

Key accountabilities

• Manage one or more Commercial Excellence projects, depending on the project lifecycle. 
• Employ a robust risk management process, whenever a project requires changes, ensuring the project remains within governance. 
• Ensure visible and accessible communications are in place throughout the life of a project, such as behavioural charters, frameworks, contract management plans, capability pathways and lessons learnt. You will also share good practices and reinforce positive behaviours.  
• Foster a collaborative environment with internal stakeholders to ensure commercial excellence programme is an enabler of delivery.

About you

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of commercial principles and project lifecycles.
• Experience of project management/PMO on large infrastructure projects.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build relationships quickly.
• Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders to facilitate cross functional teams which operate collaboratively and innovatively.
• A full UK driving licence is essential and you'll be flexible to some overnight UK travel.  

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’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 between £46,000 - £58,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a job requirement car, 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

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. 

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 11 March 2025 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 to be held week commencing 17 March.

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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