Head of Delivery - Offshore Cables

About the role

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.

Sea Link is one of these projects, it connects to the NGET transmission system between Suffolk and Kent. As a Head of Delivery – Offshore Cables, you'll lead the delivery of the cable EPC contract and related contracts, covering both onshore and marine scope of the project.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. However, you will be expected to travel to the South East / East Anglia sites and London office 3 days a week. 

Key accountabilities

• Responsible for the definition, development, delivery, and successful completion of complex HVDC project packages that have individual budgets of up to £1bn, safely, to time, budget, and quality. 
• Take ownership of delivering the programme, successfully integrating multiple EPC contracts into a well-functioning, collaborative project outcome.
• Lead by example to drive a safety culture to achieve and uphold the highest levels of health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Provide coaching, guidance, direction, and leadership to the project team while ensuring resources meet budget and business plan objectives. 
• Responsible for the integration of activities of multiple, major project operations; ensuring that project efforts are cohesive, consistent, and effective in supporting National Grid’s vision, goals, and strategic plan. 

About you

You should be educated to degree level, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline with a considerable breadth and depth of proven experience in construction project / programme and contract management, ideally with cable or marine scope.

You will have extensive experience working at a senior level within construction or infrastructure projects. Experience leading large, complex programmes of work, enabling project teams to operate innovatively, effectively, and efficiently is key.

With strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of leading and influencing large, devolved teams, and gaining support and commitment from a wider operational group, you will have customer management experience, and be able to influence customers and partner organisations.

Relationship management experience, driving commercial value and performance through major contracts, is essential as is experience of leading change and business improvement within a complex organisation/programme or project. 

The ability to manage complex commercial arrangements, including setting up, negotiating, and managing large contracts is key as in in depth financial experience, having previously manged large capital budgets, along with in depth experience of managing large Operating Costs.

What you'll get

A competitive starting salary between £80,000 - £100,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a full electric company car or cash alternative, a bonus of up to 20% of your salary for stretch performance, private medical insurance 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, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line 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 24 January 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 3 and 10 February.

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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