Head of Strategic Commercial Performance - 12 month FTC

About the role

Head of Strategic Commercial Performance (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

The way we power our lives is changing. As the UK moves away from fossil fuels and increases clean energy generation, we’ll need significant new infrastructure in order to connect this renewable energy from where it’s generated to where it’s needed.
 
That’s why National Grid Strategic Infrastructure (SI) 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 Head of Strategic Commercial Performance, you'll act as the senior focal point for portfolio commercial strategy and performance related matters; collaborating with the Commercial Leadership Team, wider National Grid and Partners to facilitate effective communication, alignment, and decision-making. You will have a strong track record of developing commercial strategies, credibility with stakeholders and influencing skills.
 
As part of the role, you'll oversee commercial portfolio KPI development, performance, and workforce planning across the Commercial function. You'll lead in driving strategic alignment between commercial and the wider SI / NG business. Leading the definition and implementation of a coherent commercial strategy at a portfolio level to collate, harmonise, and translate inputs into clear strategic messages, to build consensus around priorities and solutions.

This role is based from Warwick, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to travelling to project sites as required. 

Key accountabilities

• Ensure a full suite of relevant commercial KPIs at a portfolio level to understand and monitor performance / risk.
• Establish a clear resource plan to ensure commercial capacity is in place to support the business.
• Assess existing and potential NG future partnerships with external parties.
• Define mechanisms to assess and understand SI wide commercial portfolio position, identifying performance, risks and recommending mitigating actions.
• Monitoring and assessing commercial risk in the full supply chain.

About you

• Experience in strategy development and/or execution in large, complex corporate and commercial environments, with an ability to apply a broad set of strategic frameworks to solve real business issues.
• An ability to understand and quickly assess new commercial risks and opportunities within project development, prioritise them and implement solutions.
• A strategic thinker with practicality and motivation for long-term results is essential. Demonstrate unwavering integrity and personal accountability.
• Ability to challenge others in a constructive manner; a willingness and openness to receiving similar challenge. When it comes to communication you know how to engage your audience and tailor your outputs accordingly.   
• You are numerate and analytical, able to quickly cut through complexity, understand materiality, and articulate critical success factors and value to others. 
• Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders to facilitate cross functional teams which operate collaboratively and innovatively.
• An understanding of the regulatory environment that National Grid operates in; as well as a good understanding of procurement, commercial value, contractual processes, project management, and analysing & identifying sources of risk.
• Educated to degree level, or equivalent, ideally in a numerate / engineering / business-oriented discipline.

What you'll get

A competitive starting salary between £80,000 - £100,000 – dependent on capability. This role is offered on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a company car cash allowance, 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 7 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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