About The Role

This is the time for action – we need to move at pace and reform our energy system – to deliver energy security, to tackle climate change and to protect our people. 

We’ve agreed a new, fast-track approach with Ofgem, our regulator, and are looking for people who can help our project delivery teams deliver new infrastructure at pace; making sure we demonstrate that we’re striking the right balance between different priorities - especially cost and time - to allow us to maximise the value we deliver for our customers and society. 

Because it’s a new way of working, you need to be up for solving problems and holding true to principles to ensure we can navigate our way through the unforeseen, establishing consistency and processes for later projects as we deliver the portfolio.

The Submissions Lead role is key to unlocking funding for the major construction projects to build the transmission network for Net Zero. To do this, you will spend your time working within project teams to help them deliver their key regulatory submissions to Ofgem, spending varying periods from around a month up to around a year on each submission.

You will be part of a close knit team who work flexibly, coming together regularly to share knowledge and support each other.  We primarily use our Warwick and London offices, and continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. 

We currently work at least 1 day per week in an office, dependent on personal and business needs.  Our team is geographically spread from Leeds to Devon, Ofgem is located in London and Glasgow and our projects are largely east coast and west coast, so we truly welcome applicants based across the UK.

We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements such as compressed working weeks.

About You

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who can:

• Co-ordinate and draft business plans, bids or submissions to key stakeholders such as professional clients, government or regulatory bodies.
• Influencing busy internal stakeholders and teams for whom you hold no direct line management responsibility for.
• Demonstrate potential to work with Ofgem and our project teams to generate positive relationships, demonstrating solid cases for project progress within the ASTI framework and secure timely agreement.  This could be through experience in UK regulation, developing economic policy, investment planning, writing bids, bid management or similar
• Display excellent communication skills – particularly written, with a collaborative personality, able to work in partnership across and matrix in order to deliver timely outcomes across a rapidly changing and often ambiguous environment.

If you have the above and are curious about the future of our electricity industry and net zero, please do apply.

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’re 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 Do

You will be working with our project development and delivery teams, each of which is responsible for delivering capital projects of between £100m and many £bns in value.  As a Submissions Lead you will be responsible for leading and securing successful submissions to ensure the project can be delivered on time, you will embed within project teams as an expert creator /coordinator of regulatory submissions which make the case for progression to the next milestone. 

You will be the guiding mind on how to evidence our considerations and decision making to Ofgem, bringing your experience to the shape and format of the written submission, demonstrating consumer value and working with the project team who bring the technical information including design, benefits, cost and scheduling considerations. 

You will take existing project documentation and then work with the project team to fully understand our case for funding and progression. You will coordinate the preparation of written submissions to Ofgem, including by writing and rewriting materials yourself, ensuring that the outputs are acceptable and accessible to Ofgem’s staff. When the submissions you lead are complex and lengthy, you may lead a temporary writing team brought together for weeks or months to support you in shaping our case in writing.

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £64,000 – £80,000 dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch 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 has a key role to play in tackling climate change by accelerating our capacity to deliver clean electricity across the UK. We already operate the fastest decarbonising electricity grid in the world, with an ambition for zero carbon operation by 2025. And by 2035, we want to run 100% clean, green energy, all the time.

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 June18th 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 will be held on or around Monday June 30th via MS Teams or locally if convenient.

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. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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