Training & Capability Coordinator

About us

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 Training & Capability Coordinator and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

National Grid is hiring 2 Training & Capability Coordinators in our Customer Connections and Infrastructure Development and Delivery Teams based in our Head Office in Warwick. This is a hybrid position and will involve travel to our offices and sites across England and Wales.

About the role

In this role you will proactively assist in the planning, management and organisation of the training and trainee requirements of the present and future workforce to ensure we successfully and efficiently deliver against our regulatory outputs throughout RIIO2 and beyond.

We have a population of approximately 900 individuals, all who have an allocated curriculum which contain their minimum training requirements, which need to be coordinated. The Training & Capability Coordinator will either manage work on behalf of the Training Team or the Development Programmes Team ensuring that these individuals meet their training goals.

What you'll do

• Act as a central interface for Customer Connections (CC) & Infrastructure Development & Delivery (IDD) teams to ensure all employee, trainee and agency resource training requirements are managed, scheduled, and planned in accordance with delivery plans and legislative requirements.
• Support the ongoing planning organising, coordinating, and scheduling of all trainee intake’s, all technical, safety, business, programmes and leadership training requirements with our internal Global Technical Training Centre of Excellence and external suppliers.
• Create and analyse training MI and reports monthly ensuring training records are aligned for the certificate of assurance.
• Lead on the data capture and validation of information ensuring CC&IDD have accurate training records held on National Grid’s preferred central systems.
• Interface with the Global Technical Training Team both onshore and offshore for all training requirements, scheduling courses and the provision of technical assistance.
• Ensure all new recruits, National Grid, and agency personnel are enrolled in mandatory training for their role.
• Assist with the support of shortlisting and assessment organisation for all training programmes

What you'll need

• Excellent communication skills
• Extremely well organised with high attention to detail
• Experience of managing stakeholders at all levels of the business
• Proficient in the use of office systems, including excellent MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Experience of use, and administration of Office 365
• Basic ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to use own initiative to identify issues and possible solutions
• Basic management reporting and presentation skills

What you'll get

• Salary of £34,871
• 26 days annual leave plus eight statutory days, and the option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme – we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
• 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
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

More information

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing and improving.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

Please follow the below link to learn more:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

The closing date for applications is 09/12/24

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