CR&SC Coordinator/PMO (53398)

Brand New Role – Warwick or London - Permanent

Great Britain's electricity infrastructure is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come.

As a key part of the Commercial, Regulation and Supply Chain team, within our Strategic Infrastructure business, you will be crucial in coordinating our plan and the teams activities as we provide support the effective delivery of these critical projects.
You will work with a range of stakeholders including senior leaders in the business to help plan, monitor and coordinate the work needed to keep us on track with delivering key commercial, regulatory and supply chain objectives. You will ensure our team understand where our workplan is in the delivery process and you will proactively drive us to deliver it. You will also need be able to horizon scan to identify risk and help our teams respond by implementing mitigating actions.
A key part of the role will also be ensuring that structures are in place to drive consistency and quality standards the delivery of our work, which will be especially crucial when reporting externally. 
The role has huge scope and potential and you will be joining a growing team in a crucial part of our business. 

This role is based at our Warwick office which has free onsite parking or London, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. 

Leveraging this hybrid working , this team current work typically 1 –2 days per week in the office, which is dependent on personal and business needs. 

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

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 has:

•    Experience of working within PMO within large projects or programmes ideally within the Energy Sector or other regulated environments.
•   Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
•   An eye for detail with the ability to multi-task with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•    Adaptable to change and confidence when working both independently and as part of a team

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. 
 

Primarily you will be:

•    Planning activities, including setting deadlines, prioritizing and ensuring ownership of actions and deliverables is clear across the team members. This includes taking ownership of delivering relevant actions.
•   Supporting with creating draft reports, meeting logistics, workshop content and drafting meeting notes in support of the senior leaders in the business unit. This includes capturing outputs allocating ownership of tasks and monitoring their completion.
•    Tracking stakeholder engagement, ensuring the right people go to the right meetings, are aware of key messages and are reviewing the right deliverables.

Additionally you will be:

•   Collaborating within our team and across other PMO and Portfolio teams to define, prioritize, and develop workplans to support us in achieving our objectives.
•    Providing a first line review of relevant outputs and driving consistency and ensuring quality standards are upheld within the team 
•    Drafting new and improving existing team policies and processes. This includes, identifying and implementing any digitisation opportunities. 
•   Monitoring and tracking issues across project delivery teams.
 

A competitive starting salary between £50,000 – £60,000 dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive 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.
 

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure was set up in 2023 with special dispensation from Ofgem to accelerate 17 key projects across the UK in order to deliver infrastructure upgrades within timescales never seen before in the UK. This infrastructure will make Britain prepared for a 100% clean, energy future. 

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.
 

This role closes on March 25th 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 April 5th

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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