About the Role

Great Britain's electricity system 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.

The Energy System Operator (ESO) are now looking for a Project Manager to join our Security Team. As a Project Manager within the Sector Security and Risk team your work will be a significant and core activity within the FSO. You will be focused on providing project management capability to deliver FSO's new obligations and drive outcomes related to understanding and assessing system security across electricity and gas. Deliverables of this role are intended to be scaled up over time, and successful candidates will help to shape what the team will deliver.

We are building our Project Management and Stakeholder Engagement capabilities to work across the breadth of the security activities, ensuring strong coordination and engagement across the broad remit of projects, stakeholders and outcomes being driven by the function.

This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

About us

At National Grid ESO, our mission is to meet the challenges of the future and deliver cleaner, affordable electricity. We constantly strive to do this better by using technology and innovation to transform the way we work.

Becoming the National Energy System Operator
In 2024, the ESO will transition to becoming the National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator will be the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation will be set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As the ESO are today, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management:

• Management of key projects linked to outputs the Sector Security team will deliver to industry, ensuring collaboration across analytical and technical teams that delivers actionable insights to drive improvements across GB.
• Provide consistency of approach to outputs/publications to ensure they are high quality and capture all relevant insights to drive value and improvements to GB resilience.
• Manage Sector Security response to queries and requests for information and advice from Government, the Regulator and Industry stakeholders.
• Support other Project Managers, Deliverable Owners and Operational Leaders on formulating and planning their projects.
• Monitor project performance on delivery and work with the team to identify and resolve risks and issues.
• Lead regular Project Hubs to ensure delivery to plan and capture Lessons Learned as projects progress.

Communication:

• Deliver insights on progress to the Programme Management Board, ExCo and External Tripartite meetings to ensure timely, accurate and actionable updates on progress and key risks to delivery of projects that enables effective escalation of key risks and issues.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with stakeholders working with them to ensure deliverables are met.
• Work closely with Resilience and Emergency Management (R&EM) team to deliver security functions alongside resilience functions where there is overlap.

About You

• Displays excellent leadership skills giving the Leadership team confidence that projects will be delivered.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities; organised, detail oriented, able to make independent decisions with high degree of confidence and clear awareness of project management methodology and tools.
• Has stakeholder management experience, ideally across internal senior stakeholders as well as external bodies, either governmental or private.
• Can communicate with people at all levels, gaining their confidence becoming a trusted member of their team.
• Ability to assemble complex ideas, issues, and observations into clear and simple explanations, ensuring that communication is prioritised to deliver greatest consumer value and improved resilience outcomes.
• Demonstrates the ability, when appropriate, to challenge or push leadership during critical thinking opportunities.
• Knowledge of the structure, regulatory environment and the short- and long-term issues affecting the energy industry an advantage.

What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £53,000 – 63,000 – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard 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 comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and professional success. From a competitive salary to flexible work arrangements, we promote your work-life balance. Enjoy fit for purpose wellbeing and lifestyle offerings, ongoing skill development aligned to our Purpose and Values, and be part of a supportive community that values your individuality and where you can belong.

More Information

This role closes on 14/07/2024 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.

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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