Construction Development Programme

If you’re looking for a reskilling role that allows your current Project Management experience to grow and flourish in construction, in an organisation known for looking after its employees then our CDP is a brilliant opportunity. We offer a huge variety of hands-on experience to change your career into the construction industry. Throughout a paid 18-month scheme you will train to be an Associate Project Manager within a large and major energy infrastructure company.

If you’ve got at least one year experience of working in project management, or a role that uses the below skillset, then we’ll be able to support you to be reskilled within a Construction Design and Management environment:

• • A customer-centric approach to delivering a high-quality output.
  • Experience of stakeholder management.
  • Proficient business writing and communication skills.
  • Demonstrable experience of problem solving and an appetite for continuous improvement.
  • Good influencing and negotiating skills.

You’ll receive tailored, world-class training including qualifications such as APM Foundation and Management qualifications (PFQ and PMQ) and construction focused qualifications such as NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health).

By the end of the 18 months, you’ll have a valuable insight into National Grid, a portfolio of work you are proud of, and a strong foundation for a long and satisfying career in the construction industry. You’ll be welcomed into a positive, inclusive organisation that aims to become one of the most diverse, equitable and inclusive companies of the 21st century.

About the role

As a Trainee Associate Project Manager, you will be given the opportunity and experience to develop, sanction, deliver and close several asset investment builds in our Construction portfolio. You’ll ensure we’re working to time, cost and specifications; ensuring health, safety and environmental issues are managed throughout the process. You’ll champion our projects delivery to meet business’ regulatory, stakeholder and customer commitments.

The Associate Project Manager role responsibilities include:

• Leading the investment process during pre-construction, delivery and closure for less complex projects or support Project Managers to develop and deliver more complex projects.
• Driving customer and stakeholder satisfaction through positive customer engagement and working pro-actively to resolve issues in a timely manner, recording engagement.
• Develop, sanction and deliver the least cost, optimal, efficient and safe solution in line with Construction Design and Management regulations and SHESQ considerations.
• Undertake the required site and condition assessments, and support the consenting, type registration, cost estimation, programme risk mitigation and innovation activities to enable the business to implement the solution on site.
• Produce all required project documentation, ensuring governance is maintained throughout the investment process whilst also demonstrating the implementation of lessons learned and best practice.
• Monitor and control the investment throughout the process providing regular project monthly status reports including: SHE performance, milestone progress, risk management and competent, accurate and timely financial forecasting information to support regulatory reporting, and business and capital planning.
• Manage the Contractor commissioning and performance testing process on site.

About the Programme

Due to the amount of travel to our site locations, you’ll be issued with a company car (due to being both a business requirement and for personal use this will be subject to BIK tax, there is no option for a cash alternative). This means you will need to have a valid full UK Driving License prior to application. This will be verified at your assessment centre should you be successful.

Our training programmes are designed to give you the confidence, skill and technical knowledge needed to become an authorised Project Manager within National Grid at the end of the training programme. This is a role for someone who likes to travel between office and site locations as well as interacting with people as much as possible. You’ll be building your skills from day one; finding out how things work, liaising with stakeholders, and learning from a variety of enthusiastic, dedicated colleagues.

The classroom training is typically based at our training centre in Eakring, Nottinghamshire, so you will be required to spend time away from home for a portion of the scheme and the role itself requires driving to different sites across the region.

What you need to apply

• You should hold one of the following qualifications listed below, in addition to at least one year in a Project Management (or similar) role.
  • HNC/HND, ONC or BTEC level 3 in Health & Safety, Environmental, Business/Project Management, Financial Management role and relevant work experience OR
  • Degree in Health & Safety, Environmental, Business/Project Management, Financial Management and relevant work experience OR
  • Other subjects will be considered if you have Maths and English GCSE’s as a minimum.
• Flexibility to travel will be required within this role, annually you’re expected to travel more than 10,000 miles for business across our regions in England and Wales (North / Central / London & South). This will include overnight stays away from home in pre-booked accommodation frequently. You must have a full valid UK driving license to proceed with your application.

Please be aware we have a number of career change and/or reskilling roles in other fields such as Project Supervisor, Power Systems Engineering and Quantity Surveying as well as Graduate and Higher Apprenticeship scheme opportunities – should we feel you’re better suited to another role you may be offered this as an alternative.

Locations for this role

• London/South – (London & SE, M4 corridor – Bristol to Reading, South Coast, South West & Wales)

What you'll get

• A starting salary of £38,067
• Current salary at end of programme up to £45,521
• Externally recognised qualifications such as (if not already held)
• Company car (mandatory for the role due to the amount of travel incurred, there is no cash alternative option)
• Pension contribution scheme of up to 18% of your salary
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays with option to buy/sell holidays

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 04/11/24

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