About the role

As owners of Wales and England’s electricity transmission network we are responsible for the decarbonisation of the energy system. This is an essential part of the country’s Net Zero journey, and in order to make it happen we need to successfully deliver a portfolio of new infrastructure projects. These projects are often between £10m and £250m, building new and redeveloped substations and upgrading overhead lines and cables.

As Head of Project Controls, you’ll be responsible for the monitoring and reporting of our major construction portfolio of projects. You’ll ensure that all issues and risks are understood and managed to enable the delivery of the projects to time, budget and scope.

Overseeing the production and approval of project plans, ensuring that all activities are identified, and appropriately organised to deliver the project objectives, you’ll monitor and track the overall delivery status of the projects’ agreed schedules, providing the holistic view of performance.

You’ll also be responsible for monitoring project costs and forecasts, as well as tracking resource utilisation and managing risks and constraints. Reporting to leadership and other key stakeholders and maintaining an awareness of dependencies and interfaces of the projects and their potential impact will also be part of your remit.

We’re flexible on where you’re based, and the role will offer a mix of office and home working, with travel to various sites to interact with Project Directors.

What you'll need

In-depth expertise and experience of construction planning and project controls on multi-million-pound infrastructure projects or programmes of work is essential as is an in-depth knowledge and understanding of project lifecycles.

You’ll have previous project management/PMO experience on large projects ideally within the utilities, transport or construction industries, whilst managing large multi-disciplinary teams. With earned value capability, you’ll be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of large-scale projects and performance analysis.

Experience of construction planning, financial controls and risk management are all essential, as is strong communication and relationship building capability, and stakeholders management.

What's in it for you?

• A salary of £80,000 to £100,000 + Benefits package.
• Company car
• Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 20%
• 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days
• Private Medical Insurance with the chance to purchase for your partner or family.
• 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 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 apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
  

More Information

This role closes at midnight on 27th May 2025 however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

At National Grid we are 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.

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