Project Development Manager

National Grid

The Role

Overview

Manage project development portfolio, leading engineers to deliver HV substations.

Key Responsibilities

  • portfolio reporting
  • project delivery
  • design assurance
  • cost management
  • risk management
  • stakeholder engagement

Tasks

-Lead and develop a team of Project Development Engineers, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous growth. -Provide strategic portfolio reporting to leadership, covering financial forecasting, milestone tracking, funding strategies, governance, and risk management. -Manage the development of projects through the project lifecycle up to handover to the construction teams. Ensure that the designs, costs and programmes for the projects across your portfolio are robust and can be delivered without significant change in the construction phase. -Engage tenaciously with internal and external stakeholders that will influence the delivery of your portfolio. -Appropriately monitor, manage and drive the performance of your portfolio. This includes setting your budget, accurate financial forecasting, ensuring there is a funding and contracting strategy in place across the portfolio, portfolio risk identification and management and providing relevant insights to the construction teams to ensure successful handover and delivery of the project.

The Company

About National Grid

-Plays a critical role in delivering electricity and gas to millions of homes and businesses. -Operates in both the UK and US, ensuring safe and reliable energy distribution. -Deeply involved in the development of renewable energy infrastructure, including wind and solar projects. -Key projects include cross-border power links to improve energy security and integrating low-carbon solutions. -Continually innovates to meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impact. -Operates in both electricity and natural gas distribution across a vast geographical area in the US. -Invests in sustainability initiatives and clean energy infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Electricity Transmission

Electricity Distribution

Gas Transmission

Gas Distribution

Hydrogen Transmission

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Infrastructure

Renewable Energy

Wind

Solar

Nuclear

Commercial

Residential

Industrial

Utilities

Transport

Water Resources

Government

Heavy Civil

Marine