Lead Scrum Master
National Grid
Lead Scrum Master driving agile delivery and coaching teams at National Grid.
8 days ago ago
£77,000 - £88,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Warwick, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
23,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Construction
Project Management
Technical Services
Consulting
Design
Operations and Maintenance
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Electricity Transmission
Electricity Distribution
Gas Transmission
Gas Distribution
Hydrogen Transmission
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Infrastructure
Role
What you would be doing
team leadership
risk management
training management
agile delivery
budget management
stakeholder management
- To lead, coach, develop and build a resilient and high-performing team who are capable of understanding and delivering on the technology vision and strategy, contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and take ownership of their career progression..
- Promote and proactively support a culture of robust (project and departmental) risk assessment/mitigation and ensure all activity is compliant and delivered within delivery governance frameworks and operating principles.
- Managing and supporting the identification, structure and management of training needs for the entire team, ensuring evidence-based performance improvement and individual competency growth.
- Supports the Head of Agile Delivery in accountability with the technology leadership team for delivered solutions ensuring commercial viability; operational principles and standards compliance; adherence to the architectural strategy and high-level solution designs; and solution delivery which is; supportable, enduring and minimises future development costs.
- Manage and monitor the definition and realisation of team objectives that are aligned to individual, technology priorities.
- Act as a SME leader and role model within the delivery community and wider NGED organisation.
- Supports Head of Agile Delivery with any and/or all delegated financial/budgetary accountabilities related to the team.
- Champion the agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban and SAFe) within the team, ensure that Agile principles are practiced by peers and understood by stakeholders.
- Support in managing the relationship with third-parties working on technology projects, ensuring third-party deliveries are formally scoped, and delivery is within budget and to agreed milestones and quality expectations.
- Manages the delegated department business and technology strategy and implements the roadmap.
- Lead, train and embed agile SAFe, Scrum and Kanban approach to ensure that the Agile strategy is understood and embedded.
- Embed the RAID framework within technology and delivery ensuring compliance with delivery best practice and competency across the technology function.
- Playing an active role in supporting the agile software development life cycle; collaborating with all technical/engineering functions, to define, document, implement and share best practice and standards.
- Support and embed Agile delivery principles across technology ensuring best practice adoption.
- Manage the Scrum and SAFe strategy in Technology, able to answer questions and challenges related to the Agile approach and its operational application.
- Support to define and execute the SME strategy ensuring it satisfies the needs of the organisation as well as the individuals within the team for their own discipline including future roadmaps, innovation and R&D.
- Manage and guide the team to setup and optimise operational processes that satisfy the Agile strategy.
- Manages the accountability for working with and influencing relevant senior stakeholders across the business, ensuring the appropriate level of stakeholder engagement capability also exists within their own teams.
- Manages the Agile strategy of helping the department perform to its highest ability and to continually improve, build a culture of trust and no blame within the teams, facilitate the teams across all of the ceremonies to help promote complete and relevant team participation, protect the teams from noise and remove impediments capitalising on Agile expertise, delivery and operational experience.
What you bring
scrum master
nged
agile
leadership
decision
problem solving
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire cross functional teams (coaching, training, facilitating and collaborating)
- Eagerness to continually develop self through high quality training and the latest industry trends with regular, guided self-reflection and “mentoring”.
- Detailed knowledge/experience of the NGED product suite.
- Exceptional communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills and stakeholder management experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with good interpersonal skills to effectively convey ideas and updates to diverse stakeholders.
- Adherence to the architectural strategy and high-level solution designs; and solution delivery which is; supportable, enduring and minimises future development costs.
- Strong decision making ability.
- Able to work under pressure and adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines and quickly update stakeholders on impact (potential or actual) to the defined delivery timescales.
- Strong commercial awareness and prioritisation skills.
- Excels at working with people and developing teams (coaching, training, facilitating and collaborating).
- Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to define a clear product vision and roadmap.
- High self-awareness and emotional intelligence, able to recognise the impact of their own behaviour on others.
- Previous experience of building and leading effective teams (PMO, project management or agile).
- Strong influencing skills and ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, clearly and concisely.
- Knowledge and experience of implementing an agile delivery framework with technology scrum teams.
- Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on data-driven solutions.
- Scrum Master Certification.
- Access to apps such as digital GP service for round the clock access to GP video consultations and NHS repeat prescriptions, wellbeing app to support your health and fitness
- Flexible benefits such as a cycle scheme, share incentive plan, technology schemes
- Ongoing career development and support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave – so long as
- Bonus: Up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance
- Access to Work + Family Space, providing support and resources for work and family life, including paid emergency childcare and eldercare
- Competitive Salary: circa £77,000 - £88,000 per annum (dependent on location, capability, and experience).
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Company
Overview
1990 Founded
Year Established
The company was established in 1990 to deliver electricity and gas to millions of homes and businesses.
15,000 km
High-Voltage Network
Manages an extensive electricity transmission network of high-voltage lines across the UK.
- 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.
- Stand up for safety every day
- Put our customers first
- Be inclusive, supporting and caring for each other
- Speak up, challenge and act where something doesn’t feel right
- Embrace the power and opportunity of diversity
- Increase efficiency to help with customer affordability
- Work with others to find solutions for customers
- Commit to learning and new ideas
- Take personal ownership for delivering results
- Be bold and act with passion and purpose
- Focus on progress over perfection
- Follow the problem through to the end
£51B Investment
Green Infrastructure Commitment
The company has committed to investing £51 billion in green infrastructure projects by March 2029.
Net Zero 2050
Carbon Neutral Goal
Achieve net zero emissions across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050.
60% Reduction
GHG Emissions Target
Aim to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 60% by 2030-31 compared to the 2018-19 baseline.
99.4% Diversion
Construction Waste Management
99.4% of construction waste is diverted from landfill.
- 37.5% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2033/34 (excluding sold electricity)
- 100% electric light-duty fleet by 2030; transition medium/heavy-duty to zero-carbon alternatives
- 50% reduction in absolute SF6 emissions by 2030/31
- 20% reduction in energy consumption in flagship offices by 2030/31
- 50% reduction in annual air-travel emissions by 2025/26 (from 2019/20 baseline), with remaining emissions offset
- Engage top 50% of US suppliers (by emissions) and top 80% of UK suppliers to set Science-Based Targets by 2025/26
- 17% reduction in controllable Scope 1 and 2 emissions since FY19
- Connecting 1.35 GW of new low-carbon generation to the network in 2023-24
- 100% renewable energy purchased for metered estate
- 7.9% improvement in environmental value of non-operational land since FY21
- 100% of construction projects committing to deliver 10% net gain or greater
- Zero waste to landfill across key areas by 2026
- Restore natural environment by 10% on UK-managed land
- ISO 14001 integrated management system certification
Ranked #1 UK
Gender Equality Ranking
Recognized as the top company in the UK and ranked globally by Equileap in 2021.
84% Score
Workforce Disclosure Initiative
Achieved an 84% score in the Workforce Disclosure Initiative in 2022, reflecting strong progress in inclusion and diversity practices.
#1 in Times Top 50
Gender Equality Employer Ranking
Named the number one employer for gender equality in the Times Top 50 Employers list for 2023.
Bloomberg Gender‑Equality Index
Index Inclusion
Included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender‑Equality Index, recognizing commitment to transparent reporting and advancing women's equality.
- Aspiration to be among the most inclusive, diverse and equitable companies in business
- Embed inclusion into everything we do
- Build a diverse and innovative green workforce for our customers
- Deliver organisation‑wide equity through our processes
- Use our voice, platform and influence to create dialogue and elevate issues
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