Engineering Manager, Engineering Project and Program Management

About us

National Grid is hiring an Enginner Manager, Engineering Project and Program in  Melville, NY.

 

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

 To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

 

Job Purpose

To provide timely and accurate complex capital project schedules as well as proactive project cost and schedule analysis.  To ensure monthly project forecasts are completed and presented at the pre-financial readout meetings and ZVM/PCM process.  

Key Accountabilities

1. Act as the single point of accountability for control of projects within Complex Capital Delivery, establishing consistent performance management/KPIs and accountable for the collation of project management information and generating relevant reports. 
2. Ensure the, capability, systems, policies and procedures are in place to bring project, planning and cost controls together, ensuring consistency, accessibility and clarity of the financial performance
3. Translate the portfolio of works from the Asset Managers into a deliverable rolling program of projects for Complex Capital Delivery working with Resource Planning. 
4. Identify technical innovation in order to drive change, improve reliability, manage risk on projects that deliver customer satisfaction at optimum cost.
5. Create a detailed work plan and forecast file which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project, integrating cost and project schedule to deliver the best project outcomes.  Incorporate risk probabilities into the impact on the schedule and forecast and develop corrective action plans.
6. Drive enhancements in Project Controls to continually support and improve the Complex Capital Construction process.

 

Qualifications

- Experience leading teams involved in large-scale complex projects including Project Controls, Project Management, Operations, Engineering, Utility Construction and/or equivalent relevant experience.  
- Bachelor’s degree is required in Engineering; Masters Degree Preferred (and/or significant relevant Experience)
- Experience with the identification and execution of process and continuous improvement projects as well as managing department performance (KPI's, Scorecards, etc.) 
- Strong computer skills and system integration experience including Primavera P6.

 

More Information

Salary

$153,000 - $180,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.