Project Development Manager

Decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalisation are transforming our energy landscape. Against this backdrop of unprecedented change in our industry, innovation has never been so important. Innovating new technologies, processes and solutions for our transmission network are crucial to creating tomorrow’s energy systems.

As owners of Wales and England’s electricity transmission network, it’s up to us to provide a network that will facilitate Net Zero. Unless we deliver our infrastructure projects successfully and on time, we cannot make the transition to cleaner, greener energy.

That's why we’re looking for a Project Development Manager to help us create projects or solutions to things that need to be delivered. By taking on this influential leadership role you’ll be accountable for a team of professionals developing early-stage projects that will help ensure we meet our Net Zero targets.

You’ll own and develop all projects within your region and will work closely with portfolio teams to understand interactions across regions. From the construction of a new substation to the building of a new overhead line, every new project within your region will be owned and developed by you and your team. You’ll have the power to help us deliver our projects in a safer, more efficient way, helping to create value for all electricity customers across England and Wales.

You’ll be leading a team which is developing and evolving in exciting ways, and working in a positive, inclusive organisation, that aims to become one of the most diverse, equitable and inclusive companies of the 21st century. We look after our people and do whatever we can to help them progress and enjoy their work. If this sounds like the kind of organisation that you would like to become part of, we look forward to talking to you soon.

This role is based from Warwick and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home.

Key accountabilities

• Your communication style will be friendly, professional and collaborative and you will excel at simplifying complex information for stakeholders.
• Stakeholders could include Directors, Managers, Outage Planners, Power System Engineers, Consents Managers, Customer Connections and Asset Operations team, National Electricity System Operator (NESO), Scottish Transmission Owners, Distribution Network Owners, Ofgem, and the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
• You’ll be playing a central role in the development of projects, so it’s crucial that you can successfully communicate and get along with a wide variety of people.
• You’ll take the long view when it comes to relationships; carefully building professional, mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues across National Grid. Naturally approachable, you are good at listening and understanding the needs of teams and colleagues to create positive outcomes.
• If you don’t initially understand the technicalities of a project, your robust and logical thought process will allow you to quickly arrive at key issues and insights.
• Applying your structured, questioning, and coaching mindset you will help your team problem solve and deliver successful outcomes.
• Your documents will often be the first documents that people read in the project life cycle; those reading them should be able to quickly and easily find the information they need and people without a technical background should be able to understand them.
• You will coach, mentor, and develop your team to ensure members can deliver required outcomes as a high-performing team. You will identify and fill any skill or knowledge gaps with the appropriate training, and generally make sure your team is being challenged and developed in the right way.

About you

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who:

• Has experience of developing early-stage electricity network projects and team management experience.
• Is an established leader. Naturally inquisitive and calm under pressure you have a passion for supporting and developing others. You know how to empower your team to deliver, even under occasional pressure.
• Can create solid networks with a variety of stakeholders and keep them informed and up to date.
• Is comfortable bridging the gap between technical and non-technical colleagues and collating their input into a single team mission. You have great clarity of perspective and can simplify things where others can’t.
• Is experienced at influencing others and getting them to buy into your proposed solutions.

What you'll get

A competitive salary up to £80,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More information

This role closes on 23 July 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.