Team Manager - Planning and Wayleaves

Job Introduction

An opportunity is available for a Team Manager – Planning and Wayleaves based in Alfreton. The Team Manager will report to the Head of Operations with responsibility for delivering the Planning & Wayleave activities for the Chesterfield & Mansfield distribution area. They create a clear vision, set clear expectations, recognise excellent performance, and positively support colleagues’ professional development. They ensure colleagues are empowered to work with competence, confidence, and professionalism within a diverse environment. The Team Manager leads a culture where collaboration, customer focus, innovation and mutual trust is high.

Through successful leadership, you will be responsible for:-

• Organisation and provision of planning schemes for all aspects of New Business and Capital projects
• Organisation and provision of Wayleave specialist resource for New Business, Capital, Faults, I & M work streams
• Creation of schemes for construction, reinforcement, alteration, and replacement of assets in accordance with Engineering Directives within a specified location.
• Identify future network investment opportunities on the distribution network

You will successfully deliver team and personal performance expectations

• Progression to a higher salary may be available subject to meeting specified knowledge, skills and competencies.

Main Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a safety culture which enables a safe working environment validated through site safety inspections.
• Support the team to deliver a high level of customer service at all times and achieve all customer service-related performance targets.
• Set clear direction and expectations. Ensure team members clearly understand what needs to be done, why, when and by whom. Review progress against expectation and take appropriate action to ensure delivery of results.
• Ensure shared ownership for teams’ goals and objectives, and delivery in accordance with expectation. Recognise excellent performance and celebrate success.
• Continuously reflect on work undertaken and performance of team to identify and implement improvements.
• Build a trusting team environment, where all are equally welcomed and valued. Be authentic, support colleagues’ well-being and create excellent lines of communication.
• Proactively support colleagues’ physical and mental health, through both a reactive response when situations occur, and pro-actively to support a healthy working environment.
• Support the development of a diverse working environment within which colleagues are developed and their potential is maximised. Provide constructive feedback.
• Speak on behalf of the Company and the team, both internally and externally, on issues that relate to own team’s activities.
• Within a continually changing working environment set a clear vision, lead, and manage change effectively.
• Successfully manage costs and performance of work undertaken through the efficient management of the workforce aligned to the planning and wayleaves activities against internal and external targets e.g. Broad Measures, TTQ, and Customer Guarantees.
• Determine the annual tasks, resource requirements and prepare the annual programme, monitoring and updating as required
• Monitor tasks and expenditure to ensure working is undertaken within budget and in accordance with annual programme.
• Approve and monitor capital schemes, identify, and comment on variances and take corrective action.

Ideal Candidate

A minimum City and Guilds 2339 (Electrical Power Engineering) or a relevant electrical engineering qualification is required.

In addition you will:

• Be an experienced leader with exceptional people management skills and be able to empower and lead through others.
• Have a good understanding of how building a positive work culture aligns to the future challenges of the business.
• Be able to develop or have a good understanding of the changing electricity distribution operating environment and how that is reflected in your leadership and development of teams and culture.
• Appreciate how a diverse workforce contributes to the future success of the business.
• Be able to demonstrate how you have delivered results.

In this role you will be required to travel across the region and beyond to attend meetings and visit your teams on site so you will need a full driving licence - a Company vehicle will be available for business use.

Qualifications

If you don’t have them, our successful candidate will need to undertake the following qualifications/development programmes to ensure success in the role and enable progression:

• Engineering Level 4 qualification or relevant business management qualification.
• IOSH or equivalent safety qualification.
• Completion of a safeguarding course.
• Mental resilience course.

Evidence of any relevant qualifications you hold will be required prior to appointment.

National Grid Electricity Distribution is committed to safeguarding the interests of the Company, colleagues and customers.This role is subject to a satisfactory Barring Service, (DBS) check, depending on the role different levels of screening and vetting are required. Some roles require a triannual check.

About Us

We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses.

National Grid employs over 29,000 people worldwide. We are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future and we are doing this in a fast-moving industry with an increasing focus on tackling climate change, exploring new energy sources that are renewable, low carbon, and improve efficiency to meet demand.