Strategy and Performance Director

Job title:

Strategy and Performance Director

Company

National Grid

Job description

The rolePerformance DirectorWarwick/Birmingham – HybridAt National Grid, we’re on a mission to lead the UK’s journey toward a sustainable, net-zero future. As a critical player in the global energy transformation, we’re building innovative solutions to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. This is your chance to be part of something extraordinary and make a real impact on the world.About the RoleWe’re looking for passionate, forward-thinking individuals to join our team in driving the Race to Net Zero. As Performance Director, you will oversee planning, governance, KPI, performance, people and culture, and resource deployment across the Enterprise. Lead in driving collaboration between Enterprise partners through building a shared culture and behaviours. You will be focused on continuous improvement across the programme and efficient operations of the partners.What you’ll be getting up to

• Supports the Enterprise Director to define and develop the Enterprise performance and people strategy, setting clear overarching goals and objectives to drive sustainable delivery of its major infrastructure projects.
• Acts as the senior focal point for strategy and performance related matters; collaborates with Enterprise leadership, National Grid and Partners to facilitate effective communication, alignment, and decision-making.
• Oversees a strategic Integrator function that effectively collates, harmonises, and translates input into clear strategic messages, to build consensus around priorities and solutions.
• Ensures the GGP performance and control data meets the SI Onshore needs and standards
• Executes a collaborative approach to strategic planning, enabling cross-partner teams to co-create project objectives, milestones, and implementation plans, which optimise the breadth of capability and capacity to deliver project outcomes.
• Ensures the Enterprise’s multiple, diverse goals each have tailored strategies at the project level, while driving standardised planning processes across the programme.
• Oversees contingency planning and deployment of robust risk management processes throughout the project lifecycle, which reduce risk exposure through flexible and timely adjustment; ensures effective reporting to key stakeholders, such as Enterprise, Onshore and partner leaders, so that risks are managed and mitigated across the programme.
• Optimises return on investment by embedding processes across the project lifecycle, which strategically align initiatives, quantify benefits, and continuously monitor resource deployment, to enhance visibility and accountability of stakeholders involved in projects.

What’s in it for you?£85,000 to £105,000 p.a. depending on experience – plus 20% Annual performance bonus & annual salary benchmarkingCompany Car or £6000 allowanceDouble-match pension (for every £1 you put in we put in £2, to a max company contribution of up to 12%)28 days holiday (plus 8 statutory days, plus the opportunity to buy 5 more annually)Life Insurance: 10 x your basic salaryPrivate Medical InsuranceFinancial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).About you

• Ability to inspire and motivate teams, with demonstrable track record in supervision, delegation and decision-making.
• Experience in collaborating and influencing at a senior level; able to constructively challenge and hold internal and external stakeholders at all levels to account.
• Strategic thinker, with long-term planning skills and ability to align initiatives with overarching organisational goals.
• Demonstrable track record in managing a broad and multi-faceted workload; balances attention to detail with big picture thinking and displays confidence in executing decisions.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification.At National Grid, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.More InformationThe closing date for this position is Friday 10th January – please ensure we have received your application by this date in order to be considered.#LI-FN1#HYBRID

Expected salary

£85000 – 105000 per year

Location

Warwick

Job date

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:48:28 GMT

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