National Grid · 6 hours ago
Director, Gas Investment Planning & Strategy NE
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$194K/yr - $228K/yr
5+ years expNational Grid is hiring a Director for their Gas Investment Planning & Strategy NE department. This role provides leadership to ensure the development and delivery of the 10-year NE Gas strategic business plan, overseeing regulatory planning activities and capital efficiency management.
DeliveryEnergyOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Delivery of the long term (10 year) NE Gas strategic business plan totaling ~$900M per year and the facilitation of the in-year sanctioning process
Support all NE Gas regulatory filings, including GSEP, GREC, and financial trackers (e.g. LNG, FOH). Ensure all regulatory inquiries with associated filings are addressed in a complete, structured and timely manner
Delivery of the Work Order controls framework, managing accounting practices in line with capitalization policies and ensuring controls are in place to timely and effectively account for work closing to plant
Deliver the in-year efficiency portfolios, both Opex and Capex including process and continuous improvement initiatives
Advise on the long-term planning elements of the BU, including ownership of emerging regulatory policies and impact analysis, and supporting the strategic narrative to both senior leadership and communications down through the organization
Provide assurance and confidence in the delivery of the multi-year strategic business plan, specifically relating to strategic outcomes (e.g. safety, prioritization, predicted cost, adherence to targets, risk management and other required executive/management KPIs)
Provide direction and leadership on the establishment and implementation of agreed program milestones. This includes delivering all agreed outputs within the agreed economic, safety and regulatory frameworks
Lead other strategic and/or transformation initiatives across the Gas Business Units as required by Gas Leadership Team
Leads by example in driving change, creates context for others; clearly communicates the business reasons for change at all levels of the organization
Inspire and deliver new ways of working collaboratively within the business, driving efficiency and performance excellence as well as working with and through the business processes to ensure maximum value and achievement of long- term challenges
Developing and fostering a culture of innovation for redefining gas project and program sub processes in the context of an end-to-end process model, challenging and advising the functions and the wider organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance or accounting and bring extensive, demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, project management, and process improvement
Minimum of 5 years leading and enabling matrixed project teams to operate innovatively, effectively and efficiently
Significant experience managing resources and activities focused on delivering superior end-to-end and/or operational performance and continuous improvement
Effective stakeholder management skills with the ability to successfully bring together and drive cooperation across diverse teams with potentially conflicting goals and objectives
Experience in leading and developing a broad team comprised of diverse expertise and skills
Bottom-line oriented, budget-conscious, metric/measurement driven leader
Project management skills to assess scope, risks, effectiveness and financial impacts
Demonstrated Commerciality/risk management throughout the capital delivery lifecycle
Considerable experience in the financial management of capital planning process
Strong strategic thinking with commercial and risk-led mindset
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred; MBA, MSc etc
PMP highly desirable
Utility sector experience required; gas utility experience preferred
Asset management and/or regulatory experience highly desirable
Company
National Grid
National Grid facilitates electricity and gas transmission system and focuses on delivering clean energy.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.01BKey Investors
NYSERDASEKStrategic Innovation Fund
2025-08-21Grant· $2M
2025-07-08Post Ipo Debt· $937.85M
2024-09-11Grant· $19.95M
Leadership Team
Zoë Yujnovich
Chief Executive Officer
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