National Grid · 1 day ago
Planner, Portfolio Planning
Brooklyn, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$82K/yr - $99K/yr
3+ years expNational Grid is a company that delivers safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. They are seeking a Planner for their Portfolio Planning department to manage the NYC or Long Island Gas portfolio, ensuring performance targets are met while improving customer satisfaction and efficiency.
DeliveryEnergyOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Monitor and analyze monthly resource levels, resource predictions, performance and plan progress in order to recognize key themes and trends and then act to correct any divergence from the work plan
Monitor and review work undertaken across a number of small to medium scale programs or a large complex program in order to ensure appropriate use of resources and adherence to schedules and deadlines
Manage, balance, and coordinate resources (internal workforce and external contractors) in order to optimize short and long term resource needs and deliver against the approved work plan
Produce high level and detailed forecasting models to support senior management in defining resource planning strategies
Work collaboratively with the Gas Finance support group to assess trending financials as they relate to the work plan and approved capital budget
Identify and communicate potential overruns and/or underruns across programs within the capital and O&M portfolio and propose solutions to support senior management decision making
Provide centralized direction to stakeholders for achieving spending and work plan delivery targets
Provide technical guidance, support and coaching to others in order to share knowledge and develop technical understanding within the function
Promote and implement procedural best practice in resource management in order to ensure all work performed (and where relevant, health and safety standards) are compliant with National Grid policies and regulatory requirements
Manage the day to day relationship with contractors and other external service providers, including negotiation, interpretation and application of established contractual agreements and/or service level agreements to ensure adherence to standards and best outcomes for National Grid
Lead, motivate and develop a professional team, prioritize work and allocate resources in order to ensure results are delivered in line with expectations and customer/business objectives
Review and approve changes to programs, identifying risks and overcome barriers to implementation to ensure efficient outcomes for National Grid
Challenge existing processes and continuously seek ways to do things better in order to drive greater efficiencies for the business
Monitor end to end process and facilitate discussions to identify and resolve gaps
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline required
Minimum of 3 years Program/Project Management experience or equivalent work program or project management experience
Experience in fact finding/data mining, including knowledge and understanding of where to find and how to present relevant information and data
Working knowledge of SQL and Python needed
Working knowledge and experience in program management principles, tools and techniques
Proficient in relevant software e.g. Microsoft Office products (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Project Management software (Primavera preferred or Microsoft Project)
Knowledge of National Grid's business operations, company policies and practices
Knowledge of relevant industry practice and legislation. Knowledge of current trends within the industry and developments in legislation or regulation
Knowledge and proficiency in relevant company IT systems including MAXIMO
Experience of managing the work of multi-functional or diverse teams, demonstrates taking specific actions to enable the team to function efficiently and effectively
Preferred
Advanced degree/credits preferred
Experience in Microsoft Office Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) preferred
Company
National Grid
National Grid facilitates electricity and gas transmission system and focuses on delivering clean energy.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (38)
2024 (37)
2023 (34)
2022 (38)
2021 (30)
2020 (33)
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
Anntonette Zembrzuski Alberti
Manager, Product Growth and NY Customer Energy Management Growth
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