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.
Job Introduction
We’re looking for a Senior Transformation Manager to join our newly established Transformation office at National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) for 12 months, subject to review. Reporting to the Head of Transformation, the Senior Transformation Manager plays a key role in shaping and accelerating strategic transformation across the business.
This is not a traditional programme management role. Rather than owning a single project or programme end-to-end, you will work across a portfolio of complex transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leaders to align priorities, manage interdependencies, remove barriers and ensure sustainable business outcomes are achieved.
Operating at an enterprise level, you'll bring an organisation-wide perspective, connecting activity across multiple functions and helping leaders navigate complex change involving operating models, processes, systems, ways of working and culture. You'll be equally comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, challenging constructively and diving deep into critical issues where intervention is needed to unlock progress.
Because we know flexibility matters, this role offers a hybrid approach to working, combining home and office working. You can be based from any of our sites across the East Midlands, West Midlands, South West or Wales, with travel to NGED locations typically required two to three times per week.
This role would suit someone who has operated within a central transformation, strategy or enterprise change function and is looking for an opportunity to drive impactful change at scale across a large, complex organisation.
Main Responsibilities
- Partner with executives, business sponsors and senior leaders to shape, coordinate and accelerate strategic transformation activity across multiple programmes and business functions.
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Translate strategic ambitions into structured transformation roadmaps, ensuring initiatives collectively deliver target business outcomes.
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Identify and manage critical interdependencies across transformation programmes, driving alignment and ensuring risks, impacts and opportunities are understood.
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Provide challenge, support and constructive intervention to help programmes overcome obstacles, accelerate delivery and realise intended benefits.
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Facilitate decision-making and governance, providing clear insights on performance, risks, dependencies and value delivery.
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Define and monitor outcomes, benefits measures and KPIs to track progress and support effective prioritisation.
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Partner with delivery teams and business leaders to ensure transformation activity remains aligned to strategic objectives.
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Bring external insights, best practice and transformation expertise to continuously improve the organisation's approach to change.
The Ideal Candidate
You'll bring experience from a central strategy, transformation, enterprise change or programme office environment, where you've helped shape and coordinate complex transformation across multiple teams, functions or business units.
You'll have:
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Experience working within a business transformation, strategy, enterprise change or transformation office environment.
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A track record of supporting large-scale organisational transformation involving operating models, processes, systems, ways of working and cultural change.
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Experience working with executive stakeholders and influencing decisions in complex corporate environments.
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Strong commercial, analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to quickly understand complex situations and identify the actions needed to drive progress.
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Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and build alignment across diverse groups.
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Experience navigating organisational complexity, competing priorities and cross-functional dependencies.
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The ability to move between strategic thinking and hands-on intervention, providing support where it adds the greatest value.
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Strong communication skills, with the ability to distil complexity into clear insights and recommendations. #LI-HYBRID #LI-HB1
About The Company
Joining the UK’s leading electricity distribution business means plenty of career opportunities and well-deserved recognition. We reward hard work and encourage ambition. So, as well as a competitive salary, you will also benefit from:
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Annual performance related bonus of up to 20%
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Company car or car allowance
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28 days Annual Leave plus 8 Bank Holidays
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Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double match your contributions up to a maximum of 12%)
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Annual Share Save plan
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Life insurance 4 x annual salary
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Contributory healthcare for you and your family
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Support via our Employee Assistance Programme, including musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services
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Free on-site parking at all our main sites
Things you need to know
As an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we celebrate individual difference and are actively bringing in more employees from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture. If you require additional support to complete your online application, please email [email protected].
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.
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.
Recruitment correspondence is usually sent by email, please check your email account including spam/junk folders regularly after the closing date.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient numbers of suitable applications be received, so it would be best to apply as soon as you can.
