The Design & Development Director role requires a senior, strategic leader with a strong strategic mindset, an understanding of power systems, proven experience of leading large teams who execute a large, complex, portfolio of infrastructure design and development, and a strong focus on customer and commercial strategy.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering successful strategy outcomes, be people and customer centric. They will be accountable for multiple strategies, holistic work systems and organisation performance systems that deliver multiple projects effectively. They will hold overall accountability for the development and delivery of strategically critical, high value, complex portfolios/programmes; developing the leadership approach that ensures work is completed safely, to time, quality and within budget; while balancing customer expectations, network resilience, and strategic investment outcomes, ensuring NGED remains well positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing energy landscape.