Lead Planner, Capital Project Planning - Waltham, United States - National Grid

National Grid

Verified Company

Waltham, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About us:

National Grid is hiring a Lead Planner for our New England Electric Contracts and Commercial department in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid position.
Superpowered. Meaningful work. Human impact. A story we're proud to tell. This is what matters to us at National Grid.

In a world of complexity and unanswered questions, there is one thing we're certain about:
the power of our people.

Join us in our goal to deliver 100% fossil-free heat to our customers by 2050

Job Purpose:

The New England Electric Contracts and Commercial team manages, supports and monitors contracts and contractual relationships for outsourced complex and non-complex electric construction contracts for National Grid.

Key Accountabilities:

Manage framework contract planning, historical contract metric analysis and strategic vendor engagement to ensure the fiveyear electric capital construction workplan assigned to contracted resources is effectively delivered.
Foster strategic relationships with external vendor leadership
Engage internal stakeholder leadership including but not limited to Construction, Project/Program Management, Procurement, Engineering, Safety and Emergency Planning
Coordinate crossfunctional internal stakeholders in prioritizing and effectively executing deliverables
Initiate and lead process improvements and efficient ways of working
Support the New England External Line Resource Unit during weather events

**Supervisory/Interpersonal

Experience Required**:
Foster a collaborative environment focused on achieving outcomes and building relationships, both internally and externally to execute tasks and projects.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree is required
3+ years of experience in contracts, construction management, project management or engineering within the electric utility industry preferred
3+ years of experience leading teams in a matrix environment preferred
3+ years of experience making presentations to upper management preferred
3+ years of experience in Ariba Buying Guide preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, Excel, Power Point, Word, SharePoint
Valid driver's license required

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Salary

$121,000 - $142,000 a year