Principal Program Manager, Future of Heat

National Grid is hiring an Principal Program Manager, for our NY Strategy and Transformation department in Downstate, Syracuse or Albany, NY

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

This role supports the New York Business Unit's gas transformation by contributing to strategic plans and roadmaps, helping to set the right priorities, driving effective execution of needed initiatives, supporting the development of new capabilities, identifying needed regulatory/policy enablers, and aligning decarbonization and other outcomes to Company and state/federal goals. The remit also includes contributing to and sometimes managing strategic initiatives and special projects, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and driving innovation.

The New York Gas COO is accountable for overall execution of the gas transformation. This transformation comprises multiple workstreams, which each have executive sponsors and cross-functional teams mobilized to execute. This role will partner with those executive sponsors and teams to drive progress on one or more workstreams.

This role is responsible for balancing the interests of multiple groups and success will require effective facilitation and coordination skills as well as the ability to challenge established thinking and lead discussions among internal stakeholders. Your voice will be an important one in these discussions and your ability to influence and bring stakeholders with you will be crucial to your success.

• Strategy Development: Partner with corporate strategy team to refresh the NY Business Unit's strategy.
• Strategic Planning: Coordinate a cross-functional team in developing a multi-year roadmap for a specific workstream(s) with clear priorities, initiatives, and outcomes. Examples of some of these workstreams include: integrated energy planning, operational and capital excellence, and gas decarbonization.
• Transformation Program Management: Provide program management support to the executive sponsors of one or more gas transformation workstreams. This includes: governance, performance management, risk management, testing and challenging initiative progress, and coaching of and problem-solving with initiative owners.
• Special Projects and Internal Consulting: Contribute to and in some cases manage cross-functional teams on special projects (e.g., novel regulatory filings, pilot/demo projects) ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timeline and provide capacity and capability where needed to coach, problem-solve, or otherwise advance transformation initiatives.
• Innovation and Technology: Identify innovation priorities related to one or more gas transformation workstreams and engage externally with peer utilities, industry trade groups, academics, and other stakeholders to learn best practices and other insights to inform National Grid's transformation plan.
• Thought Leadership: Represent National Grid in industry forums, conferences, and working groups, sharing expertise and insights on the future of gas networks and their role in the clean energy transition.

• Strong inter-personal, relationship-building, and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated experience conducting internal stakeholder engagement up to the director level.
• Experience in successfully organizing and leading teams through ambiguity to deliver high performance and make lasting change in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in participating in and leading ad hoc, cross-functional teams.
• Ability to clearly articulate critical strategic messages.

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's or advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Broad understanding of the energy sector and issues affecting the gas utility industry specifically (policy/regulatory, market, technology)
• Demonstrated expertise on decarbonization pathways, clean energy policies, gas network planning and operations, heat electrification, and/or innovative regulatory frameworks
• Experience in strategy development, strategy execution, and/or program management in large and complex corporate environments
• Analytical background/technical acumen with ability to gather & analyze data, including financial modeling
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to convey complex strategic ideas to a wide range of audiences

Salary:

Downstate: $178,000 - 209,000

Upstate: $148,000 - $174,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.