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National Grid is hiring Lead Business Strategist for our Electric Network Control Modernization Team in Northborough, MA.
This position is a hybrid role that works remotely and reports onsite to Electric Control Centers in Massachusetts at least two days a week.
Our electric transmission and distribution control centers are adopting cutting edge technologies. We are modernizing the fundamental capabilities such as energy management and outage management systems while paving the path for utilization of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and distributed markets. Grid Automation is right in the middle of this journey. The distribution system continues to serve more solar and energy storage customers; both residential and commercial in size. National Grid's Massachusetts control centers will continue to excel in operating our electric grid safely, accurately, and efficiently. Our objective is to provide a customer-centric transition to an increasingly computerized operation of our ever-complex electric grids.
Job Purpose
Lead Business Strategist (Strategist) serves as an ambassador to the electric organization. We have many digital projects that impact our databases, critical networking systems, operating procedures, and our culture. The Strategist combines the skills of process and project management with strong focus on customer expectations in an Agile environment. As our digital teams build and integrate new capabilities, the strategist concisely defines Epics for Portfolio Management in a Scaled Agile Framework. Operational load forecasting, Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERMS) deployment will be some of the projects the Strategist will oversee on behalf of the Massachusetts electric business. The Strategist also coordinates with other grid modernization projects to ensure business change is in place, project dependencies closely managed and organizational outcomes are satisfied.
Key Accountabilities
- Challenge project teams to ensure project scope, designs and delivery solutions are innovative, efficient, fit for purpose and prevent creep.
- Lead a team to manage and deliver a project safely to time, cost and specification within governance requirements including project initiation documents, project execution plans and management of plans, schedule, National Grid resources, budgets, quality and risks.
- Provide accurate and timely monthly project status reports covering milestone progress, risk management, current and forecast financial performance to ensure robust tracking and reporting against the long-term plan.
- To manage projects within a business function utilizing all available resources and relationships.
- To ensure predictable and unexpected complexities are effectively managed through stakeholder influence and management.
- Manage dependencies, risks, plans, costs and resourcing for each project and dependencies across interlinked projects.
- To ensure that the project offers a range of options and implements a change which achieves the objectives that have been set and that the business benefits are realized.
- Make use of full methodology and techniques autonomously for self and to supervise and advise others on appropriate approach.
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills and influencing skills to manage relationships across the business to engage and work alongside business function leads to drive performance improvements and agree required changes to business processes.
- Exceptional communication, both written and verbal, are required.
Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in a STEM degree, Master's with Management concentration or MBA is beneficial• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in the electric power systems industry or direct experience with electric operations• Minimum 2 years experience as a project manager or key project team member on projects with duration of longer than 12 months• Understanding of Portfolio Management, Scaled Agile Framework and JIRA tools or similar experience in project management - SAFe certification a plus• Presentation and communication skills on Microsoft Office platforms• Good business acumen, understand and align Grid Modernization business strategies with Agile practices• Demonstrated problem-solving skills - Ability to analyze complex business problems and devise effective solutions• Proven leadership skills to guide teams and influence stakeholders• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration
More Information
Salary
$133k - $188k a year
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. 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.
What We Do
National Grid is one of the world's largest utilities, focused on delivering energy safely, efficiently, reliably and responsibly. National Grid is an international electricity and gas company and one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world. We play a vital role in delivering gas and electricity to many millions of people across Great Britain and northeastern US in an efficient, reliable and safe manner.
We are committed to safeguarding our global environment for future generations and providing all our customers with the highest standards of service through investment in our networks and through our talented, diverse workforce. National Grid owns the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales and operates the system across Great Britain.
It also owns and operates the high-pressure gas transmission system in Britain operating 7,660km of high-pressure pipeline, 24 compressor stations and more than 600 above-ground installations. In the US, National Grid distributes electricity to nearly five million customers in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.
Owning 4,160 megawatts of electricity generation, it is the largest power producer in New York State supplying power to over one million customers on Long Island. It is also the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern US, delivering gas to 20 million customers in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. National Grid also has a number of related businesses such as LNG importation and storage, land remediation and metering.
