Director of Capital & Investment - 12 Month Fixed-Term in Warwick

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. National Grid provides the environment for our teams to thrive and make a real impact. As we drive momentum in the energy transition for all, we are committed to ensuring that every employee feels empowered and engaged.

We’re looking for an engaging and credible leader to step into a role with real scale and purpose. This role combines leading a large, diverse team with close partnership across a fast paced, data driven business area, driving forecasting, reporting and meaningful change. You’ll work closely with Directors and senior leaders in National Grid Electricity Transmission, helping deliver the biggest infrastructure upgrade the organisation has seen in decades. Connecting new green generation and supporting customer demand is critical to achieving Net Zero.

If you’re an energising leader who thrives on developing others, cares deeply about customer outcomes, and is motivated by making a tangible difference, this could be the role for you.

As Director of Capital & Investment for Electricity Transmission, you’ll have end to end ownership of investment performance across our delivery vehicles. You’ll provide assurance, challenge and insight on processes, investment numbers and delivery outcomes, acting as a key interface with senior finance and business stakeholders. You’ll also lead a team of 35+ colleagues across the UK and India, creating a high performing, inclusive environment. The role is based in Warwick, with an expectation of at least two days a week in the office. We’re open to flexible working arrangements and happy to discuss what you need to be successful in the role.

• Lead a high impact finance function, combining strategic oversight with hands on partnership across a fast paced, data driven business.
• Work closely with Directors and senior leaders in Electricity Transmission to help deliver the biggest infrastructure upgrade in decades.
• Play a critical role in enabling Net Zero by supporting the connection of new green generation and customer demand.
• Take end to end ownership of capital and investment performance across Transmission delivery vehicles.
• Provide strong review, challenge and assurance of investment numbers, processes and delivery outcomes.
• Act as a key interface between senior finance and business stakeholders, influencing at the highest level.
• Lead and develop a large, diverse team of 35+ colleagues across the UK and India, fostering an inclusive, high performing culture.

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post qualified experience at a senior level.
• Significant experience in reporting financial information, as well as planning, forecasting, and budgeting across a variety of projects.
• Experience interacting and managing a broad range of stakeholders and working across multiple teams to deliver objectives and commercial decisions with relevant financial information.
• Comfortable leading and working as part of a virtual team and prepared to travel to sites on an adhoc basis.
• Experience working within a Record to Report/Business Services function, understanding the various upstream and downstream data and processes.
• Strong experience in MS Excel and SAP.
• Good understanding of core financial processes.
• Proactive self-starter with ability to manage own workload, to time and desired levels of quality.
• Pragmatic, can adapt quickly to a changing environment and can align skills to different customer groups.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and collaboration skills.
• Strong results orientation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. If you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway.

• Competitive Salary dependant on experience.
• Bonus based on personal and company performance with on target being 20% (with a maximum of 40%).
• Competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• A company electric vehicle or cash alternative, plus many more flexible benefits.

This role closes on 29 May at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible.

As one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world, National Grid is at the centre of a clean, fair and affordable energy future, where tackling climate change and reaching net zero is a key priority. National Grid is pioneering ways to decarbonise the energy system; from building interconnectors to allow the UK to share clean energy with our neighbours in Europe, to investing in renewable energy generation in the United States. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates - we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.