Senior Marine Project Manager

National Grid

Job title:

Senior Marine Project Manager

Company:

National Grid

Job description

About the roleJoin us and manage innovative marine infrastructure projects.As we build a cleaner, greener energy system, we’re looking for a Senior Marine Project Manager to help deliver marine infrastructure projects for .The North Sea offers an incredible opportunity for the UK and our European neighbours to deliver huge increases in offshore wind. The creation of an integrated North Sea grid will help to take advantage of the rapid growth in offshore wind and strengthen cross-border interconnector links. You’ll be entering a very niche, dynamic environment at the heart of the energy transition.As a Senior Marine Project Manager, you’ll fully integrate, optimise and manage an allocated programme of work across the full project lifecycle. You’ll operate to the highest Safety, Health and Environmental & Quality standards to help define marine ways of working and promote positive marine working environments.The size of these projects mean you’ll have the time and budget to utilise innovative new technologies. For example, you might look into how advancements in subsea technologies can create efficiencies or minimise environmental impact.In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You’ll be flexible to travelling to our office (Warwick) and Interconnector sites (UK and Europe) as required.What you’ll doProject schedules

  • Liaising with our consents teams, stakeholders and contractors, you’ll look at constraints and manage the overall marine works schedule.
  • Monitor the impact of marine resource availability, weather, and environmental factors on projects’ timelines.

Marine works budget

  • Control the marine works costs and monitor the impact of delays, managing internal implications and knock-on effects across the portfolio.
  • Liaising with internal and joint venture finance teams, you’ll contribute to your projects’ finance processes. Ensuring they remain within governance and the wider programme of works budget.

SHEQ

  • You will be key to the marine works SHEQ management, communicating in a clear, timely way to ensure safe systems of work and a positive end result.
  • Promote offshore wellbeing, ensuring contractors have good processes and understanding of marine working environments.
  • Some project personnel will be working on offshore vessels for extended periods; you’ll look at what we can do to positively influence their environment on such projects.
  • As an organisation we are driven by safety. We have an industry leading ‘Safe to Say’ policy which encourages colleagues to speak up and take ownership of safety issues. You will help foster an environment where everyone, regardless of seniority, feels able to share their concerns.

Project governance

  • Acting as the marine lead, you’ll contribute to any project governance requirements. For example, when an EPC contractor is chosen, you will provide the justification and take the marine lead during internal National Grid regulatory processes and governance.
  • During interaction with stakeholders such as other seabed users, you’ll liaise with our legal and external affairs teams to coordinate responses.

Project engineering

  • During the project development phase, you’ll manage the overall marine engineering process, including coordinating marine inputs, studies and consultant works.
  • Coordinate desktop studies, marine surveys and post-survey engineering.
  • During the EPC tender process, you’ll review tenders and project execution plans, and coordinate subject matter expert input.
  • During the delivery phase, you’ll work closely with the EPC contractor to plan and execute the marine cable installation and associated works.

About youWhat we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field.In this case, we’re looking for someone who is pragmatic, hard-working, and a great communicator who can get along with a wide variety of people. You’ll know how to bring people out of their shell and encourage them to share their opinions.In the past you’ve had exposure to the marine environment. You’ll be spending a lot of your time talking to people working offshore; it’s crucial that you can understand and empathise with their environment and concerns.You’ll have already managed marine infrastructure projects, and ideally subsea cables. But we’re also interested in hearing from you if you have experience in areas such as oil and gas, subsea telecoms or coastal infrastructure.Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid Interconnectors, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, 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. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.What you’ll getA competitive salary between £60,000 – £75,000 – dependent on capability.As well as your base salary, a job requirement car, a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.About usis 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.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.More informationThis role closes on 12 May 2024 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.#LI-SM1
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Expected salary

£60000 – 75000 per year

Location

Warwick – Knock, Western Isles

Job date

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:25:36 GMT

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