Logistics and Materials Manager, Capital Project Delivery

natgridProd • Town of Colonie, NY

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

National Grid is hiring a Logistics and Materials Manager for our NY Electric Major Projects department. This position can be located in Albany, Syracuse, Brooklyn (NY), Boston, or Waltham (MA).

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.

Job Purpose
Overall responsibility for end-to-end management of critical logistics and materials both internal and external across all phases of strategically critical, high dollar value, complex projects, ensuring material delivery dates are met, while maintaining consistent tracking across major materials. These include but are not limited to identifying, coordinating, and managing key materials between internal departments, external stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers.

The portfolio this position will typically support includes high dollar and significant projects with regulatory and stakeholder exposure. Much of the portfolio will be at the heart of the New York’s clean, fair and affordable energy transition ambition, and will make a significant contribution to National Grid’s growth expectation.

The Manager, Logistics and Materials Management will join the Major Project’s team reporting directly to the Commercial Director and be in a role that has significant strategic, financial, decision making, and leadership responsibilities. The Manager, Logistics and Materials Management will work closely with other managers supporting major projects, playing a lead role in communicating across all team members supporting the portfolio within Engineering, Procurement, Project Management and Construction Services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in project delivery, with specific experience in logistics coordination or materials management cross-functional project roles.
• 3+ years of people management experience required.
• Knowledge of materials management and logistics, especially in utility projects involving transmission, distribution, substations, or generation assets.
• Familiarity with multi-contract delivery models, including EPC, and owner-managed models.
• Understanding of utility infrastructure components including key aspects of design and construction and what various disciplines are required to execute them.
• Knowledge of configuration management, technical standards, and design handover protocols.
• Understanding of project lifecycle stages, interdependencies, and commissioning processes.
• Proven experience managing logistics and materials management between contractors, vendors, design teams, and utility stakeholders on large capital projects.
• Hands-on involvement in developing logistics and materials management plans.
• Experience leading cross-disciplinary coordination meetings to resolve design and construction clashes and proactively mitigation logistics complications or material delays.
• Demonstrated ability to track and manage schedules, and risk across multiple work packages.
• Experience working on complex projects with concurrent work scopes and overlapping schedules.
• Strong history of issue resolution, conflict management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Competency with project scheduling tools to map and monitor interface dependencies.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings to identify interface points.
• Understanding of change control, scope alignment, and configuration traceability.
• Familiarity with risk and impact assessment tools to evaluate materials-related delays or issues.
• Ability to develop and maintain materials trackers, dashboards, and reporting to stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• ASCM or similar certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of specialists to develop and execute logistics and materials management plans across a portfolio of electric transmission, distribution and substation projects.
• Serve as a point of accountability for supplier influence, with a focus on international logistics and leading solutions and mitigation strategies when delays or other supply chain issues are identified.
• Identify and track key materials between engineering, procurement, construction and operations.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment meetings to resolve logistics issues and ensure timely information flow and delivery of materials to key stakeholders.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for logistics and materials management related matters with internal project management teams and external partners, including contractors and other stakeholders.
• Drive timely delivery of materials through proactive monitoring and management of logistics and material delivery risks, issues, and dependencies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate quality assurance and quality control activities with manufacturers and during transit.
• Manage vendors in the event of any quality related events.
• Maintain logistics and material tracking logs.
• Support integrated project planning, scheduling, and execution by ensuring all logistics activities are clearly defined and incorporated.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and functional leads to ensure roles, responsibilities, and deliverables are clearly understood across projects.
• Drive continuous improvement of logistics management processes, tools, and best practices.

Benefits

• National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and we encourage a culture of respect for all.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager