Senior Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery

natgridProd•City of Syracuse, NY

2d•$105,000 - $124,000

About The Position

About usNational Grid is hiring a Senior Project Manager for our Capital Project Delivery department in Syracuse, NY. Everyday 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 PurposeThis Senior Project Manager, Electricity Capital Project Delivery, will primarily be responsible for supporting, tracking, and reporting headcount on the NY Electric Program.Key Accountabilities Directly supporting, monitoring, and reporting on the NY Electric headcount. Own the end-to-end tracking of the NY Electric hiring plan. This includes maintaining staffing forecasts, actual headcount, and variance analysis; to clearly communicate status to senior leadership. Collaborate with hiring managers, human resources, talent acquisition and finance to collect staffing plans, onboarding/offboarding timelines, contractor vs. employee mix, and required skills; ensure data accuracy and timely updates across various systems. Develop and maintain regular reports (monthly/quarterly) with metrics such as forecast accuracy, resource utilization, vacancy rates, and potential headcount risks; translate data into actionable insights for decision-makers. Proactively identify resource risks and develop mitigation plans (rebalancing scope, hiring requests, training programs, or re-sequencing work); monitor and report on the effectiveness of these mitigations. Participate in headcount data quality and governance, ensuring reconciliations across HRIS, project management tools, and financial systems; drive continuous process improvements and standardization of FTE reporting. Lead capacity planning and scenario modelling to support decisions on scope, schedule, and budget; present scenarios with recommendations to leadership Process Analysis: Evaluate current organizational processes, workflows, and systems to identify areas for improvement and efficiency gains. Change Management: Facilitate change management efforts by communicating proposed improvements, obtaining buy-in from stakeholders, and ensuring successful implementation. Build and sustain cross-functional relationships to ensure hiring plan is effectively managed. Engage stakeholders and have effective collaboration and partnership capabilities. Excellent written/oral communication skills, follow-up, and negotiation skills. Good project management skills.

Requirements

5+ years experience within Project Management, Financial Reporting, Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.
A Bachelor’s degree is required in business/finance/accounting/engineering and significant relevant experience.
Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities; organized, detail oriented, able to make independent decisions with a high degree of confidence.
Understands policies and processes and demonstrates the ability to challenge existing processes and ways of working (e.g. taking action to avoid future crisis or create opportunities to improve existing practices.)
Demonstrate a high level of personal initiative and ability to interact with company personnel, contractors, regulatory representatives, and town/city officials in a positive collaborative manner.
Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. both external and internal).
Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and analyze relationships among several parts of a problem or situation to clearly articulate the findings and anticipates obstacles and thinks ahead about next steps.
Understanding of the operations of the electric business or the strong desire to learn.
Effectively communicates to those impacted by a decision about the situation and clearly explains the rationale behind the decision.
Exhibit high personal standards of commitment and integrity.
Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

Directly supporting, monitoring, and reporting on the NY Electric headcount.
Own the end-to-end tracking of the NY Electric hiring plan. This includes maintaining staffing forecasts, actual headcount, and variance analysis; to clearly communicate status to senior leadership.
Collaborate with hiring managers, human resources, talent acquisition and finance to collect staffing plans, onboarding/offboarding timelines, contractor vs. employee mix, and required skills; ensure data accuracy and timely updates across various systems.
Develop and maintain regular reports (monthly/quarterly) with metrics such as forecast accuracy, resource utilization, vacancy rates, and potential headcount risks; translate data into actionable insights for decision-makers.
Proactively identify resource risks and develop mitigation plans (rebalancing scope, hiring requests, training programs, or re-sequencing work); monitor and report on the effectiveness of these mitigations.
Participate in headcount data quality and governance, ensuring reconciliations across HRIS, project management tools, and financial systems; drive continuous process improvements and standardization of FTE reporting.
Lead capacity planning and scenario modelling to support decisions on scope, schedule, and budget; present scenarios with recommendations to leadership
Process Analysis: Evaluate current organizational processes, workflows, and systems to identify areas for improvement and efficiency gains.
Change Management: Facilitate change management efforts by communicating proposed improvements, obtaining buy-in from stakeholders, and ensuring successful implementation.
Build and sustain cross-functional relationships to ensure hiring plan is effectively managed.
Engage stakeholders and have effective collaboration and partnership capabilities.