Portfolio Execution Director

• Lead the execution strategy across the National Grid portfolio
• Build senior relationships with National Grid stakeholders and act as an escalation point
• Drive portfolio governance and visibility of performance, risks, dependencies, resources and priorities
• Align project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, commercial and other functional teams
• Identify and remove systemic delivery barriers
• Strengthen execution capability through best practices and improved project methodologies
• Challenge and support project leadership teams on plans, assumptions, risks and recovery strategies
• Develop portfolio-level approaches to engineering, construction, commissioning, suppliers, contractors and resource capacity
• Enable capability reuse, knowledge sharing and improved management of common suppliers and delivery challenges
• Promote continuous improvement using lessons learned and portfolio insight
• Provide senior oversight of portfolio performance in a complex matrix organisation
• Ensure delivery strategy and organisational capability meet customer expectations

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience across complex energy, transmission, EPC or major infrastructure programmes
• Experience leading portfolios, programmes or multiple major projects within a complex engineering or infrastructure environment
• Strong knowledge of high-voltage transmission, power infrastructure or comparable large-scale EPC projects
• Experience across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning
• Strong customer-facing leadership experience, including senior stakeholder relationships and complex project or programme escalations
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders without relying solely on direct line authority
• Experience managing portfolio-level risks, dependencies, resource constraints and operational improvement opportunities
• Strong technical and commercial understanding
• Experience with major contractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary delivery organisations
• Familiarity with National Grid projects, standards, safety requirements or ways of working would be highly advantageous
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical, engineering or management discipline would be advantageous
• Willingness to work from the Stafford office in the United Kingdom

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong leadership in managing complex energy and infrastructure portfolios, with a focus on high-voltage transmission and EPC projects. Capable of driving performance improvements and stakeholder engagement while ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Leadership Experience in Energy Infrastructure
• Portfolio Management in Engineering
• High-Voltage Transmission Knowledge
• Stakeholder Relationship Management
• Risk and Resource Management

Hard Skills

• Portfolio Management
• Project Management
• Engineering Methodologies
• Construction Management
• Commissioning Processes
• Procurement Strategies
• Operational Improvement
• Risk Management
• Dependency Management
• Performance Governance

Soft Skills

• Influencing Cross-Functional Teams
• Customer-Facing Leadership
• Escalation Management
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Knowledge Sharing

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Master's Degree in Management

Industry Keywords

• National Grid
• EPC Projects
• Power Infrastructure
• Transmission Systems
• Safety Requirements
• Complex Matrix Organisation
• Multidisciplinary Delivery
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Delivery Strategy
• Resource Capacity