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At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as the

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At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as the Deeside Innovation Centre Manager and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.

National Grid is hiring an Innovation Centre Manager for our Customer and Network Development Team based at our Deeside Centre for Innovation in North Wales, commutable from Flintshire and Cheshire.

About The Role

The Deeside Centre for Innovation is the only centre of its type in the UK, allowing us to test new technologies, ideas and processes in a safe off-grid substation & overhead line environment, ensuring National Grid paves the way towards a green energy future.

The Innovation Centre manager will help finalise operationalising the centre and oversee all aspects of the continued operation of the centre including its commercial, testing, safety and site management activities.

This role will work with the rest of our innovation functions across National Grid to coordinate innovation activities and leverage the Innovation Centre to accelerate the adoption of new technologies and ways of working. You will engage across the business and our wider industry to promote awareness of the Innovation Centre and the services it can provide.

What You'll Do

• Management of the Innovation Centre’s budget and ownership of revenue generation
• Commercial strategy and customer relationships
• Strategy for site and capability development
• Support safe operation of testing activities on site through policy and people management
• Promotion of the Innovation Centre within National Grid and across the industry
• Coordination with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) and NG Group innovation functions to exploit the value of the Innovation Centre
  
  

• You will have experience and knowledge of business innovation, research and development and/or academic research.
• Experience of financial reporting and management is desirable as the role will involve management of the costs and revenue of the centre
• You will have experience of safe working in testing or operational environments and understand National Grid and the electricity industry’s safety processes.
• Familiarity with energy network innovation regulation would also be preferable.
• You should have leadership skills with a record of demonstrating consultative, facilitation and decision-making skills, and the ability to build positive relationships within National Grid and with key external stakeholders and customers.
  
  

• Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 30%
• Hybrid working model between Home, Site and Office
• 28 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

  Utilities

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