Commercial Development Manager
National Grid
Date: 20 hours ago
City: Warwick
Contract type: Full time

About The Role
Join us and help develop a first-of-its-kind electricity link.
Tackling climate change is the defining challenge for our generation. It demands innovation and fresh thinking across every part of the energy sector. At National Grid Ventures, we’re investing in the technologies that will ignite a new era of clean energy.
We’re spearheading the development of a new generation of subsea electricity interconnectors that will not only enable clean power to flow between countries but also allow large volumes of offshore wind to be connected at the same time.
That's why we're recruiting for a Commercial Development Manager to join the European Offshore Development team. You'll support market and commercial aspects of project development for the LionLink Project following Ofgems assessment of the Initial Project Assessment.
This directorate leads the development of the next wave of offshore grid business development activities in conjunction with our EU partners and in line with the strategic direction of National Grid plc in the North Sea.
These roles can be based from Warwick or London, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home.
What You'll Do
A competitive salary between £65,000 - £85,000 per annum – dependent on capability.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company 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, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
More Information
National Grid is 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. National Grid is 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.
Join us and help develop a first-of-its-kind electricity link.
Tackling climate change is the defining challenge for our generation. It demands innovation and fresh thinking across every part of the energy sector. At National Grid Ventures, we’re investing in the technologies that will ignite a new era of clean energy.
We’re spearheading the development of a new generation of subsea electricity interconnectors that will not only enable clean power to flow between countries but also allow large volumes of offshore wind to be connected at the same time.
That's why we're recruiting for a Commercial Development Manager to join the European Offshore Development team. You'll support market and commercial aspects of project development for the LionLink Project following Ofgems assessment of the Initial Project Assessment.
This directorate leads the development of the next wave of offshore grid business development activities in conjunction with our EU partners and in line with the strategic direction of National Grid plc in the North Sea.
These roles can be based from Warwick or London, and you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home.
What You'll Do
- Commercial strategy: develop and implement a strategies to optimise commercial outcomes for National Grid, including partnering arrangements with our project partner
- Markets strategy: develop solutions and strategies to market the project and overcome potential market / operation challenges.
- Support all commercial aspects of the project: assess the commercial risks and opportunities of the project within an evolving environment.
- Stakeholder management on market and commercial topics: lead a matrix project team in having effective discussions with our European partners and progress the commercial agreement underpinning the project development.
- Support financial viability of the project: manage project budgets, forecasting financial performance and ensuring that projects are financially viable.
- Compliance: ensure the commercial agreement comply with the legal and regulatory requirements.
- Report and drive improvement: Provide clear and regular updates to senior management on project status, performance, commercial risks and opportunities, and resulting recommendations.
- Management: Opportunity to manage and coach a team to allow them to meet their full potential. Foster a collaborative, innovative and engaged culture, encouraging a safe-to-say environment.
- A strong track record of delivery and performance – a self-starter, confident and independent, ability to work at pace.
- Experience of programme execution in large and complex corporate and commercial environments, with an ability to apply a broad set of strategic frameworks to solve real business issues.
- An ability to understand and quickly assess new commercial risks and opportunities within project development, prioritise them and implement solutions.
- An understanding of UK and European energy markets, in particular relating to offshore wind and interconnectors.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, demonstrated through a track record in current and / or previous roles.
- Financial acumen, with the ability to understand the key levers of profitability for long-term energy infrastructure.
- An ability to create high quality performance management for a wide variety of audiences and incorporating multiple data sets.
A competitive salary between £65,000 - £85,000 per annum – dependent on capability.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company 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, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
More Information
National Grid is 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. National Grid is 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.
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