Vice President, Group Asset Management & Engineering (Home Based(GE), GB, A1A 1AAA)

About us At National Grid, we are at the heart of shaping a secure, affordable, and clean energy future. We are investing around £70bn over five years in our networks in the UK and the US, with a range of ground-breaking projects to expand our networks.With revenue of almost £20bn and almost 30k employees, we operate in the UK across our Electricity Transmission, Electricity Distribution, and Strategic Infrastructure businesses, and in the US across our New York and New England businesses.We are now recruiting a VP - Group Asset Management & Engineering to operate at group-level and in a global capacity. This will be an excellent opportunity to establish this company-wide role from the outset, via a combination of existing strong practices and new thinking and ideas to bring into the organisation.Job purpose This is a newly-created role that will operate across the Group globally as our Chief Engineer, accountable for setting and assuring a coherent, group‑wide approach to asset stewardship, engineering standards, and lifecycle management across the organisation.The role will define what ‘good’ looks like across asset management and engineering across our business units, and ensure alignment to statutory and regulatory obligations across our service areas. The person in post will provide independent leadership, assurance, and professional authority across our business units, without directly owning or operating assets.The role will play a critical role in protecting long-term system integrity, safety, reliability, and value, with responsibility for developing and driving group-wide standards.Key accountabilities Group Asset Management Framework

Own and maintain the Group Asset Management Policy, framework, and lifecycle model, aligned to international best practice (e.g. ISO 55000)
Lead maturity assessment and continuous improvement of asset management capability, reporting progress to the Executive Committee

Group Engineering Authority & Standards

Act as the group engineering authority, defining minimum engineering requirements and ‘acceptable engineering’ across the organisation
Own the Group Engineering Standards framework, including approval, governance, derogations, and departures

Independent Assurance & Governance

Provide independent second‑line assurance on asset management and engineering compliance across Business Units
Chair or sponsor group‑level Asset Management and Engineering governance forums and steering committees

System Strategy & Investment Enablement

Enable Business Units to make robust, risk‑based, whole‑life investment decisions through clear standards, data expectations, and decision frameworks
Act as a critical partner to Strategy, Finance, Regulation, and Operations on major investment cases and regulatory submissions

Engineering Capability, Culture & Talent

Set clear expectations for engineering professionalism, competence, and leadership across the Group
Build a strong, connected engineering and asset management community across geographies and Business Units

External Leadership & Influence

Represent the organisation externally on asset management and engineering matters with regulators, industry bodies, and peers
Horizon‑scan emerging risks, technologies, and standards to future‑proof the asset base
Candidate profile

Senior executive leadership experience in asset‑intensive infrastructure
Deep expertise in asset management and/or engineering governance at group level
Proven ability to lead through influence in complex organisations
Strong regulatory, statutory, and safety leadership credibility
Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional accreditation would be preferred
More Information The role will close for applications on Monday 13th April at 23:59 BST.Salary: competitive base salary plus commensurate benefits.This role reports to Alice Delahunty, President - Electricity Transmission.

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