IT & Software

Network Resilience Manager

National Grid

Warwick · Warwickshire · United Kingdom

Overview

In this role you will lead the NGET Network Resilience Strategy across risk and operations, ensuring resilience frameworks and continuity plans are in place. You will build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders and drive accountability for safety, reliability, and climate adaptation. You will oversee incident investigations, learning actions, and continuous improvement of contingency processes. You will shape resilience policy to support a safe, stable, and sustainable energy network. This is a chance to influence critical infrastructure and energy transition initiatives.

Pay / Benefits
  • salary 64,000–79,000
  • bonus up to 30%
  • pension scheme with 12% company match
  • share incentive plan
  • salary sacrifice car and technology schemes
  • employee assistance lines and matched charity giving
Responsibilities
  • Develop and deliver the NGET Network Resilience Strategy across key risk and operational areas
  • Lead resilience policy discussions with internal/external stakeholders on behalf of NGET
  • Identify key resilience risk areas and agree control strategies with the business
  • Oversee ET Resilience Strategy and framework for ET accountability
  • Monitor and report on network-wide resilience and reliability risks to ensure safe, reliable operation
  • Coordinate system event follow-up investigations and implement preventive actions
  • Develop and improve the Energy Not Supplied process
  • Ensure ISO22301 Business Continuity certification maintenance and fit-for-purpose Network Control BC plans
  • Ensure Electricity System Restoration compliance across Network Control processes, people and systems
  • Lead Climate Adaptation initiatives to plan for long-term climate impacts and respond to weather events
Key requirements
  • Strong leadership with proven consultative, facilitation, and decision-making skills
  • Excellent change management and cross-functional collaboration abilities
  • Strong presentation and influencing skills
  • In-depth experience of the UK electricity industry, including system operation and regulatory context
  • Understanding of transmission-critical networks, resilience, safety, crisis management, and control room operations
  • Knowledge of safety legislation and procedures
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • collaboration
  • UK electricity industry knowledge
  • system operation and control room experience
  • resilience and continuity planning

Reference: WJ-747_31053509

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