PMO Governance and Analyst

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. As we support the energy transition and delivery of a reliable, resilient network, we are looking for a Governance and Change Analyst to join our Asset Operations team.

This role can be based from any of our national offices, with regular collaboration at our Warwick office 4/5 times a month. We are happy to discuss flexible working patterns or reasonable adjustments that could help make the role work for you.

Candidates must submit a cover letter demonstrating their relevant experience and achievements, including examples of supporting capital projects, programmes or portfolios and their understanding of governance, assurance and change control processes. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

(No sponsorship is being offered for this position)

As Governance and Change Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Net Zero ambitions by enabling Asset Operations capital projects to be delivered safely and effectively to time, cost, quality and performance expectations.

Reporting to the Head of PMO, you will help drive robust governance, controls and best practice across cost, risk, schedule and change. Using data and performance insights, you will identify trends, draw meaningful conclusions and provide recommendations that support informed decision-making and optimise portfolio delivery across a complex portfolio of capital projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a developing PMO function, helping to strengthen governance and assurance processes, improve ways of working, and ensure projects remain aligned with technical, regulatory and business requirements across a complex and high-value portfolio.

• Support the application of PMO governance, following the PMO roadmap and organisational standards, ensuring effective portfolio oversight and control.
• Monitor and report on cost, risk, schedule and change data, ensuring projects remain controlled, governed and performing against agreed baselines.
• Produce and maintain metrics, dashboards and change data.
• Translating complex data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for PMO leads.
• Support cost management activities, including forecasting, budget tracking and cost governance, working closely with Finance and delivery teams to ensure financial control and transparency.
• Analyse integrated planning and scheduling, ensuring delivery plans are credible, aligned and accurately reflect key dependencies, risks and delivery priorities.
• Operate the risk, issue and change management processes, facilitating risk reviews, assuring the quality of portfolio risk data, and ensuring all changes are appropriately assessed, governed and implemented across cost, schedule and risk.
• Work alongside a team of PMO analysts, including offshore resources, and stakeholders across Asset Operations, delivery teams and wider business functions; support regulatory and performance reporting requirements and drive continuous improvement in PMO processes, tools and ways of working.

• Experience with in PMO, portfolio or project controls in complex delivery environments, ideally supporting capital projects, programmes or portfolios
  , with a strong understanding of governance across cost, risk, schedule and change, ensuring consistent standards and controls are embedded.
• Highly analytical, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and provide clear, actionable insights to support decision-making and performance improvement.
• Knowledge of risk management practices, including facilitating workshops and supporting both quantitative risk analysis and schedule risk analysis.
• Excellent communication and…