Performance Excellence Coach - Military veterans preferred

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £50,000 – £60,000 – dependent on capability

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch 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.

About us

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. And whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

About the role

• To provide assurance that the Performance Excellence strategy is being driven and sustained effectively.
• To transfer capability into the Leadership and Improvement communities, in order to embed and sustain a performance excellence culture within and across functions, resulting in the delivery of continuous improvement, value creative for Customers and the Company and engaged employees.
• To proactively engage with Senior Leaders to understand improvement opportunities aligned to business strategy. Own and drive improvements against a portfolio of improvement projects driving value for customers.

About you

• A strong understanding of Performance Excellence (or alternative Lean principles) and associated tools and techniques
• The ability to identify complex problems and challenges, analyse the root cause and identify, test and implement appropriate solutions through utilisation of advanced problem solving and leans skills
• Knowledge of Project Management approaches
• The ability to build good relationships at all levels across the business
• The ability to mentor, coach and train all levels across the business
• Comfortable leading through ambiguity
• Strong understanding of change culture
• The ability to drive and deliver benefit optimisation of continuous improvement projects
• Knowledge of existing Business Management Systems within the Business Entity would be advantageous
• A strong track record of influencing and managing upward.
• Driving innovation through areas of thought leadership (i.e. Automation)
• Practical application of applying tools and embedding behaviours associated with Performance Excellence
• LCS 1C or equivalent, Degree level qualification or comparable industry experience

Who are we

At National Grid, we don’t just ask our people to deliver to the highest standards. We also support them to be the best they can be. We welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds. National Grid’s ambition is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. We are committed to building a workforce which represents the communities we serve and a working environment in which each individual feels respected, fairly treated, valued and able to reach their full potential.

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy is 31st January 2019. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.