Assistant Project Manager (Innovation)

Assistant Project Manager (Innovation)
Starting salary from £32,792 per annum, based on experience
Up to 5% bonus
Two full time permanent positions
Based in Thorpe Park, Leeds with hybrid working

We have an amazing opportunity for two Assistant Project Managers (Innovation) to join us here at Northern Gas Networks (NGN) who will ensure compliance with strict internal and external governance protocols in the delivery of the NGN innovation portfolio.

Reporting to the Innovation Manager as one of our Assistant Project Managers (Innovation), you will provide support and delivery of innovation projects across the NGN innovation portfolio and ensure compliance with strict internal and external governance.

The role also requires good project management skills to deliver contracts, costs, project outputs and overall performance in line with the original agreed project scope, and all confirm all evidence and reporting is correctly captured to feedback to our regulator and stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities and accountabilities will include but will not be limited to
• Responsible for the creation of business cases for potential innovation projects which are generated across all areas of operations or proposed to the business by third parties via a multitude of methods such as calls for innovation. Registering and promotion of ideas through the NGN innovation management process
• Responsible for the management and delivery of innovation projects, ensuring that all projects are managed in line with NGN and Regulatory governance requirements and registered on NGN systems in addition to the Smarter Networks Portal, as appropriate
• Responsible for maintaining stakeholder relationships from project authorisation and initiation through to project closure ensuring regular communication and reporting of project progress versus the delivery contract
• Responsible for monitoring the financial performance of projects, utilising regular financial reports to monitor actual spend versus the quotation and forecast, identifying and reporting anomalies
• Responsible for raising and recording variations and providing support to update the business case to provide continued business justification
• Responsible for liaising with the Portfolio and Assurance Manager to ensure prompt payment of invoices upon achievement of agreed deliverables and confirming payment
• Provide regular and timely reporting of project progress to project sponsors and stakeholders
• Responsible for delivering a closure report and a benefits assessment on completion of projects, actively seeking feedback from the project sponsor or stakeholder; implement any corrective actions to ensure continuous improvement
• Support the Innovation Manager in the delivery of key regulatory submissions and conferences, including the Annual Innovation Summary and conference, as well as the Annual Innovation Framework

What we are looking for in our Assistant Project Managers (Innovation)
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills, strong influencing and lobbying skills and a willingness to embrace change
• Flexible approach to working across broad topic areas and meeting tight timescales
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Driven, motivated and pro-active with an ability to manage priorities
• You will align your behaviours and actions to the NGN way with your understanding of NGN's business areas
• Your understanding of the gas Industry including technical and regulatory knowledge alongside your practical experience of network operational activities would be highly advantageous
• You will have the ability to deliver a portfolio of diverse projects with your knowledge of appropriate legislation, policies, and procedures and financial and investment procedures, budget management and forecasting skills

What we offer you
• A competitive starting salary of £32,792 based on experience
• Up to 5% bonus (dependent upon achievement of set targets)
• 25 days annual leave (plus recognised bank holidays and 2 half days over the Christmas period)
• SSP for first 7 calendar days then occupational sick pay
• A generous stakeholder 5/10 pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options... from discounts on a variety of UK attractions, gym membership, restaurant discounts, experience days...and exclusive NGN discounts and much more!

We are ... Northern Gas Networks. We deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire. That's around 6.7million individual customers. We don't generate or sell the gas, but we transport it to homes and businesses in our region through a vast network of underground pipes. In fact, we own and maintain more than 37,000km of gas pipes - enough to stretch from Leeds to Sydney and back again. We cover large cities like Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, and our work extends to rural areas like North Yorkshire and Cumbria.

Our Values are at the heart of what we do. In addition to your key responsibilities, you will incorporate these into the daily life of your role. We are … Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious and most of all we are Happy!

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion culture at NGN is embedded in everything that we do. We will be delighted to hear from a diverse range of applicants, so we can continue to grow our great team of people. We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, helping ex-services personnel back into employment, as well as being members of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) and we are committed to delivering our ‘Opportunity Action Plan' having signed the Social Mobility Pledge campaign, whereby we will establish our business as a ‘force for good' in the communities that we serve.

Next Steps. Please apply by clicking apply and uploading your CV. We love to see how your experience and skills are transferable to this role so please ensure these are all included in your application. Once the advert has closed, we will be contact within one week to let you know if you have progressed to the next stage. We are looking to hold interviews for this role throughout late November. We look forward to receiving your application for the role.

If you require adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process, we want to hear about how we can help. Any applicant that requires reasonable adjustments from initial application through to interview are asked to contact the Recruitment Team at

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Location: Swillington Common, GB

Posted Date: 10/29/2024