Lead Analyst

National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst for our Capital Contract Management department in Melville, NY.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

To lead the contract lifecycle for end use of delivering value to the business and our customers with safe and compliant contracted resources.

* Develop and manage value-added capital and contractual vendor relationships which ensure the delivery of work within the agreed timelines, cost schedules, quality and safety standards.
* Champion bid events for internal business stakeholders while translating business needs to contract language.
* Support the development of strategies for new contract initiatives, maintenance of current contracts, annual reviews with contractors, resolving and negotiation of contractor issues.
* Liaise with legal experts on contract review, negotiations, and dispute resolution.
* Implement overhaul of contracts to be on par with best practices.
* Monitor contractual health and report to stakeholders with clear and concise reports and status.
* Support all levels of contract management in execution including, detailed recording of all communications with the contractor, maintenance of archived communications with contractors and business stakeholders.

* Bachelor's degree required (Engineering/business disciplines preferred) or directly applicable contracting experience or lesser years of experience if possessing preferred degrees
* Minimum of 7 years of work experience

Excel Proficiency - Advanced
Power Bi Proficiency - Advanced
Knows programing/coding languages - SQL, Python