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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.\nNational Grid is hiring a Lead Process Manager, Continuous Improvement in Waltham, MA. This role follows a hybrid work schedule.\nJob Purpose\nThe Lead Process Manager will analyze and lead operational improvement opportunities across our MA Gas business. This position will use operational and financial data to identify performance gaps, determine root causes, build fact-based business cases, and drive cost-saving and process-improvement initiatives from initial problem definition through implementation and benefit validation.\nThe successful candidate is expected to be self-directed, structure ambiguous problems, align cross-functional stakeholders, maintain project momentum with limited day-to-day direction, and help embed sustainable improvements in support of the Gas Pipeline Safety and Compliance Strategy.\nKey Accountabilities\nLead Process Improvement Initiatives: Independently scope, plan, and deliver cross-functional improvements across MA Gas and end-to-end processes using structured process-improvement tools and methods.\nData Analysis & Insight Generation: Collect, validate, and analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, root causes, risks, cost drivers, and opportunities. Develop clear reports, dashboards, and visualizations to support decisions.\nBusiness Case & Benefit Delivery: Establish performance baselines, quantify expected financial and operational benefits, define success measures, and support the delivery and validation of Type 1 and Type 2 savings and other measurable business benefits.\nProject Leadership: Own initiatives from problem definition through implementation and stabilization. Maintain practical project controls such as charters, milestone plans, action logs, risk and issue registers, stakeholder plans, and status reporting.\nStakeholder Engagement: Facilitate working sessions, clarify decisions and accountabilities, resolve barriers, and influence partners across operations, compliance, finance, technology, and other teams.\nDecision-Ready Communication: Translate complex analysis into concise findings, recommendations, risks, and actions for operational teams and leadership.\nSupport Change Management: Partner with process owners to implement standard work, measures, controls, communications, training, and handoffs that sustain improvements after project completion.\nPortfolio Prioritization: Assess improvement opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, compliance impact, resource needs, and strategic alignment, and recommend the appropriate go-forward plan.\nPromote a Culture of Excellence: Contribute to a team environment that values data-driven decision-making, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement in support of the Gas Pipeline Safety and Compliance Strategy.\nQualifications\n3+ years of professional experience in process improvement, business performance, operational excellence, analytics, or related areas is required. Experience in a regulated utility is preferred.\nA bachelor’s degree is required.\nDemonstrated ability to independently lead an initiative through analysis, stakeholder alignment, implementation, and results tracking.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience working with complex or imperfect data, validating assumptions, identifying trends, and translating insights into action.\nProven experience developing business cases or quantifying cost reduction, productivity, risk reduction, or other measurable operational benefits.\nStrong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to create decision-ready analyses and presentations is required.\nExperience creating reports or dashboards using Power BI or a comparable business-intelligence tool.\nDemonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and maintain momentum across stakeholders with different priorities.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting findings, recommendations, risks, and decisions to leadership.\nAbility to manage multiple concurrent priorities, work with limited supervision, and escalate material risks or decisions at the appropriate time.\nA valid driver’s license is required.\nMore Information\nSalary\n$132,000 - $155,000 a year\nNational Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.\nNational Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.\nThis position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.\nNational Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. 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