Lead Analyst, Facilities and Property Services

About Us National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Facilities for our Property Services department in New York.

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.

National Grid is currently looking for a highly motivated Lead Analyst that can work effectively, as a strategic coordinator and liaison with precision in our Property Services function. The candidate selected for this position will assist the NY Property Services team with both maintaining day-to-day processes and identification and coordination of process improvements with specialized resources. This role is also responsible for office space planning and project tracking data and activities to provide relevant and up-to-date information to support NY Facilities and Capital Project Management teams.

- Analyze and coordinate space planning initiatives

- Review and maintain space utilization standards and ensure consistent application and adherence to standards.

- Stakeholder response and support in addressing space needs and moves within and across buildings

- Coordination with supporting vendor on the Matrix Booking system

- Analyze occupancy trends from badge swipe data and coordinate reporting with Finance and other stakeholders

- Analyze, recommend, educate, and enforce space policies and procedures while identifying and notifying clients of requested exceptions to established standards and protocols.

- Lead cross functional teams to coordinate office moves and develop migration plans, conduct facility audits, and support seamless workplace transitions.

- Present space utilization analytics to support strategic decisions

- Coordination across teams to ensure compliance with our space standards

- Design and facilitate, with support of local SMEs and managers, quarterly Property Services Forums

- Lead NY Property Services Team Engagement:

- Action planning from Survey results

- Team Town Hall meetings

- NY Property Services Forum

- Facilities Communication notifications (Approve and process planned and ad hoc Site Communication approvals and administration for NY properties)

- Prepare presentations and business cases for leadership review

- Other engagement activities.

- Project managing ad-hoc projects for the Property Function and accurately maintain detailed project schedules

- Collaborate with departments across the organization to implement Property Services programs, assist in developing policy positions and communicate those positions.

Qualifications

- A minimum of 5 years of experience in one or more of the following fields: Program management, project management, data/cost analysis, or operations. Facilities analytics and/or workplace coordination preferred.

- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in one of the above or related fields. Experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.

- Experience analyzing workplace data and coordination of space

- Demonstrate a high level of personal initiative and ability to interact with stakeholders to solve problems in a positive and collaborative manner.

- Experience planning and running large online meetings

- Experience driving deliverables through a cross functional team

- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.

- Demonstrate a strong ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

- Ability to travel across NY as needed.

More Information

This 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. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.