Strategic BNG Lead

Strategic BNG Lead

Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA

Division: Land Planning and External Affairs

Job Type: Full-time

Requisition Number: 54332

Department: Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance

**About the role:**

The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050, and the energy industry is responding. Together, we are building a cleaner, greener Britain to deliver positive transformational change for the environment, benefiting communities. The delivery of a significant number of energy infrastructure projects as part of the Great Grid Upgrade to facilitate the UK's transition to net zero provides a unique opportunity to enhance the natural environment and help reverse biodiversity decline. The delivery of environmental enhancements, including biodiversity net gain (BNG), done in the right way, has the potential to deliver significant stacked benefits for environmental education, learning, and skills, providing broader benefits to our communities and society.

To be successful, we will need to work collaboratively and in close partnership with numerous allied organizations, harnessing their skills, capability, and experience. This role provides the opportunity to apply expert BNG knowledge and experience to support the development, implementation, and successful delivery of our vision for environmental enhancements across England and Wales in a way that unlocks real benefits and opportunities for communities' education and skills development. National Grid offers hybrid working from office and home, and we are open to full-time and part-time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

**About you:**

• Passionate about creating positive and lasting benefits for the environment and communities affected by major infrastructure projects
• Well-organized and a strong communicator and influencer who can collaboratively develop and deliver strategic solutions
• Exceptionally well-organized with proven project management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Significant experience in understanding and articulating environmental and sustainability policy requirements
• Familiar with and capable of advising on the delivery requirements of Biodiversity Net Gain
• Thorough understanding of BNG policy and legislative requirements under different consenting regimes
• Proficient in the technical operation of the BNG Defra metric and aware of commercial and environmental BNG delivery options
• Proven track record of successfully implementing a range of environmental BNG schemes across infrastructure projects
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and influence across an organization
• Hold a driving license valid in the UK and flexibility to travel as required

**Key Accountabilities:** Reporting to the Strategic BNG Manager, you will utilize your expert BNG knowledge and experience to support the development of our strategic vision and approach to biodiversity net gain (BNG) with stacked benefits. You will coordinate and manage the day-to-day activities and materials to achieve business and portfolio governance endorsement and sign off. Support the creation of external delivery partnerships and be responsible for developing these partnerships.

At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but do not meet every qualification exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway as you might be the right person for this role or another within our growing business.