Talent and Skills
Building tomorrow’s workforce, today
As we deliver the energy transition, we’re developing and upskilling more colleagues than ever before.
We also undertake strategic workforce planning, analysing the future skills and capabilities we need for the longer term and putting in place plans to achieve our projections. This will ensure we have the people and leadership needed for a clean energy future.
Attracting the best new talent
Our employer branding “Superpowered” marks National Grid as a leader for sustainable energy and an employer of choice. It leverages our brilliant internal people stories to attract a wide pool of candidates.
The attraction strategy is now tailored to the needs of the business using data insights to understand where to find the right people and leveraging the correct avenues to promote our roles - whether through job boards, social media, panel events or career fairs to attract those people, using our Superpowered branding.
Retaining the best people
We depend on our colleagues to deliver success for the business and our stakeholders, and we seek to retain the best people by striving to be recognised as an employer of choice.
We were named to Forbes World's Best Employers list for 2025, demonstrating our commitment to employee wellbeing. As one of only 15 utility companies to receive this award, it shows that we are respected globally as an organisation that people want to work for. This year we also joined Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work 2026 (United States) list and the Financial Times UK’s Best Employers 2026 list, which are powered exclusively by employee voices.
Identifying and developing future leaders
Our Future Leaders Programme is one of our pioneering programmes across the company which takes a digital first approach to meeting everyone's learning styles. It brings together colleagues from the US and UK via our social learning platform for fireside chats, peer led discussions and coaching to really drive our leaders into the future.
Our First Line Leader programme has been designed to support colleagues who have been newly hired or promoted into their first manager or supervisor role. This three month programme equips managers with the tools and techniques needed to be an effective people leader, providing them with the practical knowledge and skills needed to develop in their careers.
Enterprise Leadership Advantage
The Enterprise Leadership Advantage Programme is designed to enhance the capabilities of our experienced leaders to achieve strategic ambitions. This programme offers learning experiences that empower leaders to develop their unique leadership style, excel in collaboration, and thrive in dynamic challenges.
Next Generation
Our executive potential programme ‘Next Generation’ is designed to support our most senior leaders who enable the energy transition and drive the vision of the future. This programme develops the elite skills of our future executive teams to thrive in a dynamic environment.
New Career Consents Pathway Launched
The Consenting Career Framework and Proficiency Guide for consents colleagues in Strategic Infrastructure has now been officially launched.
Grid for Good and the Great Grid Upgrade
Having benefitted from mentorship during his early years at National Grid, Adam Richards is now acting as a mentor for the latest intake of apprentices.
We are Superpowered
Our employer branding “Superpowered” marks us as a leader for sustainable energy and an employer of choice. It leverages our brilliant internal people stories to attract a wide pool of candidates.
Building the future
Step into the world of our engineers and see how their innovative ideas are shaping the future of energy, one project at a time.
Find your superpower
Meet Sandy, Robert, and Cheryl as they share their unique career journeys and the strengths they’ve discovered along the way. Their stories highlight the range of opportunities at National Grid and inspire you to find and grow your own superpower.