National Grid Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Typical utility company, not too much motivation."

"The company is fantastic once you are an employee, with opportunities to branch out into any conceivable discipline. The pace and culture are relatively slow and plodding."

"Good & typical "old" utility company - has good benefits and non-standard benefits, but is also slow and behind the curve. Silo structure that does not help with cross-functional discussions and also makes decision making difficult."

"Worked as an Intern at National Grid and had a wonderful experience! Learned so much!"

"This was the first time I worked in NG as a contractor and really enjoyed working here."

"I worked in National Grid 2 times as a contractor and was very happy because the work environment there was fantastic. Also my supervisor was very happy with my work and called me back after a gap of 9 months."

"It is very hard to get a job with benefits, all the rest is ok."

"I have worked for National Grid since 2009 and the company has been excellent to me. Management has continued to rank me highly, count on me to tackle highly complex projects and given substantial bonuses due to by performance."

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"I liked the flexible work schedule, friendly co-workers and a boss with a hands off, let him run with it management style."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The comapny uses situational interviewing, expecting applicants to answer in a STAR format. For those unfamiliar with the term STAR stands for situation, thinking, action and results."

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"Upper managment decided that it was in the company's best interest to outsource IS and only keep project managers and contact managers in house."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My opinion is that people with up-to-date technical skills and practical IS project experince is resource that ever mid-sized and large company should keep in-house. I would work to bring that expertise back in house or risk a falling out with your contractors causing a void in the support of your IS platforms."

"My function within the company works for me but the company is a dinasaur."

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"The work I do is satisfactory. The benefits and bonus plan is wonderful."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good sound company but not on the cutting edge. If you are looking for a company that is on the cutting or bleeding edge of technology, it is not National Grid."

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"Technology is very behind the times. The infrastructure makes it difficult to be efficient."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve technology to make employees more productive. The infrastructure is an obstacle most of the time."

"I have matching experience to your job requirement"

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"very much interesting, cooperative and coordinative with other team members . good atmosphere. All managemants were very help ful to me"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Actually I don't have any suggestions or tips at this moment"

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"never dislike any of my worked companies because problems and confortables are common in any working places"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be friendly and cooperative with employees. mutual understanding and problem solving."

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"The individuals I work with are wonderful, for the most part"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Beware of taking a job in NY because of LIPA emergency storm response requirement."

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"There is no common culture. We have junk for computers, offices, etc."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring us into the 21st century, engage with employees honestly"

"learned more about the engery business than I thought I would"

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"I worked with some really smart people and learned alot."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a good place to start for an engineer."

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"there were constant senior level changes always occurring around us/uk."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would recommend listening to the employees and the surveys."

"I enjoyed working at National Grid. However, th IT department was outsourced."

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"The work was challenging and I was paid well for it. I had a lot of capable and amiable co-workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No. I don't believe there are any IT positions available except for contract work and even those would be through the outsouce suppliers."

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"My job was outsourced as well as that of a lot of other talented people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"National Grid had an excellent IT department in Syracuse. It shouldn't have been broken up."

What do you like about working at National Grid?

"Practicing/Challenging my Technical Skills; Being part of a productive team; Camradery; Friendship"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Candor, be Positive and Confident, weigh match between Interviewer and Company (job is about 1/3 of your life... make it enjoyable as possible)"

What don't you like about working at National Grid?

"Bureaucracy (IF applicable); being in the Midst of an Organizational Transformation (gets confusing/hard to produce)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communication, Clear Expectations/Standards of Performance, regular Monitoring (commensurate with employee skills)"