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About the Role

As an Electromechanical Supervisory Engineer - Substations, you will be required to live within a 45-minute commute of our Northfleet substation as you will join our North Kent team made up of 17 substations and tunnels spanning Dartford, Isle of Grain and Sittingbourne to mention a few. The Electromechanical Supervisory Engineer - Substations will lead a safety, assurance and performance culture within the field teams providing a safe working environment and ensuring effective delivery of allocated projects. You’ll ensure continuous improvement in productivity and the line management of the substation staff whilst ensuring the continued safe and reliable operation of the electricity transmission substation assets for maintenance activities. Flexibility will be required for national travel to fulfil training requirements, there is optional travel to operationally support the wider zones via mobility ways of working and you’ll be required to support the standby rota and emergency call out requirements across your allocated team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake line management responsibilities of a team of 8-10 people across multiple locations

• Undertake Senior Authorised Person duties (400kV - safety from the system activities)

• Plan maintenance activities and resource for all NOKT site work

• Ensure routines are undertaken on a cyclical cycle as per specifications

• Embed process/performance excellence, managing performance reports and driving best practice

• Lead projects enabling successful commercial work delivery in line with times and budgets

• Provide risk assessments/method statements and ensure toolbox talks take place

• Ensure defects are recorded and work specifications signed off before returning equipment to service

• Monitor, review and progress contractor work as defined in CDM Regulations

• Provide standby ensuring emergency response readiness is in place including provision black start

• Undertake maintenance, project delivery, commissioning, fault investigation/repair and monitoring

• Monitor for a deeper investigation into root cause using high-end condition monitoring equipment

About You

Are you an independent and motivated professional with strong planning and communication skills as well as excellent time management? If so, our Electromechanical Supervisory Engineer - Substations vacancy may be for you:

Essential:

• A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK

• STEM level 4 qualification

• Extensive electrical, mechanical or control & instrumentation engineering experience gained from an industrial environment

• Experience of leading and supervising others

• Project delivery experience

Desirable:

• SAP authorisation

• Membership of IET or similar professional body

• A relevant safety qualification such as NEBOSH or IOSH

• Experience of substation assets including switchgear, HV cable systems and Protection & Control

• Experience of responding to emergency situations

• Experience of budget management

• Experience of adhering to CDM regulations

What You'll Get

• Competitive salary between £54,000 – £69,000 per annum dependent on capability

• Company car with fuel from home to work

• £4,500 Outer London allowance

• £5,000 SAP retention payment upon authorisation

• Standby allowance

• Paid Overtime

• Performance based bonus

• 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday

• Enhanced 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days and option to buy/sell days

• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%

• Professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave financial support

• Flexible benefits including a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few

• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through

• Health, fitness and wellbeing support apps

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. We aim to empower everyone to take control and influence their career and will provide the right support along the way so you can succeed. You’ll work in a fulfilling career where we’ll challenge you with a diverse workload covering a wide range of asset types, age, technical complexity and skillsets utilised.

About Us

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone in the UK, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow.

In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Our values and principles

At National Grid, through listening to what our customers need, every day we do the right thing and find a better way.

As a National Grid employee, you’ll treat our customers as a priority, taking time to listen and work with them to help give them the best experience we possibly can. You’ll need to be proactive and flexible in your approach and continually look for ways to exceed their expectations – sometimes in unexpected and helpful ways. You’ll provide accessible information when our customers need it and make things simple by using your expertise to guide them. Above all, you’ll follow through on your promises to deliver value, drive efficiency and give them a great customer experience.

We offer inclusion and diversity training for everyone here at National Grid, with a view to building an inclusive working environment and developing all our employees. Training opportunities range from unconscious bias and reverse mentoring to targeted training initiatives which are tailored to support our diverse and innovative work force.

DEI Statement

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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