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National Grid Operational Scheduling Assistant - Substations - Southeast England in Henfield, United Kingdom
About the Role
As an Operational Scheduling Assistant - Substations, you will be required to live within the Kent, Sussex or Hampshire areas as you will join our Southeast zone covering 35 substations spanning Kent, Sussex and Hampshire. You’ll need to be flexible for occasional travel to Warwick to attend team and planning meetings and you’ll have the flexibility to work from home for up to 3 days per week dependent on the needs of the business and the requirement to be onsite. The Operational Scheduling Assistant – Substations will support the Operational Planning team to optimise, prioritise, resource and schedule the operational plan within current year timescales whilst ensuring all work to be delivered is scheduled and assigned as appropriate to ensure area targets are met.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in managing a plan for all operational, unlicensed and capital works within a specified zone
• Focus on the operational 0-1-year timescales
• Assist the Planning Engineer with all planning changes within 0-1-year timescales
• Ensure contact with Operations Managers, Substation Supervisory Engineers and Project Leaders
• Ensure all work is scheduled and assigned in line with delivery plans
• Ensure all outage, non-outage and routines are scheduled out
• Assist with resource plan management
• Ensure all TBA outage data is moved accordingly
• Identify opportunities for time efficient bundling outage and non-outage work
• Support the Planning Assistant with management of the ‘Planning Action’ work
• Provide minute taking as required for planning meetings
• Raise work orders (DEF01, DEF02, DEF03, TL’s, EMI’s & OESB’s)
• Other duties ensuring operational compliance, safety and delivery within Substations/Overhead Lines
About You
Are you a flexible and adaptable professional with excellent time management, prioritisation, multitasking and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail? If so, our Operational Scheduling Assistant - Substations vacancy may be for you:
Essential:
• A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK
• An Engineering or Planning level 3 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship
• Limited experience gained from a scheduling role where you have supported wider planning functionality through system driven processes OR gained from an on the tools engineering role within National Grid where you have supported planning activities
Desirable:
• Experience of managing and prioritising conflicts in real time
• Experience of managing and explaining complex issues to resolution
• Experience of outage and none outage scheduling
What You'll Get
• Competitive salary between £35,000 – £39,000 per annum dependent on capability
• 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.
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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