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National Grid Assistant Project Development Engineer in Warwick, United Kingdom
About us
At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as an Assistant Project Development Engineer and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.
National Grid is hiring Assistant Project Development Engineers for our Customer Connections department in our Central (M1 corridor – Northampton to Luton, East Anglia, Norwich, Cambridge & Chelmsford) Region.
About the role
As an Assistant Project Development Engineer you’ll play a key part in the connections process, supporting the development of both solutions and costs for new projects as well as working with established Users to modify their existing connection solutions. You’ll be interacting with traditional User groups such as generators, large demand loads and Distribution Networks as well as those newer emerging technologies such as Hydrogen projects and large Data Centre connections.
Essential requirements of the role will also see you provide support and on occasion a lead role to resolve both customer, National Grid ESO and other key Stakeholder queries during the connection application journey to ensure that our decision-making process is fully transparent, and their expectations managed.
What you'll do
With support from the Lead Connections Engineer, work in collaboration with Customer Account Managers and Power System Engineers to develop connection offers for various customer groups, generators and Distribution Networks within agreed timescales.
Using various design tools and systems, develop connections solutions that provide details of both scope, cost and programme timescales, whilst adhering to industry frameworks and internal governance.
Actively support the Customer Account Managers and regional multi-disciplinary teams during the connections process, acting as Subject Matter Expert for the offer process and ensuring that the technical, commercial and legal positions are aligned.
Ensure core systems used within the offer process are up to date.
Drive customer and stakeholder satisfaction through positive engagement and transparency and timeliness of issues resolution.
About you
Experience of Customer and Stakeholder management.
Relevant Degree or equivalent qualification(s) and/or relevant experience in a related field Knowledge of the Electricity Transmission System and primary assets preferred.
Knowledge of the Connections Process preferred.
Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence outcomes
Awareness of relevant business processes and frameworks
Attention to detail and experience of working in a high volume work environment, within set timescales.
Developing knowledge of RIIO framework (not essential)
What you'll get
A competitive salary of £41,561
An annual bonus based on personal and company performance
26 days annual leave plus eight statutory days
The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role.
Access to flexible benefits such as 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 (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days).
Access to apps that support health, fitness and wellbeing.
More information
National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving.
In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.
To find out more about us, please follow the link below:
https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/
The closing date for applications is 17/09/24 at 23:59
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