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National Grid System Access Manager in Warwick, United Kingdom
About the role
Join National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), the heart of energy in the UK, and play a pivotal role in shaping the nation's power system. Our network powers the nation, enabling businesses to thrive, schools to educate, and bringing energy to every aspect of life. As the backbone of the country's energy infrastructure, our network connects communities, making it essential for us to continually evolve, advance, and improve.
As System Access Manager, you’ll lead a team of Power Systems, Ratings and Optimisation Engineers to oversee the management of the Electricity Transmission (ET) outage plan to safely enable £bns of investment. This will cover strategic and tactical timeframes, supporting the work to be delivered across the business to maximise resource productivity, utilisation and plan delivery, whilst ensuring a secure and reliable network. The ET system access plan must support cost, risk and performance outcomes.
Taking a longer-term view of the portfolio of planned work, you’ll ensure that targets and expected outcomes and objectives are met through a robust, deliverable access plan. You’ll liaise across multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the plan is deliverable and that business outcomes are met, acting as the first point of escalation for ET system access challenges.
You’ll work closely with the Electricity System Operator (ESO) holding them to account for the provision of agreed access across all timescales. Acting as regular liaison with ESO and across the wider ET business, you’ll enable knowledge exchange and keep up to date as the network evolves to meet net zero.
This role is based out of our offices in Warwick and can be combined with hybrid working from home.
What you'll need
Educated to Degree level in electrical engineering (or equivalent), and preferably a higher degree or qualification in power system engineering, you’ll have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the operational or planning requirements of the Electricity Transmission System and its assets through experience in planning, design and/or delivery of work associated with transmission level plant and equipment.
You’ll have a strong understanding of power system theory and its practical application to electricity networks, coupled with a good understanding of network assets and their capabilities.
Knowledge and experience of system access planning for a complex electricity network is key, as is the ability to apply and interpret the Cost, Risk and Performance prioritisation framework.
A strong understanding of existing UK regulatory frameworks and their application to the context of network planning and system access to drive consumer and business benefits is also essential.
In addition, we’re looking for someone with experience of the following:
Building and sustaining relationships within a technically- focussed environment and across the industry.
Coaching and developing technical skills of professional engineers across power system topics.
Presenting detailed technical information in a way understandable to non-technical audiences.
What's in it for you?
A competitive salary of £61,000 - £74,000
Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 15%
28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days
Option to buy/sell holiday days
Generous contributory pension scheme – we’ll double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%
Flexible benefits: share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes
Family benefits like back-up care service (six paid days yearly + option to purchase more)
More Information
The closing date for this role is 18th September 2024 however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
You might not have experience of every accountability listed. Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
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