Associate Connection Engineer (Offers)

Job title:

Associate Connection Engineer (Offers)

Company

National Grid

Job description

About usAt National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as an Associate Connections Engineer (Offers) to be part of a team that’s driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.National Grid is hiring an Associate Connections Engineer (Offers) for our Customer Connections Team based in Warwick.About the roleAs an Associate Connection Engineer (Offers) you’ll play a key part in the connections process, leading on 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. You will be at the heart of a variety of works and working within a multi-disciplinary team, designing and developing to budget and deadline, with safety at the heart of everything you do.What you’ll doYou will provide support and take a lead role in resolving both customer, NESO and other key Stakeholder queries during the connection application journey to ensure that our decision-making process is fully transparent, and their expectations managed.You will be a key part of a multi-disciplined investment team for a portfolio of customer investments for the GB Electricity Transmission System in support of the investment driver up to and including the handover to the EPC Project Manager.Other accountabilities:

• Work in collaboration with Contract and Relationship 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 Contract and Relationship 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.
• Lead the development and costing for less complex customer connection investment up to the point that a proposal has been developed, and an investment driver has been established.
• Develop a range of costed delivery programme options for each project to discuss with the customer to ensure best fit and solution with their requirements.

What you’ll needYou’ll need to be curious and tenacious in your approach with a genuine passion to contribute towards the delivery of projects that will be critical to the UK’s decarbonisation objectives. You will have an Engineering degree or relevant engineering/project management experience in the development or construction of infrastructure projects in utilities or a similar field. You’ll either have chartership or be working towards it with an institute such as the IET. You will have a driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK.We would also look for you to be able to demonstrate all or some of the following:

• Knowledge of the Electricity Transmission System and primary assets preferred
• Skilled in electricity industry principles and processes
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and contractors.
• Regularly seeks customer feedback to assess satisfaction levels and identify any areas for improvement. Acts on areas for improvement and creates a feedback loop.
• Good problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence outcomes
• Awareness of relevant business processes and frameworks
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills in project planning, project delivery and financial controls.

What you’ll get

• A competitive salary of £45,000 – £52,000 dependant on skills and experience
• 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%. Overall 18%.
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave – relevant to your role.
• Access to 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 which support health, fitness and wellbeing.

More informationNational 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.Please follow the below link to learn more:The closing date for applications is 09/04/25#LI-NE1 #LI-HYBRID

Expected salary

£45000 – 52000 per year

Location

Warwick

Job date

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:31:58 GMT

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