About us
Join us, and drive National Grid’s digital transformation. We’re creators, continuous learners and daring innovators, and we need UX Designers to make digital change happen.
At National Grid, we keep the lights on and homes warm. But it’s so much more than that. We keep people connected and society moving. This is no easy feat, and it takes all of us. But National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. And as we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark.
To do this, we’re powered by our culture of innovation and our growth mindset. We pioneer digital ways to create products, and catalyse the transformation of National Grid's business units into more agile and digitally native organisations.
We’re working at the heart of the energy transformation, so you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK — but you’ll be shaping a clean, fair and affordable energy future, for all.
Find your superpower, and help bring energy to life.
What you’ll do
As a UX designer, you are responsible for the structure and flow of our digital solutions and products as we move into this digital transformation.
How you’ll do it
- Communicate visually through storyboards, wireframes, interactive prototypes and final design concepts
- Use divergent design thinking techniques to develop products, services and/or physical connected form-factors
- Facilitate ideation sessions and support workshop preparation as well as immersion sessions with multi-disciplinary teams
- Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core/new functions and features
- Communicate regularly with clients to ensure that designs always deliver
The Role
What you’ll need
Our digital team are hiring UX Designers across various levels, and to be part of the digital transformation you would ideally have:
- Relevant experience in user experience design, digital products design, usability testing, future visioning, strategy development , and user experience research.
- A portfolio of work demonstrating human-centered solid design capabilities across a diverse range of projects
- Positive attitude, energy and intrinsic motivation to deliver the highest quality work supported by user data and evidence
- Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams
- Experience with qualitative and quantitative user research software platforms such as UserTesting, UserZoom or Optimal workshop
- Experience in start-ups, tech company and/or agile environment is a plus
- Copywriting, branding, or visual implementation skills are also a bonus!
What’s in it for you?
- Flexible working: work, your way
- 28 days holiday, plus eight statutory days – and options to buy extra holiday days
- Pension and share option scheme
- Close mentorship and regular feedback
You will also have access to a number of other flexible benefits such as;
- Share incentive plan
- Salary sacrifice car and technology schemes
- Support via employee assistance lines
- YouPlan workplace savings and pension scheme: NG 'double-match' your contributions up to 6% of your limit
- GAYE (Give As You Earn)
- Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan (SIP)
- Educational Benefits