Offshore Installation Engineer

National Grid • Permanent • Remote (GB) • £58.93k / year • 24m ago

About You

The UK has set out its ambition to be net zero by 2050 and the energy industry is responding – together we are building a cleaner, greener Britain.

This is a brand new role, joining us to focus on one of our major Great Grid Upgrade projects, Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL 3)

You’ll be working within the delivery team, bringing your excellent knowledge of offshore cable installation and passion for our ambition.

As an Offshore Installation Engineer, you will give technical input and provide quality management across EGL3, providing support in the design, engineering, and delivery of subsea cables.

You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including survey contractors, consultants, Project Managers, and joint-venture partners to provide your expertise with industry practices and standards covering the full-life cycle of offshore cable installation.

Our team are based all over the UK so you’ll mostly be home based. We have modern offices based in central locations when you want to get together including Glasgow, Birmingham, Warwick and London. All accessible by public transport or car if needed.

We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

About You

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who has:

Experience in the full life cycle of submarine cable installation;
Experience of offshore industry standard survey and cable laying equipment, vessels, and mobilisation;
Knowledge of working on survey and cable laying vessels.

Additionally, you may have experience of GIS software, experience in cable route design or experience of HDD design and installation and associated shore-end related activities.

Don’t meet every single requirement? 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’re 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.

What You'll Do

You’ll be technical point of contact for the contractor, PM, and wider team on EGL3 for all offshore installation related activities and lead improvements to specifications, workflows, and processes, including identifying lessons learned and new technologies.

Additionally, you’ll lead technical discussions relating to scope changes, concessions, or deviations and provide challenge and review to contractor and consultant documentation, processes, and quality.

You will co-ordinate and develop project technical documentation as directed by the Project Manager and proactively promote safe working and full compliance with SHEQ standards.

What You'll Get

A competitive starting salary between £65,000 – £75,000 dependent on capability, with progression available in post.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as contributory medical allowance, bank holiday exchanges, a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few!

About Us

The British Energy Security Strategy set out the Government's ambition to connect up to 50GW of offshore generation to the electricity network by 2030. Facilitating this ambition will require significant reinforcements to the onshore electricity transmission network. National Grid Strategic Infrastructure will make this happen.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via the Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More Information

This role closes on May 28th at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held on or around June 9th via MS Teams or in person if convenient.

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.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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