Technical Lead

National Grid • Permanent • Remote (GB) • £52.97k / year • 4m ago

About the role

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.

These roles are important positions within the Strategic Infrastructure (SI) business unit, enabling us to build the projects that will make the energy transition happen. You will help develop key consenting documents, within the Strategic Options Report (SOR), ensuring its quality and compliance.

Your input will help build strong evidence for our DCO process and contribute toward moving our major net zero projects toward build and delivery.

As Technical Lead, you’ll report into Technical Manager and provide expert guidance and mentoring when necessary.

This is a hybrid with an office available in Warwick. We continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

About You

You’ll be grounded by the reality of what it takes to deliver and committed to doing whatever it takes to get the job done.
A proven track record in developing and coordinating technical documents for public, regulatory, and government readership is needed here.
You’ll have excellent communication skills, be detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality in technical report documentation, with the ability to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
You can collaborate with other departments, project directors, and stakeholders to align with overall business objectives for production of this publicly accessible report.
A background in engineering may be useful. Understanding areas such as energy infrastructure, technical solutions, and the consents process would be advantageous.

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 part of a team that coordinates the development of SORs with each project team across the SI portfolio of circa 17 projects, providing technical authorship.
You’ll work to translate complex engineering concepts and technical information of project optioneering (well supported by evidence and aligned with project objectives) into clear and understandable documentation for diverse stakeholders, ensuring adherence to best practices in technical writing. As such a good understanding from an engineering perspective would be desirable.
As Technical Lead, your activity will lean toward to the creation of SOR templates and revisions. You’ll ensure suitability for Development Consenting Order (DCO) applications.
As part of your role, you will be responsible for promoting a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement. This involves establishing and maintaining continuous communication with experts and project teams to collaboratively develop the Strategic Options Report (SOR). You will assume ownership of the document, taking charge of its authorship and ensuring that it maintains consistency and accuracy for external stakeholders who will be reviewing it.
As a team you’ll have a diverse number of contact points including the Senior Project Managers of individual ASTI projects, Environment, Legal, Consenting, and wider Electricity Transmission colleagues.
Working very closely with Consenting in particular, you’ll ensure SORs are clear and consistent in the adequacy of consultation and justification of 'need' within the relevant planning frameworks

What you'll get

A competitive starting salary between c£54,000 - £67,000 – dependent on capability.

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 a number of 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.

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 the 29th October, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

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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