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At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Strategy Development Engineer 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 a Strategy Development Engineer for our Net Zero Engineering Team department based in Warwick.

About the role

As a Strategy Development Engineer, you’ll identify and drive new and complex opportunities for National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) growth, utilising your technical expertise to convert them into tangible solutions and services, to take us further towards Net Zero.

You will develop engineering strategies identifying and driving new and complex opportunities for growth within Electricity Transmission (ET). You will also be leading a small team, mentoring and developing the to achieve the best results.

Carrying out power system analysis, specialist solution design and lead engineering activities that convert existing, new and complex opportunities into prototype innovative and ‘first time’ engineering solutions that can be adopted, you’ll develop models that provide engineering solution insights comparing proposed or modelled scenarios.

What you'll need

We are looking for an experienced engineer with a Power Systems background and an ability to develop engineering solutions to real life scenarios and Net Zero challenges.

You’ll have a STEM degree with experience of the electrical or utilities industry and will have experience conducting power system studies and experience building models which give insights into long-term strategies.

Experience of managing a solution focused team to deliver results will be needed as well as strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving and project management skills.

Knowledge of how the electricity transmission industry works and one or more programming languages would be an advantage

What you'll get

A competitive salary of £56,000 - £62,000 + Benefits + Training and Development.
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 information

National 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:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

The closing date for applications is 04/10/24

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