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Substation Project Lead

Employer
National Grid
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
£41,561
Closing date
24 Feb 2025
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Discipline
Electrical
Sector
Power
Job Type
Engineer

Job Details

Substation Project Lead
Location: GB
Division: SE East Kent
Job Type:
Requisition Number: 57419
Department:
Job Function: Electric Maintenance and Construction
About the role


To Project Lead all aspects of work on plant and equipment to a safe and defined standard, also ensuring a commercial focus is given during planning and delivery. To support and provide assistance to the Team Leader and Substation Supervisory Engineer in ensuring the effective day-to-day utilisation of resources and prioritisation of work across all tasks and projects allocated.

What you'll be doing


Carry out roles as defined in National Grid’s processes and procedures including, ‘Person in Charge’, and ‘Project Leader’ within their sphere of competency, i.e. holding appropriate safety documents as required.
Undertake duties on a wide range of plant and equipment, including fault investigation and repair and routine inspections.
Enact the Project Leader (PL) role to enable successful delivery of work packages, ensuring a commercial focus is given to delivery in line with standard job times and OMGS budgets
Ensure that staff are set to work in accordance with National Grid policy and procedures, produce risk assessments and method statements for all work activities, and ensure tool box talks take place.
Provide support and assistance to the Team Leader/Substation Supervisory Engineer and other team members, including reviewing delivery performance.
Project Lead self-delivery activities, acting as appointed Principal Contractor Representative (PC) and Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) under National Grid’s procedures and processes
Ensure productivity, efficiency and utilisation of various work groups by taking responsibility for direct control of staff and budget.
Be proactive in all aspects of the work programme communicating with line management, as appropriate, to enable the work programme to stay on track
What you'll need


In depth technical knowledge relating to the electrical, mechanical and General safety aspects of substation plant, together with fault finding expertise and plant analysis.
A sound knowledge of general safety and ability to produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements to a high standard
Experience of working unsupervised on a wide range of transmission equipment as part of a fully integrated team but with occasional lone working
Experience of working unsupervised on a wide range of transmission equipment as part of a fully integrated team but with occasional lone working
Minimum ONC (GNVQ level 3) in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering discipline or the relevant experience in a previous role
Modern apprenticeship or equivalent, including City & Guilds 232 or relevant NVQ’s, in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering discipline
Full UK driving license.


What you'll get


A competitive starting salary of £41,561 - £46,450 PA dependent on experience



At National Grid, we care about your well-being and offer various perks such as 26 days leave plus 8 statutory days, a generous pension scheme, financial support for professional development, family care benefits, and access to health and fitness apps. If you're passionate about climate change and ready to contribute to a commodity that affects everyone, apply now for a rewarding career that combines purpose and impact.



More Information


National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) own the electricity transmission network in England and Wales. Every time you plug in your phone or flick a light switch, we’ve played a part. Not only are we responsible for delivering energy to millions of homes and businesses, we are also driving the move to cleaner energy, and the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.



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.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:



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



The closing date for applications is 28/01/25





Apply now.



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National Grid is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies and lies at the heart of the energy industry in the UK, keeping people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. We’re dreamers, big-thinkers, innovators and builders.

Building a clean, fair and affordable energy future is no easy feat, and it takes all of us and every role is integral to our mission.

With Innovation and technology enabling us to supercharge the path to finding a better way, as we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. 

We’re hiring right across our company to support net zero and the largest upgrade of the energy network in a generation – and we need you!

So, join us and find what makes you Superpowered. 

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