Operational Planning Assistant

About the role

Supporting the Operational Planning Engineer to optimise, prioritise, resource and schedule the Operational plan within current year timescales. You will support in optimising campaign time on sites, bundling work (outage & non outage) to ensure the most effective use of time for Operational Staff and zonal targets are met.

This full time, permanent position offers a mix of site (base location Iron Acton) and travel across the South West Zone on a regular basis as well as UK wide for training / meetings on an occasional basis.

What you'll do

• Assist in the management of a rolling and dynamic plan for all operational, unlicensed and capital works within a specified zone.
• Assist the Planning Engineer in all planning changes liaising with the Network Operations & Intelligence team for any System Operator review needed.
• Work collaboratively with all National Grid delivery units to co-ordinate and manage conflict in the plan, including National support if deemed a higher priority.
• Ensure regular contact with the team Operations Managers, Substation Supervisory Engineers and Project Leaders to review the current year delivery plans.
• Help identify opportunities within the site campaign time for bundling outage and non-outage work to ensure optimum efficiency of time (Example - Property Services visits, Diesel Gen Op tests, CMS and Battery Maintenance).
• Accountable for management of the ‘Planning Action’ work
• Management of non-outage new work requests for the zone.
• Manage non outage work ensuring it is planned in good time to ensure assets are kept fully compliant. Ensure resource is allocated, bundling work where possible and ensuring competency is factored into the resourcing.
• Ensure work packs are built correctly and carry out deliverability checks.

About You

• Minimum ONC (GNVQ level 3) in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering discipline or the relevant experience in a previous role.
• Knowledge of the Planning Processes and Systems e.g. Ellipse, eNAMs, DWM, WORTS, and Single View of the Plan (SVOP) is ideal but not required
• An understanding of Asset Maintenance policy and application
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and manage conflicts in real time.
• Ability to communicate complex issues and their resolution.
• Able to allocate resource requirements in line with utilisation and commercial targets using standard job times.
• Ability to bundle work during delivery including outage and non-outage.
• Knowledge of NG Safety Rules, National Safety Instructions and Working Procedures
• Current Full UK driving license

What you'll get

Competitive annual salary of £41,561 - £46,450 depending on experience, annual performance bonus, generous pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12% - plus:

• 26 days annual leave with 8 statutory, plus the option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it’s relevant to your role
• Access to several 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
• Company Car (job requirement)
• 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 a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

More Information

This role closes on 21st March 2025, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

About Us

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/

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