Control Room Engineer - Transmission National Control Centre (Power Systems)

This is an exciting time to join National Grid’s Transmission National Control Centre (TNCC) where you can really make a difference and be part of an expert team responsible for the real-time operation of the high voltage electricity transmission system. We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ensuring timely delivery of the work that is planned on the network across England and Wales, as well as reacting swiftly and safely to faults and events such as storms and wildfires. Due to rapid growth and our ambitions for NetZero, we are offering multiple opportunities to join our elite team of Control Engineers.

Playing a pivotal role, you’ll:

• Coordinate HV Operational and Safety activities.
• Manage and control system events and emergencies.
• Issue and Control HV Operational and Safety switching instructions and documentation.
• Manage and control site alarms from assets, coordinating appropriate responses.
• Help commission and decommission assets in coordination with advanced Commissioning Engineers.

We are keen to develop the right individuals to their full potential and there are clear progression opportunities to more senior roles as you build your capability over time. As one of our team, you’ll have a fantastic opportunity to train at our Global Technical Training Centre of Excellence – the only one of its kind in the UK. We’ll offer you a comprehensive Control Room based training package that will support your journey to achieving one or more of the industry recognised National Grid Control Person authorisations. Initially, you’ll be based at our control centre at Warwick with a potential option to move to our West Midlands control centre at a later date once constructed.

This is not just a job, it’s an opportunity to build an exciting career. We are looking for skilled Electrical/Power Systems engineers who have the potential to work under pressure in a process orientated environment. You’ll have the ability to remain calm and focused on the task at hand, whilst working under pressure, and possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You should also be able to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• A good understanding of the main plant and protection/control systems used on an electricity transmission system.
• HNC (or equivalent level) in an electrical engineering or related subject or equivalent experience.
• A good understanding of the transmission system safety issues and all relevant Procedures and Operational Business Procedures, including Safety Rules, Safety Legislation, and Safety Procedures.
• A background working as a Control Engineer, in a Distribution Network Operator (DNO) control room.
• It would be highly desirable if you hold a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) authorisation.

Depending on skills, capabilities and experience a competitive salary of £45,600 - £65,000 per annum, with excellent prospects for further career promotions. As the role requires you to work on a shift rota pattern (hours between 7am to 7pm and currently 1 weekend in 4) published well in advance to allow for work-life balance, you would receive a shift allowance of 10.4%. If you work the full shift rota to include night shifts, you would receive the higher shift allowance of 26%. An annual bonus based on personal and company performance. 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 – so long as it’s relevant to your role. Access to 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. 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 that support health, fitness and wellbeing.

This role closes at midnight on 25th 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. Don’t meet every single requirement? At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you are excited about this role but your experience or qualifications do not 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.