EHV Design Manager

A successful Net Zero needs Northern Powergrid. A successful Northern Powergrid needs talented engineers. Do you want to help power your career and be part of an evolving energy industry? An opportunity at the heart of decarbonisation has arisen for an enthusiastic Design Engineer to join our team. The energy industry is enabling decarbonisation with both considered investment in traditional networks and smart technology to increase their potential. Northern Powergrid, as the company responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and businesses in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, is at the forefront of this, delivering a power network that meets the region’s needs now and in the future. Our vision is to be the best energy company in serving our customers whilst delivering a sustainable energy solution.

The Connections Design Team’s vision is to design connections solutions to directly enable our customers and region’s journey to net zero and wider economic growth. This is an exciting opportunity at a time of significant and fascinating change within the energy sector. As a Design Team Manager, you will play an integral role in achieving this. Along with a competitive salary of £66,464 up to £78,192 (depending on experience), we also offer great benefits such as:

• Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (rising with service) plus bank holidays
• Company transport provision
• Payment of professional fees
• Technical Incentive Scheme – up to £2,000 per annum
• Bonus scheme of up to 10% of salary
• Excellent opportunities for career growth

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of designers to deliver EHV design solutions for our customers
• Assist designers with judgements for unusual scenarios that ensure decisions are consistent with policy and regulatory requirements
• Work with other business units to develop/implement intelligent solutions for our customers
• Identify improvements to our engineering policy & business processes working closely with all business units
• Be responsible for the implementation of changes to design policy and business processes
• Mentor staff in order to produce well-rounded professional engineers
• Represent Northern Powergrid on industry working groups
• Maintain the well-being of a dispersed team of professional engineers

Key Competencies

• Team working is essential in this role to develop and implement new solutions and power system policy. You will lead a high-performing team, delivering for our customers
• Confident decision-making skills
• Broad knowledge of the industry to ensure our network develops and supports decarbonisation in a smarter, more flexible way
• Problem solving is a must when faced with the scale and pace of change facing us, not to mention the number of exciting challenges and level of innovation required
• Deliver quality outputs to required deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders from across the business and wider industry
• Embrace change in order to assist with the development of policies and processes for the continuing changes experienced within the connections business

Qualifications & Attributes

• Level 5 or 6 (HND, degree, or equivalent) in STEM subject, or a level 4 qualification (e.g., HNC) with at least five years of relevant experience
• Ability to manage small teams of professional engineers
• Understanding of power system design and operation
• Knowledge of electrical equipment

In order to comply with our electricity distribution licence, we have to ensure our colleagues are fit and proper to visit and enter our customers’ premises. Consequently, as this role may involve visiting and entering our customers’ premises, please be aware that the successful candidate will be subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please confirm in your application if you are content for this check to be completed.

Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.