Operational Compliance Officer in Eastleigh

As an Operational Compliance Officer, you will be required to live within the South-East of England. You’ll work within the SHES and Compliance team to coordinate safety initiatives at our operational locations. You’ll have the flexibility to work from home dependent on the needs of the business and the requirement to be on site for auditing and work delivery. The ideal candidate would reside in the Southampton or Portsmouth area.

What You’ll Do

• Manage all substation statutory documentation across the zone attending site compliance visits.
• Administer commercial site vehicle fleet and act as single point of contact for fleet provider.
• Act as single point of contact for zonal issues including waste management contract/technical surveys.
• Attend zonal working groups as required.
• Manage zonal budgets for PPE, tools, training, stationary and commercial vehicle fleet.
• Track all zonal health & safety and compliance actions ensuring timely closure.
• Lead on zonal initiatives and/or working groups supporting Health & Wellbeing and Engagement.
• Act as technical secretary for medium level investigations writing reports.
• Coordinate zonal training requirements as the single point of contact.
• Manage and control substation access requests maintaining control of access key issues and returns.
• Manage zonal calibration ensuring all test equipment and tools are compliant with procedures.
• Coordinate electrical equipment PAT testing ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

What You’ll Have

Are you an organised, flexible and adaptable professional with excellent communication and time management skills? If so, this role may be for you:

Essential

• A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK.
• Level 3 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship.
• Experience of administration and reporting.
• An attitude to learn and be able to be flexible to change the work carried out and ways of working to suit the rapidly changing needs of the Zone towards compliance.
• Competency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.

Desirable

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Experience of training coordination.
• Experience of workload planning.
• Substation experience.
• Experience of budget management.
• Level 3 qualification or an equivalent recognised apprenticeship (desired in these disciplines but not excluded to Engineering, H&S, Compliance or Business Administration).
• Experience in completing audits or inspections.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t 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.

What You’ll Get

• A starting salary of £43,315- £50,959 per annum dependent on capability.
• Paid Overtime.
• Company vehicle.
• Performance based bonus.
• 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday.
• Enhanced 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days and option to buy/sell days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave financial support.
• Flexible benefits including 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.
• Health, fitness and wellbeing support apps.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is midnight 10 December 25, with interviews due to take place w/c 15 December 25 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

About Us

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone in the UK, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today - and shape the future of energy tomorrow. In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy - we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK - you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come. Apply today and help shape the future of energy transmission.