High Voltage Control Engineer in Ipswich

This High Voltage Control Engineer will report to the Network Manager and will work within Network Operations and Control based in our Fore Hamlet - Ipswich (Sometimes Bury) office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £58,229 - £71,914 per annum and a bonus of 3%.

Job Purpose:

Responsible to the Network Manager, the Control Engineer will manage a section of the distribution network. You will maintain an overview of network security and availability. You ensure the Distribution Safety Rules are complied with alongside other procedures that are important for the safe operation of a high voltage system. Giving both advice and instruction and operating the system remotely, they are important to making sure that UK Power Networks provides a safe and rapid response to faults and other unplanned situations. They also check and authorise planned operations on the network. They provide important data to the business to ensure compliance with licence conditions. This is an exciting and important role in ensuring UK Power Networks delivers many of its regulatory targets.

Network Control operates 24 hours a day and monitors & operates the Network throughout this period. Pattern working in both full and part shift roles is a requirement of the role. You must be prepared to work a full-shift pattern if required as a condition of the appointment.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Manage a section of the distribution network using SCADA and other network information systems.
• Provide rapid restoration of supply in fault situations.
• Provide technical advice to field operators and Operations Centre staff.
• Sanction the issue of safety documents.
• Comply with IIP fault reporting requirements.
• Check and authorise planned high voltage schedules to provide compliance with the Distribution Safety rules and other relevant procedures.
• Comply with the Grid and Distribution Codes and all relevant Safety Rules, Instructions and Codes of Practice.
• Maintain awareness of customer requirements and provision of relevant information.
• Communicate with other members within the Network Operations team and build relationships with other teams across the Business.
• Help develop procedures.
• Challenge existing processes and strive for continuous improvement.
• Mentor other members of the control team.
• Ensure Customer Minutes Lost (CMLs) and Customer Interruptions (CIs) are minimised and targets delivered.
• Ensure that information is provided to help deliver a high BMoCS (Broad Measure of Customer Service) score.

Nature and Scope:

High voltage Control Engineers are responsible, for the duration of their shift, for the safe operation of a section distribution system. You will be trained to control the high voltage network, where you are qualified and have a good track record; opportunities to progress onto EHV control will be available.

Network Control is a team environment - you can demonstrate the ability to work within a team and adjust in real-time to the needs of the team throughout a shift. You can expect to become authorised over all three license areas.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of an ONC or an equivalent is required for this role. An HNC is desirable.
• Experience working on and around the high voltage system as an Authorised Person or Senior Authorised Person is desirable, or alternatively experience as a Control Engineer on electricity distribution systems.
• An understanding of the Distribution Safety Rules.
• Familiarity with other procedures relevant to operating high voltage networks.
• Experience of managing safe working practices and working to electrical safety procedures.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment in which UK Power Networks operates.
• Knowledge of the Safety Documents used within the industry and their significance and requirements.

Competencies:

• A focus on safety.
• A focus on customer service.
• The ability to process information quickly to allow correct actions following procedure to be made promptly to guarantee a rapid response to faults and other unplanned scenarios.
• In real-time knowledge on ongoing work and the priorities of each job.
• The ability to switch between different faults and planned outages as you progress work throughout the day.
• IT skills to a competent user level.
• You can both understand and convey important technical and safety information to Field Engineers over the phone during high profile incidents.