Control Room Planning Engineer

About the role

At National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing a highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is effective management of our network. The way we operate it, the way we plan it, is key to delivering an increased workload as we accelerate towards Net Zero.

The Transmission Network Control Centre (TNCC), is on the front line of the electricity transmission system, ensuring safety and system security standards are maintained at all times. 

As Control Room Planning Engineer, you will apply your technical expertise and operational understanding to assess Control Room outage deliverability and resolve engineering queries, whilst collaborating closely with our Asset Operations and Operational Planning teams.

With accountability for workplan delivery in the control room, you’ll receive plan handovers from Operational Planning for delivery within the Control Room. You’ll allocate resources to operational and safety switching activities and work with Tactical Planners to review and smooth the year ahead plan accordingly to Control Room capacity.  You will play a key role in maximising Control Room throughput and support the business in meeting its strategic objectives.

As the network evolves—particularly with the transition to dual Control Room operations and a new SCADA system, you’ll help the team adapt to increasing complexity, digitalisation, and resource demands. Looking ahead, you may have the opportunity to progress toward authorisation as a TNCC Control Person (Safety or Operations), enabling direct involvement in managing network safety and operational decisions within the Control Room environment

You’ll be based at our office in Warwick twice a week and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.

What you'll need

With an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, or considerable industry experience, you’ll ideally have engineering knowledge and experience of operation and planning of the electricity transmission system.

You’ll have an understanding of outage planning processes and their impact on system reliability and customer outcomes, as well as knowledge of National Grid’s safety rules and procedures, coupled with strong negotiating and dispute resolution skills.

Problem solving skills, the ability to work under pressure, flexibility and prioritisation are also all essential.  Familiarity with digital planning tools, data analysis, and visualisation platforms to support workplan forecasting and decision-making, is also key.

You’ll have the ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across businesses and be capable of making operational decisions confidently and quickly, whilst maximising safe and efficient throughput.

What's in it for you?

A competitive salary of £54,000 – £66,000 per annum

• Annual Performance Based Bonus
• 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%
• 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 is 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.
• 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 advert closes at midnight on 21st September 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.  Interviews will take place w/c 6th October 2025

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.

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