Power System Engineer - System Access

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At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Power System Engineer – System Access to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all.

Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.

National Grid is hiring a Power System Engineer – System Access for our Customer and Network Development Team based in Warwick.

About the role

As Senior Power System Engineer within the System Access Team you will lead and support on the development and management of the Electricity Transmission (ET) outage plan, to safely enable £bns of investment - covering strategic and tactical timeframes and supporting the work to be delivered across the business, to maximise resource productivity, utilisation and plan delivery, whilst ensuring a secure and reliable network. The ET system access plan must support cost, risk and performance outcomes.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity that our network provides gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life.  Our network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving.  In NGET we are passionate about both operating safely and providing a highly reliable quality of supply for our customers.  

What you'll do

Proactively engaging with stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into accessible language, and taking ownership of issues to drive initiatives forward. By collaborating across various engineering functions, you’ll contribute to the development of comprehensive network solutions that align with regulatory requirements and consumer interests, whilst fully exploiting the use of transmission asset ratings in system access plans, balancing asset costs and risks against benefits.  

As a Senior Power System Engineer, you will also oversee and mentor team members in Power System studies, conducting detailed technical analysis and developing complex system outage plans to provide access to the electricity transmission system, whilst identifying solutions and strategies to manage system security and minimise transmission constraint costs and risks. You will play a key role in ensuring processes and procedures are fit for purpose and consistently applied across the team.

This role is based in our office in Warwick, and this can be combined with hybrid working from home.

What you'll need

• Good understanding of DigSilent Power Factory network analysis tools including calculation, data management and system interfaces. 
• Understanding of Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and its application in developing investment cases.
• Experience in Power System Planning and system studies.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and maintain effective communication.
• Strong understanding of outage management and asset management principles.
• Working understanding of the RIIO price control processes.
• Experience in working collaboratively with regulatory bodies and industry technical groups.

You will hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.  IET membership and working towards CEng is desirable as is a working understanding of SQSS.

What you'll get

• Annual salary of £61,000 - £68,000.00 per annum based on experience
• 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’s relevant to your role.
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, 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 numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.

More information

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) own the electricity transmission network in England and Wales. Every time you plug in your phone or flick a light switch, we’ve played a part. Not only are we responsible for delivering energy to millions of homes and businesses, we are also driving the move to cleaner energy, and the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

The closing date for applications is 28/07/25

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