Lead Transmission Engineer - OHL Design Quality

We’re looking for a passionate Lead Transmission Engineer – OHL Design Quality to join our Asset Operations Team!

The Lead Transmission Engineer – OHL Design Quality provides senior asset owner leadership and technical authority across the Electricity Transmission Overhead Line portfolio. The role leads a national team of Transmission Engineers to ensure designs are safe, operable, maintainable, and compliant across the full asset lifecycle. The individual is accountable for embedding operation and maintenance requirements into optioneering and design throughout the project lifecycle, acting as the primary asset owner interface for OHL design quality. They mitigate risk, protect asset owner intent, and ensure the delivery of adoptable, standard-compliant outcomes.

Additionally, the role translates operational learning and asset expertise into consistent, high‑quality design assurance and drives continuous improvement across the portfolio.

This is a Variable Base role. We’re happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you!

What You'll Do

• Lead and influence the design of new and upgraded overhead line assets, shaping solutions from early concept through to delivery.
• Act as the key link between operations and project teams, ensuring designs are practical, maintainable and ready for real-world use.
• Set the standard for design quality, driving solutions that are safe, efficient and optimised for whole life performance.
• Provide expert challenge and make critical decisions to eliminate high risk or non-viable designs before they progress.
• Champion early engagement so operations are fully prepared for new assets, including maintenance strategies, training and support.
• Act as the technical authority on behalf of the Asset Owner when OHL defects arise within OHL projects.
• Use operational insight, defect trends and real asset performance to continuously improve future designs and engineering standards.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Transmission Engineers, within your area of discipline, building capability and ensuring strong technical leadership across OHL projects.

What You'll Have

• Minimum HNC in an Engineering Discipline.
• NEBOSH Certificate.
• Asset Management Qualification (IAM) and or relevant experience.
• Project Fundamental / Management Qualification (APM) and or relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge, experience and technical know-how of the assets ET OHL operate and maintains.
• Project (preferably OHL related) / project team interface understanding and or experience.
• Good understanding of project network and design process involved in OHL projects.
• Knowledge of expected quality standards of the OHL network and its components.
• Understanding and practical application of all relevant OHL Technical Specifications, Technical Guidance Notes and Electricity Transmission Business Procedures.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and the roles that are encompassed within them and how that applies to OHL projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability and confidence to communicate, present and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• A drive and enthusiasm for continuous improvement and experience of change management.
• Motivates others through own example.
• Personally committed to finding new ways of working in conjunction with others to achieve business goals.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.

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

Up to £66,000 dependent on experience.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a Market Supplement of £3000 per annum, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, Job Requirement Car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

Further Information

The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 23 July 26, with interviews due to take place w/c 27 July 26 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

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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