Project Development Engineer

Job Purpose

As a Project Development Engineer you will serve as the accountable engineering authority and project leader, guiding cross functional teams through the full lifecycle of investment projects. Drive the successful setup, evaluation, development, approval and commercial tendering of multi driver interventions to support organisational objectives and long‑term asset performance.

Undertake feasibility assessments, optioneering, and engineering preconstruction activities to create comprehensive ‘site intents’. These will be further developed to justify either customer connection projects or strategic intervention works, ensuring alignment with our Infrastructure Development plans and Design Principles.

Lead and support the preparation of regulatory submissions to secure capital funding, while championing optimal solutions that deliver long-term value for consumers.

What You'll Do

• Lead the investment process for multi-driver or shared-driver load and non-load investments, as well as complex customer connection projects, during development and pre-construction phases.
• Establish investment drivers.
• Develop and cost multiple investment options, producing initial proposals
• Prepare costed delivery programme options for discussion with customers to ensure best-fit solutions aligned with their requirements.
• Challenge and review the investment Needs Case, interfacing with Customer Development, Infrastructure Development, and Asset Operations to validate drivers and asset health concerns.
• Produce regulatory submission documents with full optioneering and robust cost-benefit analysis for regulatory scrutiny to secure investment funding.
• Appoint and lead scheme teams, owning the Stakeholder Management Plan, identifying internal and external stakeholders, and maintaining evidence logs.
• Drive customer and stakeholder satisfaction through proactive engagement and timely resolution of issues, including ownership of Quality of Connections Incentive feedback.
• Develop the optimum in compliance with CDM Regulations and SHESQ considerations, documenting residual design issues, hazards and risks.
• Undertake site and condition assessments, supporting consenting, type registration, cost estimation, programme risk mitigation and innovation activities to enable successful delivery.
• Assess and lead Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) or support Early Contractor Involvement activities where required, managing budgets and resolving contractual issues promptly.
• Work closely with Delivery EPC Project Managers to develop Contract Scope and Project Risk Registers, tracking driver uncertainty.
• Collaborate with Land and Consents teams, initiating siting studies and feasibility reviews for infrastructure rebuilds.
• Monitor and control investments, providing accurate financial forecasts for regulatory reporting, business planning and capital planning.
• Produce all required project documentation, ensuring governance, lessons learned and best practice are embedded throughout.
• Act as Client’s Delegated Representative and, where appropriate and where appropriate the Principal Designer Representative under CDM Regulations.
• Ensure timely submission of system outage and resource requests to enable optimised plan build.
• Maintain high-quality core data for pre-construction phases and integrate lessons learned from completed and in-flight projects.
• Identify and implement innovation opportunities in collaboration with the Innovation team.

• Prioritises requests, identifies key issues and recommend solution
• Is resourceful and tenacious is approaching problems and performs rigorous and accurate work;
• Engages with team beyond own schemes & Contributes in team settings with valuable, well-timed comments

About us

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Project Development Engineer 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 mulitiple Project Development Engineers for our Infrastructure Development Teams based from either North, Central or South regions.

 You'll be flexible to travel to offices and project sites as and when required.

About You

Interpersonal, Supervisory or Management

• Customer and stakeholder-centric approach to delivering high-quality outputs.
• Demonstrable experience of leading cross-functional teams and managing diverse stakeholders effectively.
• Proficient business writing and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly.
• Strong problem-solving capability and an appetite for continuous improvement.
• Good influencing and negotiating skills to drive positive outcomes.
• Proficient understanding and working knowledge of business processes and governance.

Technical or Specialist

• Proficient technical knowledge of the Electricity Transmission System, including primary transmission assets.
• Strong understanding of RIIO mechanisms and how National Grid delivers revenue under current and future regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of business processes and governance relevant to investment and delivery activities.
• Proficient application of CDM Regulations, with working knowledge of Safety and Environmental legislation, practices and policies.
• Project management expertise, including effective management of time, cost, safety and risk.
• Proficient in Contract Management with demonstrated commercial acumen.

What You'll Get

Associate Project Development Engineer - Annual salary of £47,000 to £56,000.00 per annum dependent on experience

Project Development Engineer - Annual salary of £54,000 to £63,000.00 per annum dependent on experience plus a £4,500.00 annual Market Supplement

• 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

The closing date for this vacancy is 31st March. However, 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.

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/ 

DE & I statement 

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.

Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

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