Engineer (Contract) - Castleford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Northern Powergrid

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Engineer – Connections Business Development
Do you have what it takes to play a key role in shaping the electricity distribution network of the future and be at the heart of achieving net zero?

We are a diverse team, creating a smarter, more flexible electricity distribution network that will enable our region to decarbonise and meet the needs of our customers now, and in the future.

Distribution System Operation (DSO) involves us delivering an increasingly smart and flexible energy system for our customers that delivers a greener grid, with maximum resilience at minimal overall cost.

This is an exciting opportunity at a time of significant and fascinating change within the energy sector.

As a Engineer – Connection Business Development reporting into the Commercial Manager – Transmission Network Access, you will be part of the Distribution System Operation (DSO) team involved in delivering an increasingly smart and flexible energy system for our customers that delivers a greener grid, with maximum resilience at minimal overall cost.

Along with a competitive salary of £51,376 - £70,257 we also offer great benefits such as:

• Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday (rising with service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent opportunities for career growth
• Agile working arrangements

Review connection offers from National Grid to determine technical compliance with Northern Powergird's requirements/network.

• Engage internally with Design and Commercial colleagues to assess National Grid proposals to ensure solutions are technically and commercially acceptable for us and our customers.
• Develop processes, rules and criteria to review customer major connection projects and understand the readiness of the project to proceed in order to manage the queue priorities (eject and advance).
• Recommend actions to actively manage the connections pipeline with promotion of customers on flexible access arrangements and recycling of capacity not used by stalled projects.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret information regarding customer projects and apply judgement to decision making.
• Strong data and reporting skills to produce accurate and timely reports relating to large and dynamic datasets.

HNC, HND, degree, or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

• Strong data & analytics skills to develop reports and visualisations

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Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.