JOB SUMMARY

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.
The Associate Engineer will be part of the Engineering Team, within the Energy Systems Design and Development Directorate at Ofgem. This role will support the Engineering team by implementing and maintaining appropriate systems to enable effective planning and scheduling.
Responsibilities will include supporting the Senior Engineer Project Manager through the preparation of project performance reports, presenting statistics and researching new information and delivery solutions. As part of this dynamic team you will ensure organisational tasks are carried out efficiently through managing and monitoring compliance of projects, managing professional relationships both with internal and external stakeholders. You will also manage risks and issues registers, version control of all outputs and manage and monitor audits. You will assist with planning, keeping the project calendar up-to-date, track projects, helping to improve efficiencies, maintain ePMO compliance regulations and publish monthly programme reports.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This interesting and engaging role will require experience of working within a Project Management environment, the ability to manage a range of tasks at the same time, working under pressure and making project support decisions based on a broad understanding of relevant policies or operational requirements. Possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills is also essential. The role will provide opportunities to gain further experience within a regulation and engineering environment.
This is a great opportunity for someone that is keen, ambitious and seeking a new challenging, yet exciting role. If you have relevant experience and are looking to join a fast paced, collaborative team that manages a quality service, please apply.
Ofgem also has a culture of inclusion that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our colleagues. It fuels our innovation and helps ensure we can best represent the consumers and the communities we serve. We want to bring different perspectives and experiences to our work, so everyone is welcome - as an inclusive workplace, our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.

• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITHIN A PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT (LEAD)

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to deal with a range of ongoing tasks at the same time, prioritise accordingly and be able to deliver under pressure
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision and to make project support decisions based on a broad understanding of relevant policies or operational requirements

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Engineering