Electrical & Mechanical Engineer - Substations - Central London

at  National Grid

ABOUT YOU

Are you a natural leader and self-reliant professional with strong communication, organisation and planning skills? If so, our Electrical & Mechanical Engineer - Substations vacancy may be for you:

ABOUT US

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone in the UK, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow.
In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.
The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Electrical & Mechanical Engineer - Substations, you will be required to live in London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Bedfordshire or Essex as you will join our London Central team covering 7 substations spanning Westminster, Brent, Islington, Ealing, Kensington and Chelsea. You’ll start your journey gaining site experience and completing your core training, progressing with further classroom based and on-site training meaning the occasional short time away from home. Upon the completion of your training period, you’ll be required to support the standby rota and emergency call out requirements across your allocated team and there is optional travel to operationally support the wider zones via mobility ways of working. The Electrical & Mechanical Engineer - Substations will lead and deliver high voltage electricity substation capital projects and maintenance and fault investigation/rectification in a commercially focused way whilst supervising team members. You’ll ensure safe systems of work are implemented and followed, share your expertise and ensure completion of maintenance, refurbishment or replacement works on a variety of plant and equipment including circuit breakers, transformers and protection systems. Once you have the necessary safety authorisations in place, you’ll progress to becoming an SAP (Senior Authorised Person).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Operations Manager and other team members whilst undertaking a project
• Manage project delivery performance
• Undertake standby and emergency call out duties as required as part of an agreed rota
• Enact the Project Leader (PL) role enabling successful delivery and ensuring a commercial focus
• Ensure staff work correctly including risk assessments, method statements and toolbox talks
• Monitor, review and progress contracts for unlicensed customers
• Monitor, review and progress work undertaken by contractors
• Undertake site delivery activities of projects as defined in CDM Regs
• Act as Temporary Works Co-ordinator and Principle Contractor (Site Manager)
• Undertake roles as defined in National Grid’s Safety Rules
• Proactively communicate with the Project Leader/Line Manager enabling on track work programme
• Undertake plant/equipment duties to a defined standard
• Conduct maintenance, site delivery, fault investigation/repair and safety implementation/monitoring
• Supervise internal/external staff ensuring efficiency, cost effectiveness and safety
• Assist with commissioning activities during the work