Product Owner

at  Cadent Gas

At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
For this role, you will be working within our GASART and will be responsible for creating and maintaing a fundamental understanding of the end to end process that the relevant products underpin and the business goals, drivers and objectives that are driving such processes. You will promote lean agile practices through identifying and iterating towards transformational department needs.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE AND DEMONSTRABLE KNOWLEDGE IN THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL AREAS:

 Energy Control Centre (ECC) - System operator ensuring safe transportation of energy and security of supply
 Gas Pressure management below 2Bar - Technical understanding for all components of the engineering framework applicable to the local distribution network and discipline engineering specialists for emergency response and safe control of operations
 Gas Pressure management above 2 Bar - Technical understanding for high pressure assets and discipline engineering specialists (electrical, instrumentation, telecoms, cathodic protection, gas quality, civils and geotechnical)
 Hydrogen Transition (H2) - Hydrogen technical awareness for all pressure tiers, developing frameworks (inc. competency and operating strategies) as our Net Zero projects progress and to support teams as they progress to deliver our Net Zero ambition.

 SecOps27 – Awareness and knowledge of the role GASART in delivering the Enhanced Cyber \resilience Framework as part of securing the current landscape. Knowledge of the Operational Technology and experience of convergence of IT/Ot any a business and ensuring the successful delivery of the initiatives.

• An understanding of the role technology and digital platforms plays to enable business value with an overall understanding of the whole lifecycle of technology products.
• Knowledge of supporting technology systems/ tools used in support of the identified functional areas
• Experience of working in an agile product-centric environment and agile/matrix managed multi-disciplinary technology teams, including deep understanding of agile methodologies such as software development methodology, e.g., behaviour-driven development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working within the IT Product Line with both internal scrum teams and external third-party vendors, covering digital platform services, corporate tooling (Microsoft suite), network connectivity and hybrid cloud.
• Support the maintenance of the evergreen technology roadmap, understanding the systems and solutions within the product line and value streams.
• Specific experience and demonstrable knowledge in the following functional areas:
• Energy Control Centre (ECC) - System operator ensuring safe transportation of energy and security of supply
• Gas Pressure management below 2Bar - Technical understanding for all components of the engineering framework applicable to the local distribution network and discipline engineering specialists for emergency response and safe control of operations
• Gas Pressure management above 2 Bar - Technical understanding for high pressure assets and discipline engineering specialists (electrical, instrumentation, telecoms, cathodic protection, gas quality, civils and geotechnical )
• Hydrogen Transition (H2) - Hydrogen technical awareness for all pressure tiers, developing frameworks (inc. competency and operating strategies) as our Net Zero projects progress and to support teams as they progress to deliver our Net Zero ambition.
• Knowledge of supporting technology systems/ tools including devices and equipment and protocols used in support of the above functional areas

What you’ll get to work on:

• You will work within the IT Product Line with both internal scrum teams and external third-party vendors, covering digital platform services, corporate tooling (Microsoft suite), network connectivity and hybrid cloud.
• Support the maintenance of the evergreen technology roadmap, understanding the systems and solutions within the product line and value streams.
• Working with IT Teams and Procurement Teams to plan maintenance activity, advise on contract renewals and/or ceasing of contracts in line with the strategic roadmap.
• Identify, analyse, and implement appropriate KPIs which allow the business to measure product success.

 SecOps27 – Awareness and knowledge of the role GASART in delivering the Enhanced Cyber \resilience Framework as part of securing the current landscape. Knowledge of the Operational Technology and experience of convergence of IT/Ot any a business and ensuring the successful delivery of the initiatives.

• An understanding of the role technology and digital platforms plays to enable business value with an overall understanding of the whole lifecycle of technology products.
• Knowledge of supporting technology systems/ tools used in support of the identified functional areas
• Experience of working in an agile product-centric environment and agile/matrix managed multi-disciplinary technology teams, including deep understanding of agile methodologies such as software development methodology, e.g., behaviour-driven development

Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:

• Funding and support towards completing qualifications
• Ample opportunity for progression within the business
• Mentoring and guidance opportunitie