Undergraduate Connections Engineer, Electricity Transmission Customer Conne

at  National Grid

ABOUT US

National Grid is at the heart of the UK energy network keeping people connected and society moving. We develop, own and maintain the physical infrastructure, such as pylons and cables needed to move the electricity generated from windfarms and power sources around the country. Every time a phone is plugged in, or a switch is turned on, we’ve played a part, connecting you to the electricity you need - and we’re leading the transformation towards a greener future, dreaming bigger to bring a more affordable energy future to everyone.
But it’s our people that provide our true superpower. They drive and sustain our growth, their unique differences only making us stronger. But it’s no small feat – and we need the best to join us in our mission. So, join us and power the future of energy.

Some of your key accountabilities may include:

• Liaise with numerous internal and external key project stakeholders
• Writing and presenting our key documentations to governance committees.
• Prepare technical scoping documents for our contractors and cost estimates
• Broadening your understanding of customer commercial contracts and agreements

This role is based within our Customer Connections Team. This is the department that connects customers — such as data centres, battery storage projects, offshore wind farms, transport networks and solar farms — to the electricity transmission network.
It’s a collaborative effort, and at any one time there are between 300-400 people working within the department. Their expertise includes: construction, project management, commercial, analytical, account management, communications, power system engineering and feasibility engineering.
The connections process is key to delivering the capacity needed for an efficient and renewable transmission network and we need to deliver an increasing number of highly complex and exciting new projects. In this role you would play a crucial role in enabling us to do this.

You would be working within the Regional Connections team. They are responsible for the following activities when a customer wants to connect to the grid:

• Creating customer offers
• Option selection
• Development
• Sanction of a portfolio of customer driven capital investments

The team focuses on delivering cost-effective and safe solutions that connect customers to the transmission system, adhering to electrical design and safety standards. In this role, you will assist Connection Engineers in advancing project investments through our Network Development Process.

Some of your key accountabilities may include:

• Liaise with numerous internal and external key project stakeholders
• Writing and presenting our key documentations to governance committees.
• Prepare technical scoping documents for our contractors and cost estimates
• Broadening your understanding of customer commercial contracts and agreements.