Lead Engineer, Gas Asset Engineering

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Job Purpose

To provide engineering decision-making abilities for the development and maintenance of the Gas Transmission network, ensuring assets meet regulatory, statutory and customer requirements whilst maximizing shareholder value.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the timely development of distribution construction designs and plans in order to meet business plan goals.
• Interface externally with major industrial and commercial customers, as well as major residential developers, local inspection and approval authorities, as well as other external bodies.
• Ensure that designs adhere to company construction standards, and are complete, accurate and meet design requirements.
• In conjunction with designers, develop and maintain systems, models and procedures in order to support design solutions and enhance efficiency and operability.
• Approve designs created by assigned represented employees in accordance with department policies, ensuring quality and functionality requirements are met.
• Motivate, counsel, coach, and develop others, establishing clearly defined goals and standards of employee performance.

Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required

• Project Management experience managing against fixed timescales and budgets.
• Stakeholder Management experience managing complex projects with multiple stakeholders (both internal and external).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Engineering (From an ABET Accredited school)
• 10 years of experience within Design and/or Engineering preferred.

More Information

Salary

$133k - $156k a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.  We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.