Engineer, Gas Construction and Maintenance Engineering

About us

 

National Grid is hiring an Engineer, Gas Construction and Maintenance Engineering in Brightwaters.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record put us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

Assert position towards building relationships and working with municipal authorities within assigned regional jurisdictions. Foster open and pro-active communication regarding municipal construction plans and National Grid’s capital work plans in the public works arena. Coordinate and resolve conflicts, meet the needs of both the company, and the communities we serve. Deliver relevant information to the correct affected parties in a timely and thorough manner both internally and externally.  Facilitate, coordinate and organize a program of public works projects relating to the gas systems to meet customer and regulatory requirements. 

Key Accountabilities

 

• Recognize and proactively address upcoming opportunities for delivering public works gas construction projects more efficiently or overcoming anticipated obstacles.
• Actively build and maintain a network of relationships with stakeholders of municipal authorities use this to ensure two-way communication, resolve conflicts and develop cooperation.
• Coordinate engineering design and project planning services to ensure that construction projects are effectively specified and estimated prior to handover to Field Operations.
• Ability to review municipal construction plans, identify scope and conflicts, provide maps as required.
• Track and organize municipal work against capital work across multiple disciplines within National Grid.
• Establish and maintain relationships with all parties including Municipal stakeholders, and third-party engineers.  Provide updates, organize and attend scope review and coordination meetings when required.

 

Qualifications

 

• A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or science, a minimum of 1 - 3 years’ experience involving the technical analysis of gas networks.
• Detailed awareness of municipal planning processes and the different working practices between each authority within assigned region.
• Strong understanding of contract terms and regulations affecting public works.
• Strong understanding of gas industry construction standards and procedures.

 

More Information

 

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Salary - $97,000 - $114,000 

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.