About the Role

As an Asset Manager – Optel & Metering, you will be required to live within the United Kingdom as you will typically work from one of our UK offices such as Warwick, Leeds, London or Bristol for 2 days per week. The remaining 3 days can be worked from home or our other national sites dependent on the needs of the business and we are open to flexible working for this role. Fortnightly national travel will be required to our sites to facilitate projects and hold team meetings.

The Asset Manager – Optel & Metering will manage and develop a team of equipment specialists who manage assets through the lifecycle and provide expert design input and assurance to all ET functions and at all stages of the project and maintenance lifecycle to ensure ET meets and exceeds the business and regulatory objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop a team of high calibre specialist professionals
• Ensure National Grid outperforms regulatory requirements, quality assurance and health and safety
• Ensure appropriate use of external consultants within budget provision for peak workload
• Provide authoritative professional design engineering consultancy service to ET
• Maintain and develop technical specification and policy suite
• Interface with external providers supporting whole life value solutions
• Support contracts and commercial teams through tender submissions and SSSC contract management
• Provide asset class strategies to support decision making in the capital plan
• Lead the asset health review process for relevant plant areas
• Review and approve non-conformances, derogations and deviations
• Support the development of standardised solutions for asset interventions

About You

Are you a natural leader with the ability to motivate and develop others? Do you possess excellent influencing, and communication skills as well as presentation skills and strong attention to detail? If so, our Asset Manager – Optel & Metering vacancy may be for you:

Essential:

• A full driving licence that permits you to drive in the UK
• A relevant numerate Degree
• Extensive Optel or Metering experience gained from an Asset Management or Engineering role
• Risk management experience
• Experience of UK power industry standards, structures, policies, regulations & market fundamentals

Desirable:

• Chartered status or a member of a relevant professional body
• Change management experience
• Project management experience
• Experience of managing large and diverse professional teams
• Experience of Asset Management Tools and Techniques

What You'll Get

• Competitive salary between £65,000 - £84,000 per annum dependent on capability
• Company car with fuel from home to work
• Performance based bonus
• 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday
• Enhanced 28 days annual leave plus 8 statutory days and option to buy/sell days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Private Medical Insurance for employee, partner or family is available to purchase
• Professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave financial support
• Flexible benefits including a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through
• Health, fitness and wellbeing support apps

At National Grid we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. We aim to empower everyone to take control and influence their career and will provide the right support along the way so you can succeed.

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.

Our values and principles

At National Grid, through listening to what our customers need, every day we do the right thing and find a better way.

As a National Grid employee, you’ll treat our customers as a priority, taking time to listen and work with them to help give them the best experience we possibly can. You’ll need to be proactive and flexible in your approach and continually look for ways to exceed their expectations – sometimes in unexpected and helpful ways. You’ll provide accessible information when our customers need it and make things simple by using your expertise to guide them. Above all, you’ll follow through on your promises to deliver value, drive efficiency and give them a great customer experience.

We offer inclusion and diversity training for everyone here at National Grid, with a view to building an inclusive working environment and developing all our employees. Training opportunities range from unconscious bias and reverse mentoring to targeted training initiatives which are tailored to support our diverse and innovative work force.

DEI Statement

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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