Network Development Engineer

Would you like to join us on our journey? Where striving for zero carbon isn’t just aspirational but a reality as part of our 'Leading the North West to Zero Carbon’.

At Electricity North West, we thrive on being part of a customer focused team that likes to put their people first. We are committed to building our teams to represent the local communities we serve and promoting the importance of inclusivity at work. Our aim is to always encourage, support and develop our people to ensure everyone reaches their full potential.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Network Development Engineer to join our DSO team in Salford.

The DSO function will develop and justify that ENWL’s load related investment programme can facilitate the developments and decarbonisation plans of local stakeholders and customers. To deliver this function, information and data from a wide range of stakeholders that extend from local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to businesses, needs to be gathered and processed so that they can be modelled within the Distribution Future Electricity Scenarios (DFES) and inform network planning.

Our role

As a Network Development Engineer you will engage with local authorities on their Local Area Energy Plans (LAEPs) and other developments providing the technical support they need, as well as being responsible for drafting compliance reporting submissions, identifying network needs via studies and producing reinforcement programmes.

Key accountabilities of your role include:

• Influencing reinforcement by reflecting LAEPs in forecasts;
• The draft submission of regulatory license condition reporting (NDP) (including Network Development Plan, Distribution Network Options Assessment);
• Being accountable for producing and communicating capacity headroom forecasts that inform the whole reinforcement programme;
• To support whole system planning processes that will be introduced with the presence of Regional Energy System Planners (RESPs) and a nationalised Electricity System Operator.

What you’ll need:

• A degree in Electrical Engineering (essential);
• Proven experience in power systems and electrical network modelling, e.g. using tools such as IPSA, DIgSILENT or prototype tools on other software platforms (desirable);
• Experience in related engineering (preferably on electricity distribution planning) or relevant research areas (desirable);
• Experience in engagement with local stakeholders including local authority planning departments, project developers, businesses (desirable);
• Public speaking skills (desirable);
• Membership of an appropriate professional body (e.g. the IET, IEEE) (desirable).

What’s in it for you?

• An annual bonus scheme
• Company car or cash allowance
• 26 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

We’re champions of the North West, and we’re proud that our electricity network connects communities and helps keep the electricity flowing every minute of every day, from when you wake up to when you fall asleep and all the hours in between. A key part of the UK’s journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry, and as the region's network operator, it’s our responsibility to lead the way, help the North West to decarbonise and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy. Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.

Any offer made will remain conditional until pre-employment checks are complete to a level deemed satisfactory by Electricity North West. Due to the of this role, the following pre-employment checks will be required; references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a Drug & Alcohol test.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

We don't accept speculative CVs from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.