Bid Specialist

£56,000 - £65,500 + up to 6% Bonus 


Working pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days a week on site

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About the Role

You will be part of National Gas Transmission’s Uncertainty Mechanism team, playing a critical role in shaping the future of the UK’s gas transmission network. As a Bid Specialist , you will work closely with stakeholders from across the business to secure funding for strategic capital investments. 

You will be working to build our Uncertainty Mechanism (UM) Re-opener Submissions (think about them as mini-business plans!). This is a highly visible role that focuses on shaping investment priorities and developing high-quality regulatory funding submissions.

Your work will provide confidence to external stakeholders that we are delivering investments that maintain reliability, resilience and performance to deliver for our customers. Uncertainty Mechanism submissions play a significant role allowing us to adjust the scope of the Business Plan (and related funding) based on the changing energy landscape.

What You'll Do

• Define, own and lead the development of robust UM Submissions translating strategic objectives into robust, deliverable investment plans.
• Develop and maintain risk and value based submissions that balance asset performance, network risk and customer value and provide clear, evidence-based communication of investment decisions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Deploy robust approaches to whole-life cost modelling, cost-benefit analysis and investment appraisal ensuring decisions are evidence-based and consistent
• Communicate complex investment decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactively build strong relationships with stakeholders internally and externally and own the relationships that help define the team’s outputs and submissions.
• Provide assurance, confidence and transparency across investment decision-making process and supporting evidence for submissions
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement initiatives that enhance asset management capability and maturity.

Why this role matters

This role plays a pivotal part in securing the investment needed to maintain and modernise the UK’s gas transmission network as it transitions towards net zero. Combining engineering, asset management and business case expertise, the role ensures investment decisions are technically robust, economically justified and aligned to regulatory requirements.

Through close collaboration with stakeholders and technical experts, it helps shape critical infrastructure projects that deliver long-term value, network resilience and benefits for customers and consumers.

About You

You will be a natural storyteller who enjoys research and writing. You have the ability to develop clear, logical, and compelling narratives that justify the need for investment and evidence the robust development and assessment of engineering solutions. You are able to translate complex technical, operational, and risk-based information into comprehensive business cases and engineering justifications that support decision-making and secure stakeholder buy-in.

You’ll have:

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at senior levels across multidisciplinary organisation.
• Strong project management capability to coordinate a cross-functional team to deliver submissions to scope, cost, time and quality requirements.
• A good understanding of risk-based asset management and decision making-process that considers the use of the whole-life cost, cost benefit and value optimisation.

Essential

• Experience in developing business cases that include whole life cost analysis supporting robust Engineering Justifications.
• Stakeholder management capability, with the ability to work across multiple functions and levels, including multi-disciplinary technical experts and senior leadership.
• Project Management experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex funding submissions to time and quality.

Desirable

• Experience in Asset Management applied to engineering assets and capital investments.
• Understanding of a wide range of Gas Transmission Network, including plant and equipment.
• Experience in understanding the regulated utility world
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Chartered status or equivalent professional accreditation. 
  
  

Security Clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit www.gov.uk (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we Offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus of up to 6%
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 26 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support and professional development opportunities
  
  

Inclusive Recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution.

We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.