Operational Strategy Engineer

Operational Strategy Engineer, Warwick – £45,196 to £51,529 plus benefits

About the role

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy.  We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need.  We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

As an Operational Strategy Engineer, you will be responsible for identifying operational risks with the ability to see real time impacts as an outcome of your decisions. You will develop and communicate risk mitigation and issue management strategies and lead post event reviews to ensure continuous improvement.

Routinely, you will develop and manage the process for undertaking regular assessments over a rolling 24-month period of overall operational and commercial risks / opportunities for our National Transmission System (NTS).

You will define, manage and coordinate a plan to identify operational and commercial risks and agree strategies across all stakeholders to mitigate them, ensuring effective processes are in place to demonstrate compliance and associated contractual obligations.

In this role you will have a broad exposure to a variety of stakeholders and establish effective communication strategies with the National Control Centre (NCC), Operations, Asset Management and Commercial teams.

To be successful in this role you will have a recognised engineering qualification, ideally Mechanical or Chemical with a strong interest in the Energy industry. A technical understanding of our Assets would be a strong advantage in this role but not a requirement.

You will have the ability to grasp and analyse complex issues and excellent Stakeholder Management to ensure you can appropriately communicate those risks and issues to a variety of audience.

Join us, and help be the energy behind the change.

What we can offer you

• Annual bonus of 6% based on personal and company performance
• 26 days’ holiday plus 8 statutory holidays – plus option to buy 5 additional days
• Double-match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we'll add £2 (max company contribution 12%)
• Opt-In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you're unable to work due to long term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/ shared parental leave
• Career progression, professional training and development
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7,
• Financial support to cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, and study support to complete accountancy qualifications

Other 'nice to knows':

• Hybrid working – 3 days per week in the office at Warwick and the remainder from home
• Career progression and ongoing professional training and development
• Free gym and exercise classes onsite at our Warwick office, sports clubs to join
• Subsidised canteen and coffee shop
• Free parking

About us

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy.  Gas is an essential part of a secure energy supply in Britain, and will continue to play a vital role for decades to come.  More than ever, we need the security that gas brings to keep the lights on, businesses running, and to protect jobs. National Gas provides that security.

We are responsible for transporting gas to power stations, major industries, storage facilities, more than 500,000 businesses, and 23 million homes through nearly 5,000 miles of pipes across Britain.

National Gas is also proud to lead the way in transforming the energy network for a net zero future. Gas provides the energy security to support renewable electricity generation, and we are developing our infrastructure to transport hydrogen and carbon dioxide across the country. 

We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve.  We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation, and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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