Project Engineer

About the role

Join us and help deliver world-class HVDC projects that will shape the future of the UK’s transmission system.

Strategic Infrastructure is developing and constructing a series of HVDC projects along the east coast of Great Britain. These projects play a vital part in achieving the UK Government’s ambition of connecting 50GW of offshore wind by 2030.

That's why we’re looking for Project Engineers to develop and coordinate activities, across projects within the Offshore Portfolio. You'll work closely with other Project Engineers to ensure interfaces across projects are managed holistically.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your engineering knowledge and experience to facilitate the development of major infrastructure projects. This includes engaging effectively with stakeholders and managing interfaces across the project. You'll play a key role to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of projects, whilst minimising risks to successful delivery.

Our project portfolio will scale up the UK’s capacity to transport home-produced clean energy, predominantly from offshore wind, from where it is generated to where there is demand. By doing so it will increase the security, resilience, and stability of the UK’s transmission network. That’s a job anyone can be proud of.

In this role you can enjoy our hybrid working from office and home. You'll be flexible to regular travel throughout England and Scotland, depending on the project.

Project Level Key Interfaces include:

• Converter Station to HVAC Cables.
• Adjacent AC Substation connections including HVAC Cables / Overhead Line from Converter Station.
• Associated Transmission Operator (TO) work packages, e.g. provision of telecommunications etc.
• Interfaces with other neighbouring projects (identifying and tracking interdependencies and conflicts).

Key accountabilities

• Promoting a strong emphasis on Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) compliance and ensuring the highest standards of SHEQ are maintained.
• Coordinating engineering interfaces between work packages, internally (NG only or between joint venture partners) and externally with other neighbouring projects, in an efficient and effective manner.
• Participating in the engineering development and delivery of projects.
• Managing interface engineering activities as defined in the project programme, identifying any risks and issues, propose mitigating activities and escalate as required.
• Managing and maintaining interface registers/schedules, tracking progress of each item and including on the project risk register as appropriate.
• Supporting the development and delivery of a safe, cost effective and compliant design.

About you

• Degree in an appropriate Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Working towards membership of an appropriate professional institution.
• Awareness of UK Health and Safety legislation and the specific regulations which apply to engineering and construction projects.
• Demonstrable experience gained across a range of engineering infrastructure type projects from participating as a member of project teams on complex projects.
• Understanding of the engineering processes associated with the development of major strategic infrastructure projects.
• Good influencing, negotiating and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Knowledge in one or more of the following areas from 33 kV to 400 kV:
  • Delivery of strategic electricity transmission network construction projects
  • Switchgear/transformers/transmission and/or distribution electrical system design
  • Civil design
  • Main plant design
  • Protection and control design
  • Overhead Line (OHL) and cable design
  • HVDC systems

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £54,000 - £65,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales. 

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people. 

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future. 

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More information

This role closes on 14 July 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews to be held week commencing 28 July. 

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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