Superpower Your Ambition

About Us

Here at National Grid, we’re working at the heart of the energy sector, keeping people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. We’re dreamers, big-thinkers, innovators and builders, building a clean, fair and affordable energy future for all. But it’s no early feat, and we’re looking for the best to join us in our mission, to deliver net zero for Great Britain.

Back in November 2024, we announced our plans to invest around £60billion across the next five years, which means by the end of the decade, we will be supporting more than 60,000 additional jobs in the UK and across our northeast US business. There really has never been a better time to work in energy!

Who We're Looking For?

As our network grows, we’re looking for a wide range of new colleagues across all our teams nationwide, whether that’s engineers to maintain or connect new assets; operate or manage our network or provide us with the cyber resilience we need; or colleagues that can problem solve and manage risks supporting our new projects as part of The Great Grid Upgrade.

We have opportunities for those who are early in their careers to experienced senior professionals, where you will work on £multi-billion nationally significant projects, that are groundbreaking in terms of capability and investment and which will support you to superpower your career.

And though what we deliver is important, how we deliver it is just as important. We’re passionate about our core values, to Do the Right Thing, to Find a Better Way and to Make It Happen.

Because living our values and doing the right thing is about ensuring everyone is respected and can bring their whole, authentic self to work, enabling us all to fulfil our potential and find better ways to work together and make it happen and deliver our ambitions.

Our Culture

But our culture is more than a mission statement or set of values. It’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

And this is driven from the top, by our Chief Executive, John Pettigrew who “fundamentally believes that it's our people that make National Grid such a great place to work and ensuring that we create the right environment to allow everyone to be themselves and to thrive.”

And we continue to strive to drive progress in gender equality and are proud that our efforts are being rewarded across the globe. With recognition from The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality, the FTSE Women Leaders Top 10 Women in Leadership as well as the Forbes World’s Top Companies for Women 2024 – we’re proud of making our mark.

You can read more about some of the women who are working to shape the future of the UK energy system, from inspiring innovations in renewable energy to breaking down stereotypes in engineering.

We want you to join us and help us power the future of energy.

Don't See A Role For You? Join Our Talent Community

We’re growing quickly and we would love to speak to you if you’re interested in joining our team. To be one of the first to hear more about our future opportunities, make sure you join our talent community.

What We Offer - Our Rewards & Benefits

We know everyone works best when they feel valued, supported and life feels balanced, so, we’ve developed a reward package to cover all aspects of life - superpowering your everyday.

• With flexible, hybrid and compressed working hours available nationwide. (*With some roles also including shift allowances)
• Annual bonus’ rewarding your contributions.
• Global Appreciate platform, that allows you to thank and reward your colleagues
• Shared parental leave (enhanced pay to 26 weeks).
• Backup childcare service for those last-minute emergencies. (6 days funded)
• We prioritise your health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Physio services, as well as Wellbeing Apps and portals and access to our Digital GP service, health assessments, private medical and dental insurance.
• Generous pension contributions which are double matched up to 12% (*when you put in 6% , ** additional voluntary contributions are also available).
• Professional development and access to our free online training platform - ensuring you Superpower your career every step of the way.
• Professional subscriptions (where relevant)
• Mentoring programmes.
• Up to 3 days volunteering with communities which matter to you.
• Reservist training (up to 10 days per year).
• Sharesave schemes, career milestone recognition and many more which allow you to choose the right balance for you and your family.

Are You Ready To Join Us And Superpower Your Career?

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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