Salary: £43,000 - £51,000p.a. dependant on experience

Location: Remote home based working within strategic territories across Great Britain (currently there are 6 territories: these are Scotland, North, Midlands, London, South East, South West/Wales). Position comes with company car and requires significant travel within territory, with occasional overnight stays required. You will also be required to travel to the Head Office for meetings or locations outside your territory, as required.

Role purpose:

The Operations Engineer is part of a focused team committed to the efficient design, construction, operation and maintenance of compliant and safe gas and electricity distribution networks. The Operations Engineer is responsible for the management of all asset related matters within his/her remit, ensuring compliance with safety, operational and technical requirements including national, industry and own internal policies, procedures and processes. Operations Engineers will also provide technical support to customers. As we are a multi-utility business, continued personal and professional development in both gas and electric networks is essential to build resilience and sustainability within the Operations team

Main responsibilities:

• Ensuring that the requirements of the Health and Safety Policy are met.
• Ensuring that the requirements of the Asset Management System are met.
• Ensuring compliance with internal design and construction policies and standards.
• Ensuring compliance with IGEM/ENA/ESP’s design, construction and safety standards as appropriate.
• Attending and participating in reviews and updates of the current operational procedures and technical standards. 
• Providing support to give assurance that all company, industry and national requirements are understood by all UIPs/ICPs, Contractors and Service Providers and any non-conformities are managed.
• Assist in maintaining current accreditations, qualification of new accreditations and industry compliance for all assets.
• New assets - Provide assurance that assets being designed, installed, tested and commissioned are fit for business purpose, complying with Industry/Regulatory and Legislative Standards and requirements.
• Existing assets – Provide assurance that assets being maintained, repaired, diverted or replaced are fit for business purpose, complying with Industry/Regulatory and Legislative Standards and requirements.
• Ensuring that service provider Health and Safety requirements are suitable, sufficient and implemented.
• Providing data, information and reports through audit, inspection and review to enable Asset Management System objectives to be met.
• Attending and participating in reviews and updates of the current operational procedures and technical requirements.
• Provide effective monitoring, operational support and guidance to ensure that asset to be adopted are constructed safely, efficiently and cost effectively.
• Management of supply and service contracts and oversight of any outsourced works.
• Carry out technical and safety audit/inspections pre and post construction for all assets, including suppliers. Undertake and support technical investigations e.g. interference damage, network incidents and other issues that may arise.
• Functionally test and check to ensure the competent deployment of people, plant and processes
• Participate in Safety Technical and Competency (STC) reviews of new and existing UIPs/ICPs, Contractors and other service providers 

Skills required:

• Demonstrate several years’ experience in the gas/electric distribution business.
• Knowledge and experience of working in gas/electricity distribution networks including design, construction, operation and maintenance
• Key underpinning knowledge of the relevant industry standards, regulations, specifications and legislative requirements.
• A recognised H&S qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH would be desirable for this role.
• Authorised SAP would be desirable for this role.
• SCO authorised up to 7 barg would be desirable.
• Professional registration such as Eng Tech or IEng with a professionally registered institute such as IGEM or IET.
• Computer Literate.
• An innovative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Skilled in establishing and managing relationships with our customers and stakeholders, and able to influence customer behaviours and outcomes.