Senior Engineer - Electrical

Senior Engineer - Electrical London, England

OFGEM
Full Time London, England 43650 - 59999 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

273911

Salary

£43,650 - £59,999
London £46,250 - £59,999 / Glasgow £43,650 - £55,999. Please ensure that you read the Pay and Reward information for civil service and internal colleagues before applying

Job grade

Grade 7
Level 2b

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - Analysis and Assurance

Type of role

Analytical
Engineering

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

About the job

Job summary

Ofgem works on behalf of energy consumers to ensure that every household in the UK can rely on a safe and environmentally sustainable energy supply. We are playing a vital part in accelerating the transition to Net Zero and a carbon neutral energy system - a goal that everyone wants to achieve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing your part in creating new energy solutions that are great for customers, and great for the environment.

We offer a diverse range of flexible working career opportunities: roles that are stimulating and rewarding, where you can get involved in ground-breaking work. And it’s important to us that we recruit from a wide range of professional and personal backgrounds – bringing different perspectives and experiences to our work.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced engineer to play an involved role in the regulation and development of the Electricity Distribution and to offer expert technical advice on innovations such as the introduction of hydrogen into the network, and how effective regulation can support the transition to a net zero supply. You’ll be directly involved in the implementation, planning and regulation of the gas price controls, working closely with our policy teams to identify how we can best influence behaviours and outcomes.

We expect that you’ll hold a degree in a relevant engineering discipline or have developed significant expertise through industry experience. It would be an advantage if this is included electricity transmission or distribution, network or system operations or system design and planning. As an alternative, you may have experience in other energy industry asset management, performance and quality of service areas. You should be comfortable working with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, and it’s important that you offer highly developed communication skills, in writing and in person, and that you can bring complex, technical subject matter to life for different audiences.

Ofgem is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of open and fair competition, merit and business need.

Job description

Our Systems & Networks division is seeking an electrical engineer to fulfil a key role in our regulation of the electrical system. The division is responsible for managing over £80bn of investment in gas and electricity networks over the next 10 years. We play a key role in facilitating the move to a net-zero energy sector, whilst continuing to provide safe, secure, high quality gas and electricity network services at value for money to consumers.

The role is to provide engineering and policy support across Ofgem. The post holder will have direct engagement in the implementation and planning of the electricity price controls - including RIIO2, regulation of networks, electricity network codes, the development of smart grids and system operation. The primary objective is to ensure that Ofgem has the technical capability to effectively regulate the electricity network companies that are helping to deliver a cost efficient electricity system for a net-zero future.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for high quality and timely engineering analysis of options and recommendations to policy teams.
  • Lead on policy areas directly managed by the Engineer Hub such as technical codes

Key Outputs and Deliverables

  • Providing support in the delivery of the electricity price controls such as reopeners or RIIO2 and network regulation more generally
  • Engaging with the network companies to find better ways of developing our networks – e.g. the deployment of smart grid technologies
  • Providing support in the delivery of our network innovation competitions
  • Providing the technical support necessary to consider and decide on changes to or derogations from network codes
  • Assisting in the development of key areas of transmission and distribution policy
  • Lead the delivery of key work streams and potentially manage staff input into the relevant areas of work
  • Present policy and recommendations to senior management
  • Act as a representative for Ofgem at external meetings, conferences and events explaining Ofgem’s position on particular issues
  • Taking responsibility for drafting public documents or parts of documents.


Person specification

Essential Criteria

  • Educated to degree level in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent industry experience
  • Chartered Engineer (or in the process of gaining registration)
  • Relevant experience in several the following areas of Electrical Transmission, Distribution such as: network or system operations, system design and planning, network codes, smart grids and network innovation, asset management, performance and quality of service issues.
  • Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Ability to deliver key projects to challenging timescales
  • Familiarity with key concepts of economic regulation
  • Excellent communication/interpersonal skills including the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical people.
  • Good report drafting skills

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details
  • Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details
  • Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details

Benefits

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘supporting statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team :

Senior Engineer - Electrical
OFGEM

www.ofgem.gov.uk
London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Brearley
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Government
Energy & Utilities
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