AddressWould you like to join us on our journey? where striving for zero carbon isnt just aspirational but a reality as part of our Leading the North West to Net Zero.
At Electricity North West, we thrive on being part of a customer focused team that likes to put their people first. We are committed to building our teams to represent the local communities we serve and promoting the importance of inclusivity at work. Our aim is to always encourage, support and develop our people to ensure everyone reaches their full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team within The Hub in Manchester as a Control Engineer.
What we are offering: -
A competitive salary, a colleague bonus scheme, shift pay, a market leading contribution pension scheme, 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to a maximum of 30 days plus a variety of flexible benefits including buying and selling holidays and the opportunity for career development.
Our role
As a Control Engineer you will manage an effective fault restoration strategy in order to meet business and regulatory targets, also to look ahead and assess the impact that proposed system outages will have on system security. You will ensure that all safety legislation and company codes of practice are adhered to during planned and unplanned outages on the electrical network and ensure that operational standards of security of supply are maintained.
What do I need to do
- Manage the electricity network in order to optimize system security and supply;
- Manage the restoration of customers supplies to achieve performance targets;
- Manage the distribution network including undertaking power system analysis to determine plant availability; maximize generator output requirements and control network power flows and fault levels;
- Liaise with customers, embedded generators and other DNOs;
- Proactively identify opportunities for network and reliability improvements;
- Plan network outages based on whole system solutions and liaise with affected stakeholders
- Promote a safe working environment.
You will carry out real time monitoring and control of the ENWL electricity distribution networks, ensuring we have a robust Control Room and during incidents we deliver a comprehensive service to our customers and the wider business.
Working alongside the other Engineers on a six weekly rota including shifts on morning, afternoons and weekends.
About you
Skills and experience
- Hold an HNC or equivalent in electrical engineering (essential)
- Have an understanding of electrical power systems;
- Be an excellent written and verbal communicator;
- Be highly focused on safety management;
- Have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence people at all levels, including internal and external customers;
- Be focused on providing excellent customer service.
- Have a high level of computer literacy
If successful in your application, Electricity North West will require as part of the offer process to complete pre-employment checks. Any unconditional offer of employment with Electricity North West is subject to satisfactory checks.
We don't accept speculative CV's from agencies. Any received we will assert ownership of the candidate and no fee will be payable.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.
