Grid Consultancy Director

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Job Description
We're the UK's leading independent grid experts, here to help you connect your electrification needs with your strategic goals. We solve complex problems.

We're as committed to a green future as you are, and we're proud of the contribution we're already making. More than that, we're excited about the road ahead.

UK Networks Services is expanding rapidly. As we support ever more UK businesses in their Net Zero pledges, our team of technical, engineering and commercial specialists are growing all the time. As part of it, you can look forward to incredible opportunities to learn new things and make real changes every day.

Requirements

We have rapidly grown into the UK's leading team of UK grid experts, with an exceptionally strong customer base who are demanding ever more services from our expert grid team. To keep up with this growth and to continue delivering innovative and high-quality services to our customers, we are now looking for an exceptional individual to lead our grid consulting team.

This is a senior role reporting directly to the Managing Director. The Grid Consulting Director will lead, motivate, and support an already highly performing team. Key to this role is supporting our team of grid connection managers with technical, regulatory, and commercial support. The key duties of the role are:

What you'll be doing

• Leadership: Lead, motivate, and support the grid consulting team, ensuring high performance and professional development.
• Technical and Commercial Support: Provide guidance and support on technical issues, regulatory matters, and commercial decisions, especially in high voltage DNO/IDNO connections.
• Customer Service: Ensure the team delivers outstanding service to all customers, maintaining strong client relationships and addressing their needs effectively.
• Business Development: Identify and develop new grid services to expand the consulting business unit.
• Financial Management: Take responsibility for the financial performance of the team and contribute to budgeting and forecasting.
• Cross-functional support: Work closely with other business units to support company-wide initiatives and projects.
• Strategy Contribution: Actively participate in the development and execution of the company's growth strategy.

What we're looking for

We are looking for an exceptional individual who has both the direct experience and knowledge for the role, and the ability to add to our forward-thinking, positive, and supportive culture.

The ideal person will be a senior engineer within the electricity industry with a proven leadership track record in areas related to high voltage DNO/IDNO connections. You will likely have spent time in a senior position within a DNO/IDNO and have a background in connections - including detailed electrical design.

Key Experience and Skills:

• Technical Expertise: Deep experience with DNO connections and a strong understanding of legislation, statutory instruments, and regulations surrounding grid connections.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead, inspire, and manage a high-performing technical team.
• Industry Experience: Significant experience in a senior role within a DNO or IDNO, with expertise in electrical design and connections.
• HV Network Design: Knowledge of HV network design, preferably up to 132kV.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with connection charging methodologies, transmission connections, Statement of Works, Project Progression, and Appendix G process.
• Qualifications: Degree in Electrical Engineering, and ideally Chartered Engineer status (or working towards it)
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Flexible Working: Tailored work patterns to support work-life balance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private healthcare and salary sacrifice schemes (including options for electric vehicles, child care, and bike-to-work schemes).
• Financial Benefits: Enhanced pension contributions, discretionary bonus scheme, and death-in-service benefits.
• Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave plus local bank holidays.
• Volunteering Opportunities: Days available to volunteer for local clubs/charities and a £300 sponsorship scheme.
• Professional Development: We support your career growth by covering professional registration fees and providing opportunities for learning and development.

Please note this role will require some business travel within the UK and Ireland for client and site meetings, where of course all costs (travel, accommodation subsistence) are paid.

Note: To be eligible for this job you must have the right to work in the UK, we currently do not sponsor applications for employment visa status.

UKNS values diversity in the workplace and is a fair and equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an equal and inclusive working environment, with the aim that our employees will be truly representative of all sections of society and each person feels respected and able to give their best.