Engineer - Flexibility Schedule

Do you have what it takes to play a key role in shaping the electricity distribution network of the future and be at the heart of achieving net zero?We are Northern Powergrid, and we are responsible for powering everyday life for 8 million people across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. We are a diverse team, creating a smarter, more flexible electricity distribution network that will enable our region to decarbonise and meet the needs of our customers now, and in the future.Distribution System Operation (DSO) involves us delivering an increasingly smart and flexible energy system for our customers that delivers a greener grid, with maximum resilience at minimal overall cost.This is an exciting opportunity at a time of significant and fascinating change within the energy sector. As an Engineer – Flexibility Schedule reporting into the Operations Manager – Flexibility you will be part of the System Flexibility team involved with delivering customer and network flexibility solutions to help develop and operate our network more efficiently.Along with a competitive salary of between £51,376 - £70,257, we also offer great benefits such as:•Enrolment into our double-matched pension scheme•25 days holiday (rising with service) plus bank holidays•Excellent opportunities for career growth•Agile working arrangementsWe’re excited to hear from candidates with a passion for our company and the energy industry and a desire to succeed. Apply now and we’ll be in touch.What will you do?•Develop standard approaches to the scheduling of customer and system flexibility, while also overseeing day-to-day operations of performance and network targets relating to flexibility.•Interface internally to System Forecasting team to understand and develop processes to turn forecasting outputs into flex scheduling inputs.•Interface internally to Commercial Flexibility team and externally to our Flexibility Service providers to understand and develop flexibility scheduling processes.•Interface to our Control Operations team to understand broader operability constraints and develop flexibility dispatch processes that consider these.•Drafting of flexibility scheduling and dispatch guidance for internal and external use, providing transparency to external service providers.•Provide performance reports on the dispatch performance and highlight any risks or issues.•Configure flexibility dispatch platforms to dispatch network flexibility as required.•Strong electricity networks technical experience and good understanding of flexibility services.•Energy sector experience and knowledge of the decarbonisation energy transition.•Strong written and spoken communication skills – clear, concise, engaging and persuasive.•Experience drafting engineering policy documentation.•Good time management skills and able to work on multitude of different tasks at any one time.•Advanced IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office.What qualifications and experience should you have?•HNC, HND, degree, or equivalent in
Electrical/Electronic
Engineering•Relevant industry experience•Full driving licence is desirableWhat next?Key dates:Posted date: 3 April 2024Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age or disability, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.Send me alerts about jobs like this.Please enter your email address to continue setting up an email alert for similar jobs to this one. By entering your email address and clicking apply you will sign up to Jobs4 and agree to our terms and conditions .
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