Graduate Asset Management Engineer at UK Power Networks!

Graduate Asset Management Engineer at UK Power Networks 

Join UK Power Networks on their 2 year Engineering Graduate Scheme! 

Company: UK Power Networks 

Role: Graduate Asset Management Engineer 

Location: Shorts, Stevenage, Bury, Crawley 

Salary: £39,732 

Start Date: September 2024 

This is your opportunity to work for a company that has a huge impact across the Southern and Eastern UK. 

Who is the company? 
 

We are the UK’s biggest electricity distributor delivering power to 8.4 million homes and businesses across London, the east and south east of England. We keep the lights on across 29,250 square kilometres, serving 19 million people from Cromer in the east to Brighton on the south coast.  

In addition to keeping the lights on, safely and sustainably, we are responsible for caring for our customers in the most vulnerable circumstances across our communities. 

If you want to play a part in powering the lives of over 8.4 million homes, this is the place to be. We are a big business with a big responsibility, but we feel like a close-knit team. Join us, and we’ll give you every opportunity to fulfil your potential and have a successful career, where you’ll help us shape the future of the energy and utility industry.  

Our role within Asset Management is to facilitate the efficient development of the network. Key activities we undertake include: 

Sponsoring projects delivered by our Capital Programme, Network Operations and our partner organisations. Each year we invest more than £200 million pounds in this way. 
 

Assessing new connections (circa 7,000 a year), identifying the most economical point of connection and modelling the impact of the connection on the network. 
 

Ensuring compliance with our statutory and regulatory duties. This ensures the network is operated safely and our customers receive a reliable supply of electricity.  
 

Engaging stakeholders to ensure our plans meet their needs and that the needs of the network are met in the long term. Key stakeholders we regularly interact with include: 

What is the role? 

We are offering an amazing opportunity for learning and development across multiple areas of our business to help you acquire the skills needed to excel in our industry. 
 

As an engineering graduate you will work on a variety of projects and support the design, development, and delivery of engineering solutions to industry leading innovation projects such as decarbonising the electricity network. 
 

You'll embark on a 2-year programme, where you’ll experience different areas of the business across a number of assignments. You’ll learn from our experts, gain valuable experience, and have the support of your line manager, mentor and buddy throughout the programme.  
 

We’re passionate about your development and we offer graduates a tailored training plan based on your discipline that will help develop your skills, knowledge and behaviours. 

Responsibilities: 

Learn to review and assess the electrical network, identifying the point of connection and design associated reinforcement requirements for new load and generation enquiries. 
 

Lead the sponsorship of projects through the asset lifecycle, starting by identifying scope and costs to implementation and verifying benefits are delivered. These may be small housing developments or major EV charging points. 
 

Understand and analyse the network to identify issues and performance problems, proposing improvements to improve the service we offer to customers and that we remain compliant. 
 

Visit sites with operational and construction colleagues to understand site conditions ensuring our plans reflect what needs to be delivered. 

Why should you apply? 

The 2-year structured graduate programme will offer you the opportunity of 9 months rotational placements, relevant to your role, helping you better understand the role of UK Power Networks and its directorates. The second year will see you placed in your first supported role. Working towards the roles and responsibilities outline below, you will start contributing to your team’s success and delivering against objectives. Throughout the programme you will develop the knowledge, competencies and leadership skills through embedded training and development sessions to help you thrive at UK Power Networks, along with mentorship from a senior leader. 

Who is best suited to this role? 

What you'll need: 

Bachelor degree in an Engineering or Maths based subject.  

We’re also looking for: 

Analytical and data minded individuals with some experience in assessing data or models. 

Driven individuals who are eager to learn, willing to adapt and are good at forming relationships 

The ability to understand complex concepts, apply new approaches and communicate them at various levels with impact. 
 

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