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Engineering Manager - Substations

United Kingdom · Job Posted January 16, 2026
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Shape the Future of the UK's Power Infrastructure. Our Energy Business Unit are delivering the backbone of tomorrow’s energy grid. We’re strengthening our engineering capability to deliver major substation projects across the UK and have an opportunity for an Engineering Manager to work with the project teams to ensure effective engineering solutions across planning, design, procurement and delivery. Along with conducting assurance activities focusing on procurement and design phases.

Job Responsibility

  • Oversee the day-to-day management of internal and external engineering resources, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and in line with project requirements for National Grid’s Great Grid Partnership
  • Provide technical leadership across pre-contract and delivery stages, identifying temporary works needs, allocating resources, and acting as a key point of contact for customers
  • Managing relationships with consulting engineers, ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, and driving a culture of innovation, improvement, and knowledge sharing across the Infrastructure business unit
  • Support bids, tender reviews, and pre-contract activities, as well as the mobilisation of new contracts, ensuring health, safety, quality, and environmental standards are met

Requirements

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant field
  • Chartered Engineer or similar and participation in affiliated bodies for example Institute of Civil Engineering (desirable)
  • Experience in both HV & LV substation systems up to 400kV covering Primary Plant and Protection and Control systems
  • Preferably having previously held CDAE appointment in either Primary Plant or Protection and Control
  • Experience of managing design process in tender or contract environment
  • Experience with working in joint ventures and alliances or other collaborative working

What we offer

  • Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
  • Flexible and adaptable working
  • Family friendly policies and work/life approach
  • Mentoring programmes and continuous learning support
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Recognition scheme and long service awards
  • Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance (if applicable to role)
  • share-save scheme
  • discounts including cycle to work and gym membership
  • a support and advice service for colleagues and their families
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