Asset Integrity Manager - Wound Plant and Cables

NATIONAL GRID; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 30%

Pension scheme (double match)

Share incentive plan

Salary sacrifice car

Tech schemes

Employee assistance

Matched charity giving

Job summary

National Grid is seeking an Asset Integrity Manager for Wound Plant & Cables, with hybrid working across England and Wales. You will lead a specialist team, manage asset performance, assess risks, and guide decisions on operation and maintenance of transformers, reactive plant, HVDC assets and related equipment.

You will shape asset strategies, drive continuous improvement, and engage with suppliers and industry bodies to maintain network resilience and long-term value.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in transmission asset management and technical leadership.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams within complex operations.
• Strong risk management in safety-critical environments.
• Experience with asset maintenance, refurbishment and replacement policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical specialists and act as SME across the business.
• Provide risk management advice to Operations teams for safe asset operation.
• Influence maintenance strategies, cost vs. risk vs. performance decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement through asset performance analysis.
• Lead technical investigations with evidence-based recommendations.
• Represent NG with suppliers and industry bodies on asset issues.
• Develop Operational Engineering Safety Briefings (OESBs).
• Provide reporting and insights on equipment condition and intervention needs.
• Support tender reviews and engineering proposals.
• Manage budget for primary equipment forensic investigations.
• Oversee thermal rating defect management and mitigations.
• Lead Plant Protection activities for asset risk management.
• Coach and develop a high-performing specialist team.

Skills

Asset management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Transmission assets

Project management

Operational resilience

Technical advisory

Education

HNC in Engineering

Job description

About us

At National Grid, we keep people connected and society moving. But it’s so much more than that. National Grid supplies us with the environment to make it happen. As we generate momentum in the energy transition for all, we don’t plan on leaving any of our customers in the dark. So, join us as an Asset Integrity Manager and find your superpower.

National Grid is recruiting for an Asset Integrity Manager - Wound Plant and Cables - Flexible/Hybrid working – opportunity to be based from offices or sites across England and Wales, travel to our Warwick office and other sites will be expected.

Job Purpose

We're looking for an experienced engineering leader to join our Asset Integrity team, providing technical leadership and strategic direction for some of the most critical assets across the transmission network.

As Asset Integrity Manager for Wound Plant & Cables, you'll lead a specialist team responsible for supporting the performance, reliability and safe operation of primary plant technologies, including transformers, reactive plant, instrument transformers, bushings, metering systems, HVDC assets and associated auxiliary equipment.

You’ll play a key role in monitoring asset condition and performance, providing expert technical guidance on ongoing asset operation, and ensuring risks are effectively identified and managed. Through technical investigations, asset analysis and industry engagement, you’ll drive improvements in asset management strategies that support network resilience, reliability and long-term value.

What you'll do

As Asset Integrity Manager, you'll lead a team of technical specialists and act as a key subject matter expert across the business, supporting operational decision-making and influencing future asset strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of first and second-line technical support and engineering guidance for wound plant and cable assets across the transmission network.
• Providing specialist risk management advice to Operations teams to support safe, reliable and efficient asset operation.
• Influencing and contributing to National Grid's policies, specifications, maintenance strategies and replacement programmes, ensuring the right balance between cost, risk and performance.
• Driving continuous improvement in asset management practices through condition assessment, asset performance analysis and forensic examination of failed or decommissioned equipment.
• Leading technical investigations, producing evidence-based recommendations and ensuring robust close-out of actions and learning points.
• Representing National Grid externally with suppliers, manufacturers and industry bodies on technical issues relating to asset maintenance, performance and engineering support.
• Leading the development of Operational Engineering Safety Briefings (OESBs), managing technical risks and supporting the resolution of design defects.
• Working closely with Engineering and Operations teams to provide reporting, insights and recommendations on equipment condition, performance and future intervention requirements.
• Supporting commercial activities and maintenance contracts through technical review of tender submissions and engineering proposals.
• Managing the primary equipment forensic investigation budget and ensuring effective use of resources.
• Overseeing the management of thermal rating defects and supporting mitigation activities where required.
• Leading Plant Protection activities on behalf of the business, ensuring asset risks are identified and appropriately managed.
• Developing, coaching and leading a high-performing specialist engineering team while fostering a culture of safety, innovation and continuous improvement.

About you

You’ll be an accomplished engineering professional with extensive experience in transmission assets, asset management and technical leadership. You'll have the credibility to influence stakeholders at all levels and the leadership capability to drive both operational excellence and continuous improvement.

We're looking for someone who has:

• A minimum HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline, ideally Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.
• Significant experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams within a complex operational environment.
• Broad knowledge of transmission asset design, operation and application.
• Specialist expertise in primary plant technologies such as transformers, reactive plant, instrument transformers, metering systems, bushings, HVDC assets and associated equipment.
• Strong understanding of asset risk management principles and their application within a safety-critical environment.
• Experience in transmission asset maintenance, refurbishment and replacement policy implementation.
• Operational experience with the ability to provide sound technical advice within demanding operational timescales.
• Strong project management capabilities with experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder engineering initiatives.
• Proven leadership, people management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading transformation, change and continuous improvement programmes.
• A sound understanding of operational policies, procedures and engineering governance requirements.
• Strong commercial awareness, including responsibility for budget management and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of transmission asset management, influence key engineering decisions and lead a specialist team responsible for maintaining the performance and integrity of some of the UK's most critical energy infrastructure assets.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £60,000 – £75,000 – dependent on capability

• Bonus of up to 30% of your salary for stretch performance.
• Competitive contributory pension scheme with double match of your contribution up to a company contribution of 12%.
• Share incentive plan.
• Salary sacrifice car.
• Technology schemes.
• Employee assistance lines.
• Matched charity giving.

More Information

The closing date for this vacancy is 3rd September. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

DE & I statement:

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value, and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, offering flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

Our goal is to drive, develop, and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives, and business need. We are committed to building a workforce that can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.