Day Shift Engineer

Northern Gas Networks; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days annual leave plus bank hols

Occupational sick pay after 2 days

Pension scheme (contributory)

Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice

Family-friendly policies (paternity/m)

Job summary

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) seeks a Day Shift Engineer for the Energy Management Centre in Sunderland. The role supports 24/7 demand balancing, manages remote assets and ensures network resilience, with a focus on safe gas transportation and published balancing strategies.

You will develop knowledge of NGN gas systems, participate in forecasting, alarms handling, and maintenance planning, while complying with National Security Vetting requirements and contributing to emergency response readiness.

Qualifications

• Degree-level technical qualification would be beneficial, although applications are equally welcomed from candidates with relevant technical or operational experience
• Ability to demonstrate technical knowledge and experience of successful project planning and co-ordination on a range of work types
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective communicator – written, verbal, and numerical
• Previous positive work / engagement with external stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies that ensure system balance and gain sign off from the shift lead prior to publication
• Manage the remote plant and equipment associated with the daily balancing of the network, including offtakes, storage sites, valves and regulators to ensure that network capacity requirements are met
• Handle alarms generated by the network, analysing such in conjunction with the shift lead to raise faults and ensure an appropriate response is secured, based on the defined alarm response and assessment of prevailing conditions
• Manage the daily maintenance activity on the network both for planned and unplanned maintenance as well as non-routine activities to ensure that network capacity and resilience requirements are met
• Support the department during Network Gas Supply Emergencies or equivalent exercises to meet NGN statutory obligations
• Provide cover arrangements for the 24/7 function and additionally provide cover for the other functions working weekdays within the EMC

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Effective communicator

Stakeholder engagement

Project planning

Education

Degree-level technical qualification

Job description

Permanent, 40 Hours Per Week - Monday to Friday

Based at our offices in Doxford Park, Sunderland

Join our dynamic System Control Team at Northern Gas Network's (NGN) Energy Management Centre (EMC) - a 24/7 hub responsible for demand balancing and the safe, efficient transportation of gases from the various entry points onto the NGN networks, to the consumer. As a Day Shift Engineer you will play a vital role in maintaining system balance, managing remote assets, and ensuring network resilience.

You will develop detailed knowledge of all NGN gas systems, our characteristics, behaviours, and how to develop the regular forecasts and balancing strategies necessary to maintain supply, and to publish this information to National Gas.

Please Note: National Security Vetting is a requirement for this role

In this role you will

• Develop strategies that ensure system balance and gain sign off from the shift lead prior to publication
• Manage the remote plant and equipment associated with the daily balancing of the network, including offtakes, storage sites, valves and regulators to ensure that network capacity requirements are met
• Handle alarms generated by the network, analysing such in conjunction with the shift lead to raise faults and ensure an appropriate response is secured, based on the defined alarm response and assessment of prevailing conditions
• Manage the daily maintenance activity on the network both for planned and unplanned maintenance as well as non-routine activities to ensure that network capacity and resilience requirements are met
• Support the department during Network Gas Supply Emergencies or equivalent exercises to meet NGN statutory obligations
• Provide cover arrangements for the 24/7 function and additionally provide cover for the other functions working weekdays within the EMC

We are looking for

• Degree-level technical qualification would be beneficial, although applications are equally welcomed from candidates with relevant technical or operational experience
• Ability to demonstrate technical knowledge and experience of successful project planning and co-ordination on a range of work types
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective communicator – written, verbal, and numerical
• Previous positive work / engagement with external stakeholders

If you are passionate about ensuring the safety and efficiency of gas networks, we would love to hear from you!

• Salary from £41,874 per annum
• Annual bonus of up to 10%, recognising your contribution and performance
• 25 days of annual leave, plus recognised bank holidays and 2 additional half-days over the Christmas period
• Occupational sick pay available after the first 2 calendar days of statutory sick pay
• Generous stakeholder pension scheme, doubling your contribution, up to 10%
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options, including discounts on UK attractions, gym memberships, restaurants, experience days, plus access to a virtual GP service
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 6 weeks of paternity leave and 6 months of full pay for maternity leave (for eligible employees), plus shared parental leave and more

About NGN

We deliver gas to 2.9 million homes and businesses across the North East, Northern Cumbria, and much of Yorkshire, through a network of over 37,000km of underground pipes. Serving both major cities and rural communities, we are committed to safety, reliability, and innovation. Our values – Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious, and Happy, shape everything we do. We are proud to champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and actively support initiatives alongside our Colleague Communities

(LGBTQ/Women’s/Roots&Resonance/Parents&Carers/AbilityMatters) to ensure we reflect and uplift the communities we serve.