Engineering Development Lead

National Grid; Warwick; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy organization is seeking an Engineering Development Lead to support engineers' growth, manage professional memberships, and coordinate development programs. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background, excellent communication skills, and be highly organized. This role offers a competitive salary and flexible working options, including hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus based on performance

Generous annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Career development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering or technical environment.
• Good communicator.
• Highly organized and able to chase others to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support engineers in their growth and development.
• Manage memberships of professional engineering institutes.
• Coordinate webinars and courses on engineering skills.

Skills

Learning and people development

Relationship and networking

Data and digital solutions

Organizational skills

Communication

Coordination of mentoring scheme

Content writing for intranet/social media

Engineering background

Experience in regulated energy networks

GDPR appreciation

Tools

SharePoint

Viva Engage

Microsoft Forms

Teams channels

Job description

About the role

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

The NESO Chief Engineer ensures that engineering across NESO in all energy disciplines is of the highest standard, our engineering community is thriving and NESO’s engineering strength is recognised externally.

The Office of the Chief Engineer supports this by championing and facilitating engineering excellence, through NESO engineering processes, knowledge sharing, engineers’ personal development, and external collaboration.

We are looking for an Engineering Development Lead, who will support engineers across NESO in their growth and development. You will manage our memberships of professional engineering institutes and support engineers applying for Chartered status. You’ll work with our engineering leaders and people team to develop the learning and capability framework for our engineers and support an internal mentoring scheme. You’ll also help to share great engineering stories and examples of good practice, and coordinate NESO representation at engineering conferences.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick or Glasgow and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

About us

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger.

Your energy, our future, together.

About the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

In Autumn of 2024, the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator is the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, are now at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation is set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As was the ESO, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinating our Engineering Community of Practice, maintaining our internal SharePoint site, Teams channel and directory of engineers, and working with our Learning and Development team and engineering managers on engineering skills training resources.
• Acting as the point of contact between NESO and the Engineering Institutes where we have corporate membership and managing the relationship with those institutes.
• Coordinating forthcoming webinars and courses and promoting these through our Viva Engage platform.
• Maintaining a calendar of all the events for the Office of the Chief Engineer, including forthcoming conferences and working with engineering leaders and Corporate Affairs to agree NESO representation.
• Working with our People function to develop an internal mentoring scheme.
• Identifying engineering success stories and working with colleagues in the Office of the Chief Engineer, Internal Communications and Corporate Affairs teams to develop content to promote these stories.

About you

We’re forging the path, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we need visionary minds like yours to join us on this transformative journey. In this case, we’re looking for someone who:

• Passionate about learning and people development with experience in an engineering or technical environment.
• Strong at developing relationships and networking.
• Use of data and digital solutions especially SharePoint, Viva Engage, Microsoft Forms, Teams channels etc.
• Highly organised and able to chase others to deadlines.
• Good communicator.
• Coordination of a mentoring scheme.
• Experience of writing content for intranet or social media.
• Engineering background is preferable
• Experience of regulated energy networks.
• Appreciation of GDPR.

Research shows that some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At NESO, we believe potential comes in many forms and we’re committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process where everyone can show their talents. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds to build a workforce that feels valued and respected and represents the communities we serve.

About what you'll get

A competitive salary between £38,000 – £45,000 per annum – dependent on experience and capability. A s well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

As we work towards creating a cleaner, greener, and more affordable future for all, we also work towards creating a place for our teammates to belong, with professional and personal growth and positive well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

More information

This role closes on 7th December 2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

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, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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