Engineering Manager RCM

National Gas Transmission PLC; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive package

Hybrid working

Professional development

Job summary

National Gas seeks a senior leader to provide specialist engineering policy, asset management and second-line support for rotating machinery, compressor controls and instrumentation assets within the National Transmission System. You will ensure standards, governance and assurance activities are embedded into delivery and BAU to maintain safe, reliable operation across England and Scotland.

The role involves coordinating with OEMs, regulators and delivery partners, leading policy updates and

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of gas transmission operations and rotating machinery.
• Experience in asset management in high-hazard environments.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering codes, standards and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to lead policy and work procedure ownership across rotating machinery and control.
• Experience working with OEMs, regulators and delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide Engineering & Asset Management services for rotating machinery and control assets, including second-line support and investment/ project support.
• Define and manage third-party scope with clear governance and contracts.
• Establish reporting and performance management for asset management services, including SLAs and escalation routes.
• Lead change programmes affecting compressor assets, control systems, remote monitoring and data integration.
• Coordinate budgeting, phasing and governance for Opex/Capex investments.
• Oversee OEM service bulletins, safety screening and evidence-based action closure.

Skills

Rotating machinery

Compressor control

Instrumentation assets

Asset management

Technical governance

OEM coordination

Job description

Working pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 3 days a week on site Travel: Regular travel across the project, stakeholder, and office locations as required Location requirement: Candidates can be based from any of the listed office locations. The role supports a cross-border project spanning England and Scotland, with the majority of the delivery team based in England.

£61,000 - £76,000 + up to 6% Bonus

Location: Aberdeen, Livingston, Warwick, Bristol, Warrington, Peterborough, or Nottingham

About Us

At National Gas, the work we do matters.

As Britain's national gas network, we help keep the lights on, businesses running, and homes warm by maintaining the critical infrastructure that transports gas across Great Britain. While providing the energy security Britain relies on today, we're also helping transform the network for a clean energy future.

Join us and help secure Britain's energy.

About the Role

To provide leadership for specialist engineering policy, asset management and second line engineering support across rotating machinery, compressor control and instrumentation assets.

The role ensures that standards, asset strategies, technical governance, OEM/service bulletin management and assurance activities are maintained and improved to support safe, reliable, compliant and efficient operation of the National Transmission System.

What You'll Do

• Provide Engineering & Asset Management services for rotating machinery and control assets, including second line operational support, investment and project support, asset health and system scoping, standards ownership, innovation transition into BAU, technical assurance and compliance activities.
• Where support is provided by third parties, ensure requirements are clearly defined, governed and managed through appropriate agreements.
• Establish clear reporting and performance management for key asset management services, including service levels, action tracking, evidence of closure and escalation routes for safety, compliance, reliability or availability risks.
• Lead or support the development and implementation of change programmes affecting compressor assets, control systems, remote monitoring, connected systems and asset data, ensuring policy, standards and technical requirements are embedded into delivery and BAU ownership.
• Where directly accountable for Opex or Capex expenditure, establish robust phasing, forecasting, governance and value controls to support delivery of agreed investment outcomes and annual budgets.
• Act as accountable manager for rotating machinery and compressor control assets, working with OEMs, specialist contractors, project teams and operational stakeholders to maintain safe and compliant asset performance.
• Oversee the management of OEM service bulletins, including capture, classification, applicability assessment, safety and availability screening, accountable action tracking, closure evidence and escalation of residual risk.
• Lead the review, ownership transfer and improvement of rotating machinery and control policies, standards and work procedures, ensuring document ownership, SME responsibilities and implementation routes are clear.
• Provide leadership across compressor asset health themes, including cab ventilation, fuel gas, gas generator systems, compressor auxiliary systems, control and instrumentation, remote monitoring and operational risk assessment interfaces.
• Coordinate technical input into major programmes, including control system replacement, Avon DLE/MCPD position development, ALERT/remote monitoring, OSS and connected system interfaces where these affect compressor operation, compliance or assurance.
• Manage team members who are SMEs for control, instrumentation and rotating machinery, responsible for asset and system strategy, asset health work scoping, ORAM support, standards updates, technical queries and deviations, quality assurance, compliance, operational support, investment delivery and regulatory funding.

Why this role Matters

This role is vital in ensuring the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the National Transmission System by providing technical leadership for rotating machinery, compressor controls and instrumentation assets. It drives engineering standards, asset strategies, governance and specialist support, helping to manage risk, improve asset performance and deliver effective investment and change programmes that maximise asset value and system resilience.

About You

• Able to demonstrate capability in National Gas leadership qualities, including delivery through ambiguity, coaching and challenge, customer focus and performance excellence.
• Strong understanding of gas transmission operations, compressor stations and associated rotating machinery, control and instrumentation assets.
• Experience of operational or technical asset management in a gas transmission, utilities, petrochemical or comparable high-hazard environment.
• Experience of relevant engineering codes, standards, regulatory expectations and asset management practices, with the ability to determine proportionate engineering solutions to asset issues.
• Strong appreciation of gas safety management systems, operational risk assessment, incident control, assurance and evidence-based closure of actions.
• Commercial and industry awareness, including the ability to work with OEMs, regulators, delivery partners and internal stakeholders to balance safety, compliance, resilience, value and deliverability.
• Knowledge of compressor assets, gas generators, auxiliary systems, compressor control and instrumentation, associated OEM arrangements and the operational impacts of asset health, service bulletin and obsolescence decisions.
• Ability to lead policy, standards and work procedure ownership across rotating machinery and control, including document accountability, SME coordination and implementation into maintenance and project delivery.
• Experience of developing governance, triage and reporting processes for technical issues, including OEM bulletins, remote monitoring insights, operational risk assessments and action close-out evidence.

Security clearance

This role is subject to National Security Vetting (NSV). Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain Security Clearance (SC) throughout their employment. For further information, visit www.gov.uk (UK Security Vetting: Clearance Levels).

What we Offer

• Market-leading double-match pension (up to 12% company contribution)
• Annual performance bonus of up to 15%
• Access to the Tusker salary sacrifice car scheme
• 10x salary life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental and technology options
• Family-friendly policies, wellbeing support and professional development opportunities

Inclusive Recruitment

We're building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, championing diversity and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution.

We support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

National Gas is a Disability Confident employer and signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.