Investment and Design Coordinator

Northern Gas Networks; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary from £53,486 per annum

Annual bonus up to 10%

25 days annual leave

2 half-days at Christmas

Sick pay after 2 days

Pension scheme with enhanced employer

Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice

Hybrid working

Job summary

Northern Gas Networks is seeking an Investment and Design Coordinator to lead the full design lifecycle from concept through to handover across Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Pipelines and Civil disciplines. The role demands strong technical ownership, regulatory compliance and design assurance across projects, with travel across NGN's area and a valid UK driving licence.

Based in our Leeds or Sunderland offices with hybrid working, you will collaborate with internal teams and external

Qualifications

• Gas Safety Passport and a relevant engineering qualification (HNC through to degree level or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Sound understanding of the gas distribution network or experience within a similarly regulated utility environment.
• Proven experience delivering technically robust, compliant designs within a regulated industry.
• Experience managing work across a portfolio of projects, coordinating multiple activities and priorities.
• Demonstrated capability in contracting strategies and procurement across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and remove delivery blockers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the full early project lifecycle from concept through to final design, maintaining technical involvement through to construction handover.
• Develop clear, comprehensive scopes that fully capture project requirements and remove technical ambiguity.
• Embed a strong Health & Safety culture by applying Safety by Design principles across all engineering solutions.
• Lead and manage detailed design activities across projects, ensuring consistent and effective design contract management.
• Provide robust technical challenge to ensure designs are constructable and aligned with business and operational needs.
• Engage with the supply chain to support timely procurement of long‑lead items and achievement of key project milestones.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee all enabling works and specialist surveys required to support project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support business cases, coordinate delivery activities, and embed lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Be responsible for business case production, CBA analysis and justification to the Investment Steering Group.

Skills

Gas Safety Passport

Engineering qualification (HNC–Degree)

CDM regulations knowledge

Gas distribution network knowledge

Deliver robust compliant designs

Portfolio/project coordination

Contracting strategies & procurement

Stakeholder engagement

Safety by Design principles

Education

Engineering qualification (HNC to degree)

Job description

Hybrid Working - Based at our offices in Thorpe Park, Leeds or Doxford Park, Sunderland

Shaping safe, compliant designs that power our network

As an Investment and Design Coordinator at Northern Gas Networks (NGN), you will be at the heart of delivering safe, high‑quality capital projects that support our network and customers. You will lead and coordinate the full design lifecycle, from early concept development and scoping through to final handover, taking technical ownership throughout the process.

Acting as the technically responsible person, you will ensure that all designs are safe, compliant, cost‑effective and aligned with regulatory requirements and NGN’s strategic objectives. You will also provide design assurance across the wider project lifecycle, working closely with internal teams and delivery partners to ensure design integrity is maintained from start to finish.

This is a hands‑on technical role, working across a range of disciplines including Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation, Pipelines, Cathodic Protection, Civil and Security. The role requires strong technical capability, supported by relevant qualifications, authorisations and experience within your specialist discipline.

A full UK driving licence is essential. The role involves travel across NGN’s operational area, including major cities such as Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds, York, Hull, and Bradford, as well as rural regions like North Yorkshire and Cumbria

In this role you will

• Deliver the full early project lifecycle from concept through to final design, maintaining technical involvement through to construction handover
• Develop clear, comprehensive scopes that fully capture project requirements and remove technical ambiguity
• Embed a strong Health & Safety culture by applying Safety by Design principles across all engineering solutions
• Lead and manage detailed design activities across projects, ensuring consistent and effective design contract management
• Provide robust technical challenge to ensure designs are constructable and aligned with business and operational needs
• Engage with the supply chain to support timely procurement of long‑lead items and achievement of key project milestones
• Plan, coordinate and oversee all enabling works and specialist surveys required to support project delivery
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support business cases, coordinate delivery activities, and embed lessons learned for continuous improvement
• Be responsible for business case production, CBA analysis and justification to the Investment Steering Group

We are looking for

• Gas Safety Passport and a relevant engineering qualification (HNC through to degree level or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, health, safety and environmental legislation
• Sound understanding of the gas distribution network or experience within a similarly regulated utility environment
• Proven experience delivering technically robust, compliant designs within a regulated industry
• Experience managing work across a portfolio of projects, coordinating multiple activities and priorities
• Demonstrated capability in contracting strategies and procurement across the full project lifecycle
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and remove delivery blockersCompetent in leading detailed design for CAPEX projects, applying Safety by Design principles and assuring programme deliverables

Desirable -

Membership of a recognised engineering body such as IGEM or IET, working towards Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status

• Salary from £53,486 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/RootsandResonance/Parents & Carers/ DisABILITY) to ensure we reflect and uplift the communities we serve.