SCADA Change Manager

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK energy company is seeking a SCADA Change Manager to lead the Change team in managing ET SCADA solution implementations. This pivotal role includes responsibilities like overseeing project teams and ensuring system availability. The ideal candidate should have a degree in a STEM field, project management qualifications, and experience with SCADA systems. Salary ranges from £68,000 to £85,000 plus benefits. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Annual Performance Based Bonus up to 15%

28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days

Generous contributory pension scheme

Financial support for relevant study

Flexible benefits such as share incentive plan

Qualifications

• An effective people manager with a strong background in project and change management.
• Experience in SCADA and RTU databases along with network modelling projects.
• Working knowledge of cyber security risks and NIS Regulations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Change team managing the implementation of ET SCADA solution changes.
• Assess work packs and serve as the primary liaison with various teams.
• Drive innovation and development within the SCADA value chain.

Skills

Effective people management

Strong stakeholder management

Experience with SCADA and RTU databases

Technical understanding of the electricity industry

Education

STEM qualification at degree level

Project management qualification

Tools

SCADA systems

Database modeling tools

Job description

About the role

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it is essential that it is continually evolving, advancing, and improving.

We’re passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system is critical to the safe, secure, and economic operation of the England and Wales electricity transmission system.

Are you ready to take the lead in transforming our SCADA solutions? As the SCADA Change Manager, you’ll lead the Change team, managing the implementation of ET SCADA solution changes and taking full ownership of the overall change plan.

In this pivotal role, you will assess work packs and serve as the primary liaison with various project, connections, and Platform teams, as well as Asset operations and all interfaced system owners.

Your leadership will drive innovation and development within the SCADA value chain, ensuring system availability across all environments. You will manage the plan for SCADA application configuration and testing, making a significant impact on our operations.

This role is based at our office in Warwick and can be combined with hybrid working from home.

Summary of Additional Accountabilities

• Responsible for the initial change pack validations and planning.
• Oversee 3rd Party Liaison with project teams, suppliers and vendors for meeting ET policy and procedure compliance.
• Deliver Training for internal and external users of the ET SCADA solution in conjunction with internal training teams.
• Manage the Release Management Plan.
• Manage the ET SCADA Training team, ensuring development and authorisation of the team and end users.

What you'll need

An effective people manager, with a background in project and change management, you’ll have a STEM qualification at degree level, as well as a Project management qualification.

With strong stakeholder management skills, you’ll have experience of SCADA and RTU databases, displays and network modelling projects.

A working knowledge of cyber security risks, CNI systems and NIS Regulations, as well as a technical understanding of the electricity industry would be beneficial and you’ll also have experience of system & data handling, including testing in staging and production environments.

What's in it for you?

• A salary of £68,000 - £85,000 + Benefits package + Training and Development.
• Annual Performance Based Bonus of up to 15%
• 28 days annual leave plus eight statutory days
• Option to buy/sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we’ll double-match your contribution to a max company contribution of 12%
• Financial support for study relevant to your role
• Flexible benefits: share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes
• Family benefits like back‑up care service (six paid days yearly + option to purchase more)

More Information

This role closes at midnight on 15th December 2025, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace for everyone. So if you are excited about this role but your experience or qualifications do not match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.