Wireless Network Engineer - Enterprise WLAN Lead (Hybrid)

National Grid plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is seeking a Principal Network Engineer - Wireless to lead enterprise WLAN design and deployment across office, operational, and industrial environments. You will oversee RF surveys, site analyses, BOM creation, and validation using Ekahau/Hamina within a hybrid Warwick-based role.

You will drive standards, automation-first practices, and collaborate with IT, operations, and vendors to ensure reliable, secure wireless services across National Grid sites.

Qualifications

• Expertise in enterprise WLAN design and deployment.
• Experience with RF site surveys and spectrum analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, optimization and lifecycle management of enterprise WLAN services.
• Conduct predictive and onsite RF surveys and BOM creation.
• Provide post-deployment validation using industry tools (Ekahau/Hamina).
• Collaborate with IT, operations, vendors and engineers to meet project outcomes.
• Develop network engineering standards and promote automation-first approaches.

Skills

RF design

Site surveys

Spectrum analysis

Wi‑Fi design

Incident response

Automation mindset

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Ekahau

Hamina

SD-WAN

Job description

National Grid is seeking a Principal Network Engineer - Wireless to lead enterprise WLAN design and deployment across office, operational, and industrial environments. You will oversee RF surveys, site analyses, BOM creation, and validation using Ekahau/Hamina within a hybrid Warwick-based role.

You will drive standards, automation-first practices, and collaborate with IT, operations, and vendors to ensure reliable, secure wireless services across National Grid sites.