Asset & Display Engineer
Added 7 Oct · still live
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£58,700
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2123 (60% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £58,700, and National Grid is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2123 (Electrical engineers) · 60% match
- Possible 3113 (Engineering technicians) · 18% match
- Likely 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) · 12% match
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2123 Electrical engineers Most likely code | £41,100 Clears | £47,000 Clears | £52,900 Clears | £58,700 Clears |
3113 Engineering technicians Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £34,000 Clears | £38,300 Clears | £42,500 Clears |
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £36,900 Clears | £41,500 Clears | £46,100 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Us
At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Asset & Display Engineer to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.
National Grid is hiring a Asset & Display Engineer - You will be working with the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system which is critical to the safe, secure and economic operation of the England and Wales electricity transmission system, used both within our control centres and by our field engineers.
This position is based from our Warwick office.
Job Purpose
The Asset & Display Engineer is responsible for maintaining the National Grid Electricity Transmission SCADA system, involving maintenance of data within the SCADA system, and ensuring synchronisation of identifiers to enable interfaces to other systems.
Primary duties include asset database management, network modelling, and display build, along with the coordination/implementation of system changes in accordance with National Grid Electricity Transmissions Digital Commissioning methodologies.
The role also supports the delivery of change projects, assisting in the specification, development and testing of new and changing requirements for how the business utilises the SCADA system, or asset data derived from the SCADA system.
What You'll Do
At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Asset & Display Engineer to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all. Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.
National Grid is hiring a Asset & Display Engineer - You will be working with the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system which is critical to the safe, secure and economic operation of the England and Wales electricity transmission system, used both within our control centres and by our field engineers.
This position is based from our Warwick office.
Job Purpose
The Asset & Display Engineer is responsible for maintaining the National Grid Electricity Transmission SCADA system, involving maintenance of data within the SCADA system, and ensuring synchronisation of identifiers to enable interfaces to other systems.
Primary duties include asset database management, network modelling, and display build, along with the coordination/implementation of system changes in accordance with National Grid Electricity Transmissions Digital Commissioning methodologies.
The role also supports the delivery of change projects, assisting in the specification, development and testing of new and changing requirements for how the business utilises the SCADA system, or asset data derived from the SCADA system.
What You'll Do
- Deliver ET SCADA asset databases, network modelling and display changes in conjunction with changes to other systems across NGET to allow NGET to meet its legal and regulatory obligations.
- Support Change Authority Forum (CAF) and Area of Responsibility (AOR) management
- Support Policy and process updates
- Manage the resolution of real time asset databases, network model and display issues, working with control room staff, ET Operations, and IT to ensure that the SCADA system is operational, with state estimation and analysis tools producing reliable results.
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- Experienced in database management, data migrations.
- Experience with hierarchical data sets, ideally regarding asset hierarchies in a utility network.
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A competitive salary between £56,000 – £65,000 dependent on capability
As well as your base salary, you will receive
- 26 days holiday, plus eight statutory days, an option to buy extra holiday days, and the option to holiday swap up to 3 bank holiday days
- An annual performance incentive
- A generous pension scheme, double matched up to 6% of your salary each month. For every £1 you contribute we’ll put in another £2, so if you put in 6%, we’ll add 12% giving a total of 18% to your pension pot
- Life insurance at 10 times basic salary
- Employer funding towards a portion of your Private Medical Insurance.
- You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
The closing date for this vacancy is 21st October. However, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
In NGET we are 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.
To find out more about us, please follow the link below:
https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/
DE & I statement
At National Grid, 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 su
pport, at home and in the office.
Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.
Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with National Grid, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Electrical engineers (SOC 2123) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~36k in sampleSOC 2123
- Middle half £41,392–68,380
- Median £55,432
- Going rate £58,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £41,100–52,900
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. National Grid holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2123 going rate of £58,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.