Hunt UK Visa Sponsors
Copyright © 2025
Copyright © 2025
Disclaimer: Hunt UK Visa Sponsors aggregates job listings from publicly available sources, such as search engines, to assist with your job hunting. We do not claim affiliation with National Grid. For the most up-to-date job details, please visit the official website by clicking "Apply Now."
About The Role
We are launching a brand new 18-month Network Control Development Programme, designed to give you the skills, knowledge, and real-world experience to contribute to an expert team responsible for the real-time operation of the high voltage electricity transmission system.
This is an exciting time to join National Grid’s Transmission National Control Centre (TNCC). We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, ensuring timely delivery of the work that is planned on the network across England and Wales, as well as reacting swiftly and safely to faults and events such as storms and wildfires.
Due to rapid growth and our ambitions for NetZero, we are offering multiple opportunities to join our elite team of Control Engineers through an 18-month development programme. We are keen to develop the right individuals to their full potential and there are clear progression opportunities to more senior roles as you build your capability over time.
Throughout This Programme You’ll Be Trained To
Expectations Of You
As one of our team, you’ll have a fantastic opportunity to train at our Global Technical Training Centre of Excellence, based in Eakring, Nottinghamshire – the only one of its kind in the UK. We’ll offer you a comprehensive Control Room based training package that will support your journey to achieving one or more of the industry recognised National Grid Control Person authorisations. You will be required to spend some time away from home for a portion of the scheme. The role itself requires driving to different sites across the region/UK so you must be prepared to travel and stay away from home as and when required.
Your post-scheme role is office based, in a control room environment. Initially, you’ll be based at our control centre at Warwick with a potential option to move to our West Midlands control centre at a later date once constructed.
Post-scheme, and potentially during, the role requires you to work on a shift rota pattern. Working patterns will be a 37hr week, shift based: 8-10 hrs working over a 6 week shift pattern attracting 10.4% shift pay, with 2 weekends in 6.
About You
This is not just a job, it’s an opportunity to build an exciting career. We are looking for individuals who have a Degree in Electrical/Power Systems or Electronic Engineering, who have the potential to work under pressure in a process orientated environment. You’ll have the ability to remain calm and focused on the task at hand, whilst working under pressure, and possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
You’ll need to live within a commutable distance of National Grid House in Warwick and have a full driving licence.
Strong Analytical and problem-solving abilities are essential, as is demonstrable evidence of stakeholder management (in study or work experience).
In addition, it would be an advantage, if you can demonstrate at least one of the following:
What's in it for you?
We offer a competitive starting salary of £36,640 per annum.
More Information
This role closes at midnight on 19th August 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.
Our Selection Process Is As Follows
Candidates who pass initial screening will be invited to a virtual interview between 29th August – 3rd September 2025.
We will be holding in-person assessment centres and interviews on w/c 15th September 2025 in National Grid House, Warwick Office.
The start date for this programme will be 3rd November 2025. If successful, you must be able to commit to starting on this date.
Don’t meet every single requirement? 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.
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 support, 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.