Asset Engineer
- Recruiter
- UK Power Networks Limited
- Location
- Crawley
- Salary
- 44756.00 - 60265.00 GBP Annual + + benefits and bonus
- Posted
- 16 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 13 Sep 2017
- Sectors
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Asset Engineer
Reporting to - Senior Asset Engineer
Location -Crawley
Department -Asset Management Directorate
Reference Number -29741
Employment Period -Permanent
Contract Type -Collective Agreement
Job Grade -D
CiP Level / Bonus -3%
Salary Range -GBP47,524 to GBP62,434 (Depending on experience)
Closing Date -19/09/2017
We also offer :
Annual leave 25 days rising with service
Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 3%, 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 6%, 8% or 10%)
Sick leave goes up with length of service.
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Supplier discounts, such as O2, EE, Vauxhall cars, Universal tyres
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
Applications are invited for the above vacancy for an Asset Engineer.
This vacancy is open to all UK Power Networks permanent and fixed-term employees as well as contractors, agency workers and external candidates.
Job Purpose
This role is of strategic importance within the Asset Management Directorate and reports to a Senior Asset Engineer within the Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance team.
Principal Accountabilities
The Asset Engineer will be expected to demonstrate technical competence and experience. These could have been gained through a previous job role, or through managing a range of complex and diverse projects. The successful candidate will possess a thorough understanding of the design, operation and failure mode of the distribution assets owned and operated by UK Power Networks.
Asset Engineers shall champion enhanced safety performance and behaviours that reduce risks to the public and employees. The successful candidate will exhibit a strong customer service ethos both, internally and externally and shall deliver against challenging budgets.
Typical accountabilities will include:
- Developing innovative asset inspection and maintenance strategies in order to maintain reliable and accurate Health Indices (HI), Criticality Indices (CI) and Risk Indices (RI) as per the requirements of RIIO regulatory regime
- Developing and maintaining inspection and maintenance manuals and handbooks as necessary
- Providing real time asset management response and technical support
- To proactively contribute to the Asset Portfolio Programme (APP) reconciliation exercise
- To take ownership of APP items and update them in SAP
- Support the collation and production of RIGS information and commentary
- To provide support during any major business change programme
- Carry out asset fault rate analysis
- Carry out asset engineering condition assessments and creating asset condition reports
- Carry out network incident reviews
- Carry out asset risk assessments as required, maintaining an asset risk log and overseeing appropriate interventions to manage asset related risks
- Seeking financial approval at the appropriate stage of development for projects managed in this role
- Provide support during system emergencies (storm role)
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Degree level or equivalent experience in engineering or science
- Good understanding and experience of electricity distribution network
- Knowledge of the ESQC Regulations
- Safety management qualification such as IOSH certificate or equivalent
- Membership of a professional body such as the IET or IAM or working towards
- Project/programme management qualification such as Prince2 level
- Ability to interact and verbally communicate at senior level to obtain and present information in a clear and concise form
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Power-point
- Skilled in the use of spreadsheets
- Experience of analysing and reporting on complex data
- Excellent written skills, to produce concise reports and presentations
Background of Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance Team
The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering asset and network plans that will place UK Power Networks in the top third of Ofgem's league tables on safety, customer service and efficiency.
The Asset Management function is responsible for the development of investment plans and programmes to improve the performance, and maintain the condition, of a regulated asset base of GBP4billion with an MEAV of GBP28billion serving 8 million customers through a network of 137,000km of underground cable, 90,000km of overhead lines and 82,000 sub-stations.
The Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance Team are responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing the delivery of asset inspection and maintenance strategies that will deliver top performance in asset management. This includes developing a suite of leading asset inspection and maintenance policies and procedures whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, development and assistance with production of the annual, medium and long-term inspection, maintenance and defect management programmes. Responsibilities also include to review and update inspectors handbook and maintenance manuals. These updates are then are effectively trained out to field staff and managers.
Should you not currently possess the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed above, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip the successful candidate appropriately. If the successful candidate does not possess all relevant competencies for the core grade, it may be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until they have developed the required competencies.
Please quote the vacancy reference number in the subject line of your email or covering letter
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
If in doubt, ask!
Reporting to - Senior Asset Engineer
Location -Crawley
Department -Asset Management Directorate
Reference Number -29741
Employment Period -Permanent
Contract Type -Collective Agreement
Job Grade -D
CiP Level / Bonus -3%
Salary Range -GBP47,524 to GBP62,434 (Depending on experience)
Closing Date -19/09/2017
We also offer :
Annual leave 25 days rising with service
Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 3%, 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 6%, 8% or 10%)
Sick leave goes up with length of service.
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers
Season ticket loan
Occupational Health support
Switched On - scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers products.
Supplier discounts, such as O2, EE, Vauxhall cars, Universal tyres
Discounted access to sports and social clubs
Employee Assistance Programme.
Applications are invited for the above vacancy for an Asset Engineer.
This vacancy is open to all UK Power Networks permanent and fixed-term employees as well as contractors, agency workers and external candidates.
Job Purpose
This role is of strategic importance within the Asset Management Directorate and reports to a Senior Asset Engineer within the Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance team.
Principal Accountabilities
The Asset Engineer will be expected to demonstrate technical competence and experience. These could have been gained through a previous job role, or through managing a range of complex and diverse projects. The successful candidate will possess a thorough understanding of the design, operation and failure mode of the distribution assets owned and operated by UK Power Networks.
Asset Engineers shall champion enhanced safety performance and behaviours that reduce risks to the public and employees. The successful candidate will exhibit a strong customer service ethos both, internally and externally and shall deliver against challenging budgets.
Typical accountabilities will include:
- Developing innovative asset inspection and maintenance strategies in order to maintain reliable and accurate Health Indices (HI), Criticality Indices (CI) and Risk Indices (RI) as per the requirements of RIIO regulatory regime
- Developing and maintaining inspection and maintenance manuals and handbooks as necessary
- Providing real time asset management response and technical support
- To proactively contribute to the Asset Portfolio Programme (APP) reconciliation exercise
- To take ownership of APP items and update them in SAP
- Support the collation and production of RIGS information and commentary
- To provide support during any major business change programme
- Carry out asset fault rate analysis
- Carry out asset engineering condition assessments and creating asset condition reports
- Carry out network incident reviews
- Carry out asset risk assessments as required, maintaining an asset risk log and overseeing appropriate interventions to manage asset related risks
- Seeking financial approval at the appropriate stage of development for projects managed in this role
- Provide support during system emergencies (storm role)
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience
- Degree level or equivalent experience in engineering or science
- Good understanding and experience of electricity distribution network
- Knowledge of the ESQC Regulations
- Safety management qualification such as IOSH certificate or equivalent
- Membership of a professional body such as the IET or IAM or working towards
- Project/programme management qualification such as Prince2 level
- Ability to interact and verbally communicate at senior level to obtain and present information in a clear and concise form
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, Power-point
- Skilled in the use of spreadsheets
- Experience of analysing and reporting on complex data
- Excellent written skills, to produce concise reports and presentations
Background of Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance Team
The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering asset and network plans that will place UK Power Networks in the top third of Ofgem's league tables on safety, customer service and efficiency.
The Asset Management function is responsible for the development of investment plans and programmes to improve the performance, and maintain the condition, of a regulated asset base of GBP4billion with an MEAV of GBP28billion serving 8 million customers through a network of 137,000km of underground cable, 90,000km of overhead lines and 82,000 sub-stations.
The Asset Inspection, Maintenance and Compliance Team are responsible for developing, implementing and overseeing the delivery of asset inspection and maintenance strategies that will deliver top performance in asset management. This includes developing a suite of leading asset inspection and maintenance policies and procedures whilst ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, development and assistance with production of the annual, medium and long-term inspection, maintenance and defect management programmes. Responsibilities also include to review and update inspectors handbook and maintenance manuals. These updates are then are effectively trained out to field staff and managers.
Should you not currently possess the full range of essential skills, qualifications and competencies listed above, there may be an opportunity for further training to equip the successful candidate appropriately. If the successful candidate does not possess all relevant competencies for the core grade, it may be appropriate to appoint at a lower grade until they have developed the required competencies.
Please quote the vacancy reference number in the subject line of your email or covering letter
Health & Safety Responsibilities
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.
Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
If in doubt, ask!