Network Planning Engineer South East

Description:

Network Planning Engineer SPN

Network Planning Engineer SPN

Reference Number 77052

This Network Planning Engineer will report to the Lead Planning Engineer and will work within our Asset Management directorate based in our Crawley office. You will be permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of £71,914.00 and a bonus of 3%

If the successful candidate does not have all relevant competencies for the core grade, it will be appropriate to appoint at the lower grade until they have developed the required competencies.

Close Date: 04/04/2024

We also provide the following additional benefits

Annual Leave
Personal Pension Plan - Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
Tenancy Loan Deposit scheme
Tax efficient benefits: cycle to work scheme
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.

Job Purpose:

The team's role is to design the LV, HV and EHV networks in UK Power Networks regulated SPN area to ensure it is safe, highly performing, cost-efficient and enabling Net Zero.
The successful candidate carries out planning activities associated with UK Power Networks electricity distribution network up to and including 132kV.

Principal Accountabilities:

Perform Power System studies and design the electrical network and associated projects so as to comply with all relevant standards and improve synergies between the Distribution and Infrastructure networks. Drivers to be addressed include: load growth, generation capacity release, protection issues, condition of assets, supply quality issues, fault history, diversions, undergrounding in AONB areas…
Carry out network assessments to determine the optimal point of connection and design associated reinforcement for new load, generation and energy storage enquiries.
Perform Active Network Management (ANM) curtailment assessments for generation, load and battery storage connections, enabling earlier connections.
Analyse network issues and propose technically sound and cost-effective solutions across voltage levels. This will involve system studies through network modelling, protection design, equipment specification, site visits…
Produce concise business cases to achieve the Asset Portfolio Plan (APP), and approve capital projects up to £50k
Produce Regional Development Plans (RDP) to inform partners and to support the justification of the ED2 plan.
Determine Protection settings for the secondary network, and draw high-level protection diagram for the EHV network schemes.
Work with Connections, Procurement, Delivery, Property & Consents and other company partners as relevant when developing schemes.
The post holder also represents UK Power Networks in discussions with external bodies and negotiates with customers regarding non-rechargeable diversion schemes and to some extent on other schemes. External interfaces include other Distribution Network Operators, National Grid, Network Rail, Local Authorities, OFGEM, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and customers.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

Experience with electricity distribution networks, at all voltages up to 132kV, but candidates with experience at fewer specific voltage levels will be considered and a development plan will be put in place.
Qualified to a Degree or Master in Electrical Engineering or Power Systems Engineering. Candidates with an HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering with relevant experience will also be considered.
Experience in electrical distribution network design and planning would be a major advantage.
Experience of electricity network modelling would be a major advantage.
Depth of understanding of power flows, fault levels and voltage profile management is required.
Experience in LV, HV or EHV Operational role would be an advantage.
An understanding of the requirements of Engineering Recommendations, in particular P2, G98, G99, G74, G75, G77, G5, P28, P29, P27,
Awareness of the Distribution/Grid Code and National Grid Connection and Use of System Code (CUSC).
Good collaboration skills to relate to people including the ability to work with partners to, achieve overall goals.
You will think and act ahead of time to take advantage of opportunities for innovation and improvement and to address problems
You will be enthusiastic without losing sight of safety and security of supply
Having a full, clean driving licence would be an advantage.

Measure of Success

Contribute to the achievement of the network performance targets for Customer Interruptions (CIs) and Customer Minutes Lost (CMLs) through optimal network and protection design.
Ensure quality responses to Connections Businesses, Independent Distribution Network Operators, Independent Connection Providers, allowing UKPN to meet Guaranteed Standards of Performance and internal Service Level Agreement.
Ensure the designs produced, comply with all the relevant standards, and demonstrate the best cost vs benefit solutions to existing and foreseeable network issues, taking into account constraints in the whole lifecycle of the assets.
The referral responses, investment papers, RDP, GINS, reports, presentations and all other documents are well written and presented.
Accurate information is provided to all partners, including network parameters reports and Statements of Works.
G99, P28, G5/5 studies are reviewed and accurate feedback is given.
Support and achieve the goal of zero harm to oneself , colleagues and members of the public, including compliance with CDM.
Successful presentations of designs and schemes to technical and financial forums.
Positive feedback from colleagues, management, partners and other organisations.
ED2 plan substantiated with detailed justification of proposed investments.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop Engineering competencies leading to chartered status by joining a dynamic team that influences all parts of the business.

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 will ensure 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 will understand those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.

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