Junior Network Design Officer

5 months ago


Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Cadent Gas Full time

**Junior Network Design Officer**

**Role Type**:Full Time Permanent Position (37 hours per week)

**Location**:Worsley, Manchester (M28 1XW)

**Salary**:£31,809 - £37,422 depending on skills & experience

**About Us**

At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

**The Role**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Network Design Officer to join our team.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Analysing new customer load requests to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the network
- Managing and prioritising monthly workload for the individual and junior team members, supporting and coaching them to hit their performance and quality targets
- Building and maintaining all network analysis models for the West Midland gas distribution network, including carrying out model validations to ensure that the Network Analysis models can reasonably predict pressures found in reality
- Running the Auto Individual System Exit Point (ISEP) & Utility Infrastructure Provider (UIP) process monthly
- to ensure all new loads are added to the models and pressures are maintained
- Compiling, maintaining, evolving, and implementing management information trackers such as network analysis risk scores and monthly progress reports that helps inform model prioritisations and reinforcement investment decisions
- Carrying out sense checks to ensure processed work is correct and has been carried out to the required standard, and that the model is fit for purpose
- Working closely with the West Midland Investment Planning Office (IPO) MRP Design to ensure the annual replacement designs are captured on the network analysis models and are accurately represented
- Providing network model technical support to the West Midland Investment Planning Office Design team.

**About You**

**Qualifications, Technical Skills, Leadership Skills required for the role**
- Valid UK Driving Licence
- Minimum HNC in an Engineering Discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience of operating within a technical team
- Conversant in legislation, policy and procedures associated with the design process
- Experience in the use of network design, modelling and risk management tools
- Understanding of the RIIO regulatory framework
- Skilled at data management and excellent attention to detail
- High level of customer, communication and influencing skills and proven experience of managing relationships with both internal and external interfaces.

**What’s In It For You**

Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:

- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities

**Benefits**

We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:

- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:

- hybrid working (Where role permits)
- flexible working
- strong commitments to ED&I
- generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card - offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships

We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.

**Diversity and Inclusion**
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?

We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you

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