Innovation Engineer

Overview

Lead end‑to‑end innovation projects for grid construction and technology integration.

Key Responsibilities

• innovation management
• tech evaluation
• pilot scaling
• innovation reporting
• vendor partnerships
• tech specification

Tasks

-You’ll lead the end-to-end innovation process, including idea generation, concept development, prototyping, testing, implementation and scaling. This will focus on physical construction innovations with collaboration with colleagues in digital improvement areas too. -Collaborating with innovation professionals across National Grid and externally to enable sourcing and scaling of innovation relevant to SI projects. -Identifying and evaluating emerging technologies, industry trends, best practices, technological advancements, and market opportunities, you’ll drive innovation and enhance project performance. -Working Collaborating with Strategic Infrastructure delivery teams and cross-functional business units to ensure successful pilot and scale of innovation across the project lifecycle. -You’ll fulfil required innovation governance and reporting processes, including identifying and managing innovation funding pathways. -You’ll align innovation strategy with the goals and objectives of the SI business unit. -Capturing learnings to progressively develop pilots, you will monitor and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of innovation initiatives, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and provide regular reports to senior management. -Establishing and maintain partnerships with external stakeholders, including technology vendors, research institutions, and industry experts, you’ll leverage external expertise and drive innovation. -You’ll support the development of engineering specifications and standards for new technology deployments, ensuring safe, reliable, and scalable integration into the grid.

Requirements

• communication
• stakeholder management
• grid technologies
• power simulation
• protection coordination
• network planning

What You Bring

-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels internally and externally. -Experience with construction innovation in major electricity transmission or distribution projects, from early development through to construction and commission phases is desirable. -Experience in bringing compelling ideas to life from ideation to the approval of business cases. Exhibiting a self-starter mindset and bias to action. -Strong interpersonal skills with experience in complex stakeholder management. -Technical expertise in grid technologies and electricity transmission infrastructure. Experience with power system simulation and analysis tool desirable. -Ability to work both in tight collaboration with a team and autonomously where needed. -In-depth understanding of global energy trends, particularly emerging technologies. -Strong commercial acumen, able to bridge engineering evidence with business case development for large infrastructure projects. -Understanding of protection coordination, network planning and real-time operations, with the ability to evaluate grid impacts of new technologies.

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About National Grid

-Plays a critical role in delivering electricity and gas to millions of homes and businesses. -Operates in both the UK and US, ensuring safe and reliable energy distribution. -Deeply involved in the development of renewable energy infrastructure, including wind and solar projects. -Key projects include cross-border power links to improve energy security and integrating low-carbon solutions. -Continually innovates to meet growing energy demand while reducing environmental impact. -Operates in both electricity and natural gas distribution across a vast geographical area in the US. -Invests in sustainability initiatives and clean energy infrastructure.

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Interview Process

-interviews scheduled week commencing dec 8th.