Key skills
Cyber SecurityCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Ensuring a reliable and efficient grid that supports the UK’s Net Zero targets
- Define, approve and monitor asset management strategies and policies for Protection Systems
- Providing technical input to the development and continuous improvement of Protection asset risk and performance methodologies
- Define Protection investment need cases and support regulatory submissions for Protection Systems
- Providing governance oversight for Protection policies
- Define, approve and monitor policies related to the application, design and resilience of Protection Systems
- Defining and governing the asset data framework for Protection systems
- Support effective policy implementation, risk assessment and long-term planning
- Supporting the digitalisation of Protection Systems
- Supporting the development of asset risk and performance methodologies which inform investment strategies
- Define strategic long-term plans for Protection Systems
- Leading the review of Protection faults and failures
- Articulating lessons learned and remediation actions in a consistent manner
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Planning, Cyber Security, Telecoms and Standards teams
- Representing SP Energy Networks in industry and Government forums on Protection Systems
Requirements
- Degree education in a relevant Engineering discipline
- Expert knowledge of Protection Systems for electrical networks, including the use of IEC 61850
- Good knowledge of protection setting co-ordination
- Experienced in working with UK Transmission and Distribution owners
- Understand asset management systems and the ISO 55000 framework
- Further understanding of regulatory requirements impacting SP Energy Networks, particularly NIS regulations
- Able to translate strategic thinking and direction into policies and deliverable plans
- Strong commercial understanding of value and risk inherent in SP Energy Networks
- Ability to understand complex industry mechanisms and identify and drive value-enhancing opportunities
- Influencing and collaborating with senior managers across SP Energy Networks and the wider industry
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to present technical matters to a non-technical audience.
Tech Stack
- Cyber Security
Benefits
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
- Payroll giving and charity matched funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
- Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more