A new opportunity is available for an Asset Risk Manager.
Reporting to the Head of Engineering Policy, you’ll play an important role in planning, designing and implementing an overall integrated asset risk management framework for National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). You will have small team of Asset Risk Engineers who will assist you to conduct risk assessments and evaluate the organisations risk appetite in relation to physical assets.
Showcasing your expertise, you’ll create and review NGED’s asset risk policies and compliance to industry standards, conduct information gathering interviews with business experts and provide support, education and training to staff to build asset risk awareness within the organisation.
The role can be based at any of our depots within our licence areas of the West Midlands, Wales, South West or East Midlands.
As part of our hybrid working approach this role offers a mix of office and home working. This is a full-time role, but flexibility in working pattern may be considered. Occasional Travel may be needed to other locations.
If you are offered a position, you will be required to successfully complete a basic DBS check that shows any unspent convictions or conditional cautions.
Salary - Circa £74,000 per annum depending on experience.
Depending on experience, you may initially be appointed at a lower salary until all relevant courses and training are complete.
About UsWe’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses.
National Grid employs over 29,000 people worldwide. We are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future and we are doing this in a fast-moving industry with an increasing focus on tackling climate change, exploring new energy sources that are renewable, low carbon, and improve efficiency to meet demand.
Main Responsibilities
Create and implement an Integrated Asset Risk Management Framework that is fit for purpose and effectively communicates asset risks to the business on a very large electricity distribution network with millions of assets.
Proactively advocate the Integrated Asset Risk Management Framework, ensuring awareness and adoption.
Ensure that reviews are carried out to compare assessed asset risk levels with asset performance metrics, and where necessary investigate sources of discrepancy and take appropriate action to improve the framework.
Manage the escalation and governance process in the event of asset risks being outside risk appetite.
Ensure risks requiring further mitigation are transferred into the service planning process.
Support the development of risk models (e.g. degradation models, Health and Criticality matrix’s) to ensure the outputs can map into the Integrated Asset Risk Management Framework
Provide a quarterly Asset Risk Report to Exec level with narrative and insights, using leading and lagging indicators as appropriate
Act as the Subject Matter Expert for technical risk assessments and the development of fit for purpose risk management strategies
Developing strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Regularly engage with key stakeholders, ensuring they have appropriate output from the Integrated Asset Risk Management Framework to enable them to make effective decisions.
Lead the team of asset engineers encouraging diversity and inclusion recruiting and building a high performing team.
The Ideal CandidateTo be successful you will have proven experience in developing risk strategies and implementing risk controls. You’ll also be highly competent at conducting risk analysis and monitoring and reporting risks.
You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and ability build connections and strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You’ll be a good negotiator with an ability to influence leaders.
About The CompanyJoining the UK’s leading electricity distribution business means plenty of career opportunities and well-deserved recognition. We reward hard work and encourage ambition. So, as well as a competitive salary, you will also benefit from:
Annual performance related bonus of up to 15% of basic salary
26 days paid leave plus 8 bank holidays, up to 28 days with continuous service
Competitive contributory pension scheme (we double match your contributions up to a maximum of 12%)
Annual Share Save plan
Private healthcare scheme for you, and contributory healthcare for your family
Support via our Employee Assistance Programme, including musculoskeletal and physiotherapy services
Free on-site parking at all our main sites
Things you need to know
As an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we celebrate individual difference and are actively bringing in more employees from diverse backgrounds to build on our inclusive culture. We anonymise all applications in our recruitment system so we can eliminate unconscious bias and be a workplace that reflects the community we serve. Hiring managers only have access to necessary information at interview stage. If you require additional support to complete your online application, please email nged.recruitment@nationalgrid.co.uk
Recruitment correspondence is usually sent by email, please check your email account including spam/junk folders regularly after the closing date.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient numbers of suitable applications be received, so it would be best to apply as soon as you can.
