Build your planning career while helping power the future of the UK
At National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), you’ll help keep the electricity network safe, reliable and ready for the future. This is an opportunity to grow your planning and coordination career within one of the UK’s most important infrastructure organisations, supported by an experienced team, opportunities for flexible working, development and a competitive benefits package. This role comes with a company car.
As an Operational Planning Assistant, you’ll coordinate maintenance, operational and project activity across substations in North East region, covering Selby, Hull, York and up to Middlesbrough with travel to sites as required. Working alongside Planning Engineers and operational teams, you’ll help maintain a rolling programme of work, align people and resources, and keep activity moving safely, efficiently and on time.
You’ll balance competing priorities, solve practical planning challenges and support work that keeps one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure networks operating reliably. Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and managing a rolling work programme across multiple sites.
- Balancing priorities with Operational Managers, Project Leads and delivery teams.
- Combining activities to improve efficiency and make best use of resources.
- Maintaining schedules and adapting plans as priorities change.
- Coordinating third-party access requests and capturing activity accurately.
- Supporting resource planning so work is ready for delivery.
- Tracking progress, re-prioritising activities and escalating issues when needed.
