Title: Asset Investment Senior Engineer
Location: Hybrid working between Ansty Head Office near Coventry (CV7 9JU) and Home – typically 2 days per week in office
Help Shape a Resilient Future for Asset Management at Cadent Gas
Do you have a passion for protecting critical infrastructure and a knack for strategic thinking? Cadent is looking for a Resilience Asset Investment Senior Engineer to help us safeguard our gas distribution network against the challenges of tomorrow.
In this vital role, you'll be a key player in shaping how we invest in our infrastructure to ensure it can withstand and recover from everything from extreme weather to cyber security threats. You'll develop long-term investment plans, working closely with Ofgem and other industry stakeholders to ensure we meet our regulatory obligations while delivering a reliable and secure energy supply for homes and businesses across the UK. Your collaboration will help shape industry best practice and inform future energy policy.
We're looking for a technical leader with expertise in risk modelling, climate change, and resilience planning. You'll be developing innovative solutions, working with talented teams, and influencing key decisions that will impact the future of energy distribution. You'll also guide a team of data specialists, ensuring they deliver robust analysis to support our objectives.
If you're ready to use your skills to create a more resilient and sustainable energy network, we want to hear from you!
Why You’ll Love This Role
Strategic Leadership: Lead the development of Resilience strategies covering everything from climate change adaptation to cyber security, to align with our company objectives and regulatory commitments.
Optimisation & Insight: You'll be empowered to balance cost, risk, and performance to optimise the investment in our assets, ensuring we're delivering the best value for our customers and stakeholders. Your insights will directly impact the reliability of energy across the UK.
Collaboration & Influence: You'll be working with Ofgem, key players across the energy sector, and internal teams to drive our strategies forward. You'll have the opportunity to shape the industry landscape and ensure our plans align with financial and resource realities.
Continuous Improvement: – You'll drive maturity in our asset management practices using the latest IAM techniques and ISO55001 standards to create a more robust and resilient network.
Innovation & Impact: You'll be contributing to our core Asset Management Policy and Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP), helping to shape our long-term vision and strategy.
What You Will Bring
Qualifications: Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience. Incorporated Engineer or recognised Asset Management certification desirable. Chartered status preferred.
Experience: Proven track record in asset management and investment planning for complex engineering assets required. Experience of asset risk modelling and climate impact on network infrastructure desirable.
Skills: Strategic thinker, strong communicator, and effective collaborator with excellent influencing skills.
Technical Expertise: Ability to analyse and interpret complex data (e.g., SAP, GIS, ) to inform investment decisions.
Business Acumen: Understanding of UK energy systems, RIIO regulatory framework, and process safety principles.
Ready to Make a Difference? Become an Asset Strategy Senior Engineer at Cadent and help us deliver smarter, safer, and more resilient energy solutions. Your work will shape the future of our network and the communities we serve.
Closing Date: 4th September & Interviews expected mid-September
Disclaimer: We may close the application process early depending on the volume and quality of applications.
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to 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.
What’s In It for You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
- Private Medical Insurance for you, your partner and your family available through MyChoices, our flexible benefits programme, with access to a 24 hour Bupa HealthLine
- 25 days’ holiday, plus 8 statutory days and an option to buy or sell holiday days
- An Annual Performance Bonus of up to 15% of your salary
- A generous pension scheme where the company double matches your contributions up to 12% i.e. if you contribute 6% a month, the company will contribute 12%
- A competitive salary that’s reviewed each year against the market median salary for your role, skills, knowledge and experience
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- A free Employee Assistance Line where you can get support and advice on any of the challenges you’re facing, completely confidentially
- Support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, examination fees and time off for study leave – so long as it’s relevant to your role
- Plus many more benefits that help you join the dots between your work and home life!
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home | Cadent (cadentgas.com)
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
