Title: Gas Quality and Measurement Senior Engineer
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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.
Job Purpose
The Engineering Team within COO is responsible for implementing the Engineering Framework (Competence, Compliance, Legislation, Policy & Procedure) and ensuring that the assets of the Company are fit for purpose by providing technical support to the business.
The Gas Quality and Measurement (GQ&M) Engineer will manage compliance with regulations, provide support to the Gas Quality and Measurement Manager and support the wider GQ&M team. Accountable for ensuring compliance of measurement associated with metering systems and calorific value measurement systems.
The role will supply technical expertise by developing and maintaining policy and standards, undertaking assurance activities on critical activities, conducting competency assessments and liaison with key stakeholders. The role will also involve technical project support for key projects on the GQM portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Gas Quality and Measurement Engineer to lead critical activities ensuring network safety and regulatory compliance. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining engineering standards, balancing statutory requirements, regulatory obligations, and business objectives. You will lead and collaborate within project teams to enhance performance, asset condition, and compliance with regulations.
Your key responsibilities include managing processes to demonstrate compliance with G(COTE)R, GS(M)R, UNC, and safety cases, as well as reviewing and approving G17 design and completion packages. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, experience with regulatory frameworks, and a proven ability to build relationships with external stakeholders such as regulators and engineering providers. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring that gas quality, meter assurance, and shrinkage management align with licence and contractual obligations while supporting performance incentives.
Skills and Experience
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience and knowledge of project management complex systems and the maintenance and validation of critical systems.
- Knowledge and understanding of the safe and secure operation of computer and instrumentation measurement systems ideally in use with natural gas.
- Knowledge and understanding of ATEX/DSEAR requirements for natural gas.
- Excellent IT skills, including Windows, Microsoft applications and SAP.
- In depth knowledge of gas quality and metering technologies and application.
- Sound understanding of the gas transmission and distribution system.
- Specialist experience of working with gas quality and high-pressure gas metering technologies.
- The ability to form relationships with both internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority.
Technical Know How
- Sound working knowledge of Cadent or gas industry safety and engineering policies, procedures and standards, particularly for the Management of New Works, Modification and Repairs. If not familiar with Company specific requirements, a demonstrable ability to assimilate and develop understanding of engineering policies, procedures, and requirements.
- Sound working knowledge of ATEX and UK instrumentation standards.
- Experience of operational or technical asset management in gas distribution environment.
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, 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.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
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.
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