National Grid
Condition Monitoring Technician
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Join National Grid and play a key role in helping us understand the health and performance of our critical transmission assets. As a Condition Monitoring Technician, you'll be at the forefront of deploying, maintaining, and supporting innovative condition monitoring technologies across our substations, helping to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the electricity transmission network.
Working as part of a specialist team, you'll support the collection and management of vital asset condition data, enabling informed decisions on maintenance, investment, and network performance. This is a hands-on role that combines technical expertise, problem solving, and field-based activity, offering the opportunity to work with a wide range of technologies and equipment across the National Grid Electricity Transmission.
A vacancy has arisen in the North of the country, with a particular focus on the North East/West regions, to support the growing demands of the Condition Monitoring team. Whilst the role operates on a nationwide basis and requires regular travel to substations and operational sites, establishing a dedicated Condition Monitoring Technician in this area will strengthen regional coverage.
Regular travel to substations and operational sites is an essential part of the position, with a company vehicle provided for business use. Overnight stays will be required where necessary, with accommodation and subsistence expenses covered. When site attendance isn't required, you'll have the flexibility to work from home.
What You’ll Do
- Work hands-on with a diverse range of Condition Monitoring technologies and techniques, including UAV (drone) surveys and inspections, thermal and RF camera investigations, substation visual inspection surveys, Condition Monitoring trailer deployment and maintenance, CBTect installation and analysis, Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), SF6 gas surveys, and GIS Partial Discharge (PD) monitoring.
- Follow National Grid’s safe working practices, familiarising and keeping up to date with training and authorisations.
- Demonstrate a proactive interest in emerging technologies within the condition monitoring and engineering fields, staying informed on new tools, methods, and innovations.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of CM processes by working collaboratively with the CM Lead and Policy Engineer to refine ways of working, support development of best practices, and ensure the department evolves in a fast-paced environment.
- Creating appropriate safety documentation (RAMS) to carry out works.
- Provide national technical support to field operatives regarding anything that falls under the remit of condition monitoring
- Support the design, communication, monitoring and continuous improvement of processes to deliver accurate and efficient CM surveys across ET substations
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What You’ll Have
- Technical knowledge relating to the electrical and safety aspects across the broad range of National Grid Substation assets, including fault finding expertise and plant analysis.
- Technical understanding of the scientific and engineering principles of Condition Monitoring technologies.
- UAV experience and licences (GVC or equivalent) extremely advantageous
- Knowledge of Electricity Transmission substation layouts & assets.
- Demonstrable experience of interpreting technical data and solution development.
- Experience of prioritising work based on technical judgement of asset condition and risk.
- Excellent problem solving and prioritisation skills.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At National Grid, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for everyone. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience or qualifications don’t match the job description exactly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right person for our growing business in this role or another one.
What You'll Get
- A competitive salary of £43,315.
- As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance, Job Requirement Car and competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
Further Information
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The closing date for this vacancy is Midnight 22 September 2026, with interviews due to take place w/c 5 October 2026 onwards. We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. National Grid’s recruitment periods can and may vary. We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
About Us
Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating, and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.
At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. Our goal is to drive, develop and operate our business in a way that results in a more inclusive culture. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, the innovation from diverse teams & perspectives and business need. We are committed to building a workforce so we can represent the communities we serve and have a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.
Further Information
- This is a Level 5 role.
- Location: Peripatetic with hybrid working and travelling.
- Role closes: 22 September 2026.
- Interviews: 5 October 2026 onwards.
- Manager: Jon Goulby – Site Services Engineer.
- Recruitment Business Partner: Jermaine Maskrey.
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