Northern Powergrid Employment Opportunities

Northern Powergrid Employment Opportunities

Northern Powergrid is the power distribution business in Yorkshire, the North East, and northern Lincolnshire. We operate and maintain the electricity distribution network thatdelivers electricity to more than 3.9 million homes and businesses. We provide this essential service to our customers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All staff employed within Northern Powergrid are expected to offer the highest levels of customer service, being there when the customer needs us and playing a vital part in any major incident. Further informationon Northern Powergrid is available on our website at

DirectorateBusiness Development

Position:Administrator, Business Development

Location: Castleford or Shiremoor

£(Salary)P&A Level 2, pay point 6 - £20,612

Position

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Administrator – Business Development to join our Finance and IT Department.

At Northern Powergrid, our vision is to be the best energy company in serving our 3.9 million homes, whilst delivering a sustainable energy solution.As a dedicated Administrator – Business Development you will be an integral part of assisting the business in all aspects of their finances, which will include monitoring of costs, raising of variations, raising refunds, project closures and general queries raised by the project engineers.

We’re excited to hear from dedicated employees within Northern Powergrid with a passion for the company and a desire to succeed. Apply now and we’ll be in touch!

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for;

• Working with the project engineers to understand the financial position of their projects
• Ensuring variations are raised in a timely manner
• Ensuring refunds are raised in a timely manner
• Ensure projects are closed in a timely manner
• Assist the project engineers with any ad-hoc queries they have in respect to their finances

Key Competencies

• Good planning and organisational skills
• Understanding of financial processes
• Good problem solving skills
• Excellent collaboration and team working skills
• Advanced IT skills including use of MS Office applications specifically MS Outlook, Word, Excel

Qualifications & Attributes

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2 A Levels (A-C) or NVQ Level 3

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• GCSE / O Level equivalent Maths and English
• Knowledge of CFS and Project Accounting

Additional Information

ALL APPLICATIONS WELCOME

Closing date: 14 August 2017

Please visit our careers website to download an application form and return to quoting reference number R2533

Applications are invited from women and men with appropriate experience and qualifications. Applicants are considered on the basis of their suitability for the post irrespective of sex, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, race, age, disability, religion or belief and pregnancy and maternity. Northern Powergrid recruit on ability and ability alone.