Grid Compliance Manager

Your new company

Hays are delighted to be working with our client, one of the UK's biggest Facilities Management and professional services company, looking after a large, diverse, blue-chip customer base, from banks and retailers, to hospitals, schools and government offices. Our client has nearly 100,000 members of staff across over a 100 office locations and thousands of customers and services offered across the country.

Your new role

• Lead the grid compliance framework including policy, processes, templates, and audit readiness.
• Maintain project‑specific Compliance Matrices (Type A/B/C/D) covering design, test plans, evidence, and sign‑off.
• Chair compliance reviews and “Design for Compliance” gate meetings aligned with CDM and quality management.
• Act as the main technical liaison with NGESO, Transmission System Owners (TSOs), DNOs/IDNOs, and ICPs.
• Manage consents and agreements including Connection Offers, BCAs, testing approvals, and operational declarations.
• Represent at industry forums and consultations, translating regulatory changes into delivery practice.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of compliance activities, correspondence, approvals, and evidence.
• Prepare and submit compliance reports, risk assessments, and mitigation plans as required.
• Track and report grid compliance milestones against project timelines.
• Scope, conduct, or oversee power system studies up to 400 kV, including load flow, short‑circuit, protection coordination, harmonics (G5/5), flicker (P28), voltage unbalance (P29), dynamic stability, RoCoF, and model validation.
• Oversee EMT and phasor studies using tools such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSSE, ETAP, and PSCAD.
• Prepare specifications for external study providers when required and manage those providers.
• Review, validate, and sign off study results to ensure compliance with DNO/TSO requirements.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong technical expertise in grid compliance, power system studies, and UK Grid Code / ENA EREC G99/G100 requirements.
• Experience working with DNOs, TSOs, NGESO, or ICPs on grid‑connected generation, storage, or demand systems.
• Ability to produce and review complex engineering studies and documentation to a high technical standard.
• Excellent stakeholder‑management skills, including technical engagement with external organisations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage compliance documentation and project milestones
• Hold a Full UK Driving License

What you need to do now

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