Senior Hydrogen Design Assurance Engineer

National Grid plc; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Hydrogen Design Assurance Engineer to oversee innovative engineering designs for hydrogen projects. This pivotal role involves coordination across engineering disciplines, ensuring compliance with safety standards and leading design reviews. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, significant experience in design management, and expertise in hydrogen technologies. This position is hybrid, allowing for flexibility between home and office work in Warwick or Nottingham.

Benefits

Annual bonus of 6%

26 days holiday plus statutory holidays

Double-match pension scheme

Career progression and training

Free gym and exercise classes

Qualifications

• Significant experience in design coordination within the energy or utilities sector.
• Strong knowledge of design assurance and change control processes.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills for stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Act as the single point of contact for technical design support.
• Coordinate engineering inputs across multiple disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with design standards and regulations.

Skills

Design coordination

Design management

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of CDM Regulations

Experience in hydrogen technologies

Education

Degree in engineering or energy discipline

Tools

BIM standards

Job description

National Gas – Senior Hydrogen Design Assurance Engineer

Company: National Gas

Requisition ID: 2432

Warwick or Nottingham, Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote)

Location

Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA & Sherwood Park, GB, NG15 0ED

About us

National Gas is securing Britain’s energy. We transport gas throughout Great Britain, repair and maintain gas pipelines, and manage the meters that allow millions of homes and businesses to access the energy they need. We are the national gas network, providing secure energy to power Britain, achieve net zero, and maintain our industrial competitiveness.

About the role

Our Major Programmes team is delivering some of the most ambitious hydrogen and decarbonisation projects in the country. As a Senior Hydrogen Design Assurance Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring we develop safe, innovative and future‑ready engineering designs across multiple disciplines.

Your expertise will guide the creation of the UK’s first hydrogen technical standards and support the delivery of a truly national hydrogen transmission network. This is a chance to be part of something industry‑defining, driving design excellence, influencing technical decisions, and helping us create an energy system that works for generations to come.

What you’ll be doing

Design leadership & coordination

• Acting as the single point of contact for technical design support to Project Managers.
• Coordinating engineering inputs across EC&I, process, civil and mechanical disciplines.
• Identify, analyse and resolve complex design risks and conflicts early, supporting timely decision‑making across a complex programme portfolio.
• Ensuring designs comply with National Gas policies, procedures and evolving hydrogen standards.
• Leading design reviews to make sure outputs meet safety, environmental, sustainability and Net Zero requirements.
• Overseeing contractor Design Plans, deliverable schedules, and change control processes.
• Ensuring completeness, quality and accuracy of design deliverables, drawings and 3D models.
• Driving progress against critical deadlines and proactively managing design risks and dependencies.

Safety, assurance & governance

• Ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, process safety assessments and Principal Designer duties.
• Managing complex technical queries, deviations and design change control.
• Supporting safe, compliant and efficient design solutions through robust risk identification and mitigation.

Innovation & technical standards

• Bringing insight from industry best practice, benchmarking and emerging Net Zero technologies.

About you

You’re an excellent communicator who builds trust quickly and can influence stakeholders at all levels. You thrive in complex, collaborative environments and bring a proactive, solutions‑focused approach to problem‑solving.

Key requirements & experience

• Degree in a relevant engineering or energy discipline, or equivalent proven experience.
• Significant experience in design coordination or design management with a similar environment energy, utilities, infrastructure process plant.
• Strong knowledge of design assurance processes, design change control and commissioning/asset acceptance frameworks.
• Deep understanding of CDM Regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities.
• Experience working with drawings, 3D models, BIM standards and design assurance processes.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with internal teams, contractors and regulators.
• Leadership experience and the ability to guide and support design teams across multiple projects.
• Experience in hydrogen, CCS, renewable integration or other emerging clean‑energy technologies.
• Chartered or working towards chartership status.
• EC&I experience

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ).

What we offer

• Annual bonus of 6% based on personal and company performance
• 26 days’ holiday plus statutory holidays - option available to buy extra or sell days
• Overtime at x1.5 normal and then x2 on Sunday
• Double‑match pension scheme - for every £1 you put in, we’ll add £2 (max company contribution 12%)
• Opt‑In flexible benefit scheme, including salary sacrifice private healthcare, dental insurance, technology plans and more
• Financial protection with 10x salary death in service and financial support if you’re unable to work due to long term illness or injury
• Excellent family friendly provisions - maternity/paternity/adoption/surrogacy/shared parental leave
• Career progression, professional training and development – including access to LinkedIn Learning
• Employee assistance programme offering free confidential professional counselling 24/7
• Financial support to help you cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions
• Free gym and exercise classes, subsidised canteen and coffee shop onsite at our Warwick office
• Free parking

Inclusive recruitment

At National Gas, we are disability confident and we are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve. We celebrate the different experiences our colleagues bring to our organisation, and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments you need to perform your best.