Lead Data Engineer

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it's essential that it's continually evolving, advancing, and improving.

We're looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our growing community of data professionals, where you'll play a key role in delivering data solutions that support the UK's journey toward electrification and Net Zero.

As part of a Data Product Team within National Grid's Strategic Infrastructure business, you'll work closely with operational and regulatory reporting teams to ensure they have timely, accessible, and intuitive data to power their decision-making. You'll help build and maintain data pipelines that deliver Business Intelligence KPIs, enable integration between applications, and support data science models critical to National Grid's BIG programme of work.

Key Accountabilities

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• Deliver impactful data products: Partner with stakeholders to understand business challenges, identify the most valuable data, and translate needs into clear requirements that drive performance.
  
• Support implementation and adoption: Ensure data products are embedded effectively within the business by assessing readiness, engaging users, and creating solutions that lead to meaningful action and continuous improvement.
  
• Identify value opportunities: Champion high quality, thoughtfully designed products that simplify data transformation and align with strategic priorities.
  
• Ensure strong governance: Apply data governance and data quality standards throughout development and operation, ensuring compliance with frameworks, controls, and policies.
  
• Turn insight into action: Analyse trends and performance data, providing context and recommendations to improve business outcomes.
  
• Manage the product lifecycle: Oversee the evolution of data products, ensuring roadmaps remain relevant and continuously identifying areas for enhancement.
  

This role is based in our Warwick office and supports a hybrid working arrangement.

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• Strong technical capability, with experience across query languages, data transformation, and data engineering tools, including:
  
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  • Data Querying (Essential): SQL, Python
    
  • Data Engineering (Essential): Microsoft Azure Data Factory (ADF), dbt
    
  • Data Fabric: Promethium, Microsoft Fabric
    
  • Data Visualisation: Power BI, Tableau
    
  • Version Control: Git, DataOps.live
    
  
  
• Collaborative mindset, with the ability to work closely with business teams to identify where data products can add value and enhance understanding of business performance.
  
• Proven experience engaging with stakeholders and users, including understanding communication needs, managing expectations, and assessing business readiness for new data products.
  
• Expertise in working with large datasets, including data mining, manipulation, and profiling, as well as writing ETL code to support data quality, rules, and analysis.
  
• Experience operating within (or managing) a data development environment, acting as a key point of contact, helping manage risks and controls, and contributing to the successful delivery of insight products as part of a wider team.
  

A competitive salary of £55,200 - £67,000 per annum

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• Annual Performance Based Bonus
  
• 26 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
  
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
  
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
  
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave - so long as it is relevant to your role
  
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
  
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
  
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.
  

This role closes at midnight on 16th March 2026, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

In most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.