Project Officer - Under Pressure Drilling

Project Officer - Under Pressure Drilling

£46,500 to £55,500 plus:

• Up to 6% annual bonus
• Additional earnings through overtime

Warrington

This is a site based role (5 days a week) with occasional travel to other operational sites as required.

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.

As Project Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring high‑quality National Gas Services (NGS) projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in full compliance with all operational standards. You’ll provide strong safety leadership, technical expertise and a customer‑focused approach to deliver cost‑effective outcomes across a range of specialist gas engineering projects.

• Supporting operational delivery across Under Pressure Drilling (UPD), ALH bagging-off, Kleiss operations and large‑diameter pipe‑cutting activities
• Planning, coordinating and delivering technical works safely, efficiently and within agreed timescales
• Leading site teams and supervising contractors to ensure safe and compliant delivery
• Managing resources, equipment, plant and subcontractors
• Producing and maintaining daily reports, dashboards, progress updates and delivery documentation
• Chairing or supporting client meetings, surveys, kick‑off sessions and site reviews
• Building strong working relationships with Cadent, Network Plus and other stakeholders
• Representing the business professionally during audits, inspections and client meetings
• Responding swiftly to operational issues, delays or changes in project scope
• Completing inspection defect reporting and ensuring RAMS, project documents and delivery charts are kept up to date in real time
• Maintaining full safety, environmental and quality compliance
• Preparing accurate close‑out packs, evidence, photographs and QA documentation

You’ll bring hands‑on technical experience across UPD, ALH/bagging‑off, Kleiss equipment or large‑diameter pipe cutting, and you’ll have a solid understanding of isolation planning, safe systems of work and safe control of operations. You’ll come with strong experience in gas distribution or transmission networks and be familiar with Cadent Gas practices, Network Plus processes and permit‑to‑work systems. You’ll confidently plan and coordinate multiple technical work streams while supervising teams and contractors on live operational sites.

You’ll communicate professionally with clients and stakeholders, stay solutions‑focused when priorities shift, and maintain excellent attention to detail across documentation, RAMS updates and delivery charts.

• HNC/ONC (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline, or significant relevant experience
• Proven experience in UPD, ALH/bagging‑off operations, Kleiss procedures and large‑diameter pipe cutting
• Strong understanding of isolation planning, safe systems of work, SCO principles and pipeline integrity
• Operational background within the gas distribution or transmission network, ideally with knowledge of Cadent Gas and Network Plus practices
• Confident working with RAMS, PMTW, PTW, EWN, permits and emergency procedures
• Experience supervising teams and coordinating multiple technical work streams
• Excellent reporting, documentation and organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work to demanding timescales, including weekend or extended‑hours work when required
• Strong communicator able to represent the business professionally during audits and meetings
• Full UK car driving licence

• IOSH Managing Safely

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…