High Pay, and full training offered by company - Substation Operator National Grid Employee Review

5.0
Dec 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free CDL-B training and license test given for this job High Pay with little to no college experience required Six figures to be expected easily after 5 years of work Average vacation time per year, with opportunities to get more throughout the year. High expectation of your work being reliable Massive experience that given in this dept that can directly related into work in your own home Laid back crews in this field, leads to lower stress.

Cons

This job is potentially lethal, and has a very high chance of hurting you or others if done incorrectly Not putting in full effort in many tasks can lead to harm, or equipment failure The company offers very little vacation for the first year or two Storms are non negotiable to be worked through and you will be working 16 hours a day until customers are restored This job rarely has hirings and can be difficult to get into Some heavy lifting required and basic mechanical skills are a must. Lots of different soft skills need to be developed. Overall pros outweigh cons by a massive margin, just due to pay

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1.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At NGED the few pros are lessened by the day as the cons are increasing. The idea of a career has gone and now most are resigned to just having a job.

Cons

Aside from the reality being very different from what the leadership team sell IE they don't care about people or net zero, it's all spin and marketing. Now at NGED we are in a situation where staff you have known for many years simply disappear from duty and no one seems to know why, a couple of weeks later they have left the business with an NDA. It's happening all over the business. There seems to be a drive to remove any leaders who have industry technical knowledge and replace them with people from outside the industry who knows little to nothing about electricity. Despite safe to say being an important value, speaking out against this usually results in an NDA. It's toxic positivity where playing along seems to be more important than the role you fulfil.

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