Title:  Senior Stakeholder Engagement Lead - NESO

Job Purpose

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

The Network Planning Review project is a key part of the ESO’s plan to facilitate net zero. This exciting project works in collaboration with the government’s Electricity Transmission Network Planning Review (ETNPR) to transform out network planning processes.

This review of our network planning processes will ensure that network design and investment processes in GB are fit for the future. If we are to meet our ambitious decarbonisation targets, the pace and scale of our Electricity Network planning processes must change. We are therefore moving away from an annual network planning assessment cycle to a new Centralised Strategic Network Plan (CSNP).

As Stakeholder Lead for the CSNP, you will work at the forefront of the energy transition and have a central role in delivery decarbonisation. 

This role can be based Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

About us

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger.

Your energy, our future, together.

About the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

In Autumn of 2024, the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator is the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.  

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, are now at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation is set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As was the ESO, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Key Accountabilities

This role sits within the ESO Strategic Network Development team. This team is responsible for modelling and predicting system flows, economic assessment of network options and communicating existing and new asset infrastructure needs.

This role will focus on how to engagement, influence and shape how CSNP is explained to a wide, diverse groups of stakeholders.

You will participate in the following activities:

• Enhance the interaction with our external stakeholders to ensure a collaborative approach to the development of the CSNP methodology.
• Represent the NPR team in person at all relevant stakeholder events.
• For and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Delivery internal and external facing engagement, including writing material for publication across multiple platforms and providing internal briefings from senior management.
• Lead virtual teams to ensure alignment on key messages, both in NPR team and more widely across the ESO.
• Educate internal colleagues on areas of risk and opportunity, based on the feedback received from external stakeholders.

About you

We’re forging the path, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we need visionary minds like yours to join us on this transformative journey. In this case, we’re looking for someone who:

• Experience of developing and maintaining, key relationships with external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate key messages and complex issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong organisational, problem solving and project management capabilities.
• A collaborative style that will enable you to quickly build effective partnerships with others around the business.
• Event management expertise.
• Flexibility in your approach to work that has enabled you to lead and prioritise a wide range of demands and activities whilst maintaining a professional and positive focus. 

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £55,000 - £65,000pa – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

As we work towards creating a cleaner, greener, and more affordable future for all, we also work towards creating a place for our teammates to belong, with professional and personal growth and positive well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

More Information

This role closes on 3rd November at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office. 

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

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