Title:  Strategy Manager - NESO

About the role

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 Corporate Strategy team reports to NESO’s Strategy and Policy Director with the mandate to support the Executive Leadership Team to shape and deliver the organisation’s long-term corporate strategy, aligned to delivering NESO’s primary duties: net zero, security of supply, efficiency and economy.

NESO’s Corporate Strategy is currently being finalised with the Executive Team and Board and will soon move into communication and implementation. As part of NESO’s Corporate Strategy team, you will support implementation of several Strategy workstreams which cover Internal Transformation, External Enablers and Ways of Working. Responsibilities across these workstreams will vary depending on whether the Corporate Strategy Team is leading or supporting but will involve some combination of Scoping, Project Management, Data Analysis, Strategic thinking and Stakeholder engagement.

The role can be based out of London/Wokingham or Warwick offices, and we continue to offer hybrid working from the office and home. The team generally attends a NESO office every Wednesday, subject to business needs and respecting personal circumstances.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategy Workstream Implementation: You will design and lead the delivery of projects to implement components of NESO’s corporate strategy and the strategies of other business units, ensuring alignment with NESO’s legislated duties.
• Internal Data Analysis : Gathering data from internal sources in order to make evidence-based assertions and support or disprove hypotheses
• Stakeholder management: You will lead on collaboration with internal stakeholders and support Managers on external collaboration, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement.
• Coaching/ Mentoring: You will be responsible for coaching junior members of the Corporate Strategy Team in key strategy methodologies
• Negotiation and facilitation: You will convene managers and technical leads from across NESO to enable collaboration on strategy development and resolution of trade-offs between different stakeholders.

About you

We are seeking candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a strategist, strategy consultant, or other roles with comparable skillsets.

We do not require a background in energy and welcome applications from candidates with relevant experience in other sectors.

Experience of developing strategy for public sector organisations and/or commercial organisations operating in regulated sectors is beneficial but not mandatory.

Skills

We are seeking candidates with these skills:

1. Strategy leadership: Demonstrable experience of strategy project leadership and subject matter expertise, with a history of leading strategy development from inception to completion.
2. Critical thinking: You will use critical thinking techniques including Strategy frameworks to synthesis complex issues into coherent presentations for senior decision-makers. This will involve hypothesis-led thinking to structure and prioritise analysis
3. Project Management: Able to plan, delivery manage, risk manage, report and evaluate strategy development projects, leveraging industry standard systems and tools.
4. Operating Model: Experience in design and transformation of the different components of Operating Model including Processes, Organisation design, Governance and Systems
5. Organisational Culture development: As part of the development of the Corporate Strategy, evolution of NWESO’s organisational culture ha been identified
6. Stakeholder management & Communication: Able to build relationships quickly with senior stakeholders to secure their support to achieve objectives. Able to convey key messages through concise and compelling oral, written and visual narratives.

About what you’ll get

A competitive salary of up to £80,000 – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance, 28 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%.

You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and professional success. From a competitive salary to flexible work arrangements, we promote your work-life balance. Enjoy fit for purpose wellbeing and lifestyle offerings, ongoing skill development aligned to our Purpose and Values, and be part of a supportive community that values your individuality and where you can belong.

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.

More information

This role closes on 01/07/2025 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.