Title:  Whole System Frameworks Lead - 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.

As a Whole System Frameworks Lead you will play a crucial role in enhancing coordination and strategic initiatives within NESO, enabling the transition to net zero. Your role will involve collaborating and coordinating with various teams across NESO to proactively identify and address issues within frameworks, ensuring policy alignment and providing support to ensure NESO proposals are consistent with existing frameworks. Acting as a Whole System Frameworks expert, you will engage and coordinate with NESO, DESNZ, Ofgem, and industry stakeholders to ensure that the frameworks which impact our customers and stakeholders deliver benefit for the consumer.

This role can be based from Warwick or Glasgow 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

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) mission is to facilitate the decarbonisation of Great Britain’s energy network and ensure the delivery of reliable, affordable, and clean electricity for consumers. We work with stakeholders across the whole energy industry to plan for future network needs, using a wider adoption of technology and changes in consumer behaviour, as well as ensuring we have the right markets, networks, and frameworks in place, to transform the way we operate tomorrow.

Join us, and let’s energise progress.

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.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist the business with short- and medium-term implementation changes and identify issues that require policy positions relating to whole system activities. 
• Working across the energy industry to identify and analyse issues within the current industry codes and wider market frameworks, with the ability to present key findings and recommendations.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues, customers, stakeholders (including DESNZ and Ofgem) and consumers to ensure that commercial, technical and regulatory arrangements within GB and interconnected markets deliver optimal benefit to consumers.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues, customers, stakeholders (including DESNZ and Ofgem) and consumers on the changes to electricity market frameworks to facilitate whole system outcomes between NESO and the DNOs.
• Working across the energy industry to identify and analyse the zero MW markets within the codes, licences and market frameworks and the implication for costs and efficient economic signals.
• Lead internal working groups to innovate and enhance processes and policies relating to wider markets frameworks and arrangements.
• Build trust through proactively engaging with internal and external stakeholders to understand the impact of changes to wider market frameworks and using this to help drive change where needed. 

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:

• Have a deep level of understanding of Whole System
• Experience working in the DNO/DSO part of the system
• Have the ability to collate and organise data, understand and analyse complex issues and evaluate their interactions within NESO, as well as with our customers and other stakeholders.
• Solid electricity regulatory knowledge and understanding of how the market operates
• Solid understanding of the challenges the industry, specifically Markets faces, in the path towards Net Zero.
• Have a deep level of understanding of the industry codes and wider market frameworks.
• Experience of building long term effective internal and external relationships combined with the potential to develop strong negotiating and influencing skills.
• Have experience of successfully managing multiple projects with competing priorities

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £55,000 - £60,000pa – 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 16th July 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.

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