Title:  Head of Transformation & Integration - NESO

About the role

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) strength lies in our people. Together, we’re shaping the future where clean, affordable energy is accessible for all. Every day is an opportunity to make a real difference, accelerating the progress of sustainable GB energy, keeping people connected and society thriving as we create a brighter tomorrow.

The Head of Transformation & Integration will play a critical leadership role in defining, orchestrating, and delivering NESO’s transformation roadmap. This role ensures alignment between NESO’s corporate strategy, operating model, and major transformation initiatives, driving an integrated approach to organisational design, programme execution, and value realisation. The role will lead efforts to manage cross-programme dependencies, address transformation gaps, and support implementation of robust governance and delivery methodologies, ensuring NESO achieves its strategic priorities and delivers measurable outcomes for customers and stakeholders.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick, Glasgow or London, 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.

Key Accountabilities

Transformation Roadmap Leadership

• • Develop, maintain, and communicate the NESO Transformation Roadmap, creating a “golden thread” between corporate strategy, design, and delivery of operational business outcomes.
  • Lead the definition, management, and evolution of the NESO target operating model, ensuring coherence and alignment across programmes and initiatives.

Integration Management

• • Oversee the integration of transformation initiatives, ensuring a unified, cohesive approach to organisational design and programme delivery.
  • Manage dependencies, risks, and interdependencies across programmes, facilitating integration decisions through design governance.
  • Coordinate [monthly] integration reviews, providing strategic recommendations and aligning initiatives with customer and stakeholder outcomes.

Transformation Management Office

• • Establish and lead the Transformation Management Office (TMO) to oversee delivery, manage business architecture, and ensure consistency in project governance and execution.
  • Develop a pipeline of strategic questions through governance processes, supporting the Executive Leadership team in decision-making and prioritisation of transformation efforts.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• • Act as the central point of contact for transformation and integration activities, engaging with internal stakeholders, partners, and external stakeholders to align efforts and expectations.
  • Facilitate executive-level integration sessions to address strategic questions and shape decisions on organisational priorities.
  • Work with the Heads of Delivery and Performance & Change to support Directorates in embedding transformation outcomes, ensuring performance improvements and customer benefits are realised.

Performance & Value Realisation

• • Monitor and assess the health of the transformation portfolio, identifying and addressing gaps in delivery and strategic alignment. Support the strategy, sanctioning, business planning and portfolio review processes.
  • Ensure the effective realisation of transformation benefits, tracking progress against defined metrics and customer outcomes
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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:

• Passionate about making a difference and creating a future where everyone has access to reliable, clean and affordable energy.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives within complex organisations, preferably in the energy, utilities, or infrastructure sectors.
• Deep understanding of operating model design, organisational integration, and programme delivery methodologies
• Strong experience in managing cross-programme dependencies, risk, and governance frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align diverse groups across organisational boundaries.

What you'll get

A competitive salary up to £100,000pa – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a benefits allowance, a bonus of up to 20% of your salary for stretch performance, private medical insurance, 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%.

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 5th January 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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