Transaction Structuring Lead

Job Title: Transaction Structuring Lead (Investment Operations)

Reporting to: Head of Transaction Support (Interim: Head of Investment Portfolio Management)

Number of Roles Available: 1

Great British Energy (GBE) is a new publicly owned energy company with a clear purpose: to power Britain with clean, secure, home‑grown energy and to help position the UK as a global leader in the clean energy transition.

Our mission is Public Ownership of Energy with Purpose. We exist to accelerate clean energy deployment, strengthen energy security, and ensure that UK workers, communities and taxpayers share directly in the benefits of a cleaner, more resilient energy system. GBE will invest in, develop, build and operate the technologies the UK needs to increase energy independence, while giving communities a direct stake in the transition.

GBE is being built to last - our ambition is to become a lasting national institution the public can be proud of, and a developer, constructor and owner of energy that is Clean, Secure and Yours. From our base in Aberdeen, we are establishing GBE as a cornerstone of the UK’s energy landscape. Joining GBE means contributing at the very start of this journey: delivering long‑term public value, helping shape the UK’s energy future, and building your career in a mission‑led, values‑driven organisation.

Our ambition is to become a lasting national institution that the British public will be proud of; a developer, constructor and owner of homegrown energy that is Clean, Secure and Yours.

From our base in Aberdeen, we are building GBE not just as a company, but as a cornerstone of the UK’s energy landscape: a trusted, transparent and innovative public champion that stands shoulder to shoulder with the leading state‑owned energy companies of Europe. GBE will become recognised both at home and abroad as a world class energy institution that embodies the values, expertise and ambition of the UK.

The Great British Energy Act, which received Royal Assent in May 2025, provided for the UK’s first publicly owned national energy company to develop, own and operate energy assets since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in the early 1990s.

The 2025 Spending Review allocated GBE and GBE Nuclear over £8.3 billion to deploy towards our missions of delivering clean energy for the people. More details can be found in the Great British Energy founding statement.

The Transaction Structuring Lead will provide specialist commercial, financial and risk structuring expertise across Great British Energy's investment activity, helping shape transactions so they are investable, value for money, aligned with GBE's strategic objectives and capable of securing the right balance of risk and return for the public.

The role will work closely with GBE’s sector teams, portfolio office, finance, legal, risk and external advisers to develop robust transaction structures from early-stage opportunity assessment through to execution.

The postholder will help ensure the quality and consistency of investment propositions coming through GBE's pipeline and Investment Committee process, bringing deep expertise on investment structuring, energy market dynamics, funding mechanics and downside mitigation.

The role will suit an individual with strong commercial and financial acumen, experience of complex transactions and the ability to operate credibly across both public‑sector and private‑sector stakeholders.

• Lead or support the design of transaction structures for investments, partnerships, joint ventures, special purpose vehicles and other commercial arrangements across GBE's areas of activity.
• Advise deal leads and wider GBE reviewers on the allocation of risk, return, control, governance rights, funding obligations, security, downside protections and incentive mechanisms within proposed transactions.
• Work closely with deal teams to shape transaction terms and commercial strategies from an early stage, ensuring propositions are capable of meeting GBE's strategic, commercial, accounting and governance requirements.
• Provide structuring input into deal…