Chief of Staff

Job Title:

Chief of Staff (Band

E)
Salary: £130,000 - £150,000

Location:

Aberdeen/Edinburgh/Homeworking Reporting to: CEONumber of Roles Available: 1

Company Overview:

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company - we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:
* Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects
* Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership
* We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter - from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means
* Purpose-driven work Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition
* Career growth Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment
* Collaboration and flexibility Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment

If you want to make a real difference and help power a greener, fairer future for the UK, GBE is the place for you.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

About the Role:

The Chief of Staff is a senior leadership role, accountable for increasing the CEO’s effectiveness and organisational impact, creating capacity for the CEO to focus on GBE’s most important strategic, commercial and external priorities.

Acting with delegated authority from the CEO, the post holder will act as a trusted adviser and senior extension of the CEO. They will bring significant energy and renewables sector experience, test the substance, strategic choices, trade-offs and organisational consequences of important papers, proposals and briefings before they reach the CEO, ensuring the analysis is robust, the implications are understood and the decision required is clear.

Where material is not ready, they will provide clear feedback and return it for further work.

The Chief of Staff will maintain a clear view across GBE, helping the CEO focus on the areas where their attention will make the greatest difference. They will lead or sponsor the resolution of significant cross-cutting issues, clarifying ownership and securing collective action while preserving accountability with the relevant Executive Leadership Team member.

The role will also lead GBE’s senior relationship with the Sponsorship Team, supported by the Head of Executive Office.

The Chief of Staff will agree the outcomes and performance required from the Executive Office with the Head of Executive Office to ensure accountability and effectiveness of the function.

They will also line manage the Head of Shareholder Relations, who will lead political relationship-building across government and other political parties.

Key Responsibilities:

CEO Advice and Support:
Act as a trusted adviser and senior extension of the CEO, providing sound judgement, candid advice and constructive challenge.

CEO Capacity and Prioritisation:
Help the CEO focus their time and attention on the issues, decisions and relationships that matter most, resolving or redirecting matters within agreed delegated authority.

Strategic and Commercial Challenge:
Use significant energy and renewables sector expertise to assess and challenge the strategic, commercial, investment and delivery implications of major proposals before they reach the CEO, determining whether they are ready for executive decision.

Quality of Advice:
Challenge weak evidence, unclear…