Senior Manager- Demand Connections

## Senior Manager
- Demand Connections Apply locations:
Warwick, CV34 6DA
:
Wokingham, RG41 5BN
:
Glasgow, G2 1PP
time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
August 19, 2026 (13 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR100716
** 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.

Due to continuous growth, we are looking for a Senior Manager
- Demand Connections to join us  Senior Manager
- Demand Connections will be responsible for leading the delivery of the UK demand connections portfolio while enabling the government’s demand acceleration agenda and Clean Power 2030, ensuring critical projects are connected at pace through effective coordination across customers, DNOs, TOs, and the wider system as well as implementing continuous process improvement so the connections process delivers better outcomes for customers and consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

* Accountable for the delivery of the UK demand connections portfolio and DNOs embedded generation portfolio across the full lifecycle, including application intake, assessment, agreement development, offer issuance, and contract management.
* Ensure delivery directly supports government-led Demand Acceleration programmes and the Clean Power 2030 (CP30) ambition, enabling timely connection of critical demand and DNO embedded generation projects.
* Translate government priorities (e.g. CP30, industrial decarbonisation, hyperscaler growth) into operational delivery plans and prioritisation frameworks.
* Provide senior oversight of strategic demand customers, including hyperscalers, major industrial users, and government-priority projects.
* Establish and lead a consistent approach to DNO engagement and relationship management, recognising DNOs as critical partners in enabling demand connections.
* Act as a senior leader in implementing connections reform, ensuring demand-side requirements are fully embedded alongside generation.
* Lead senior engagement with DESNZ, Ofgem, TOs, DNOs, major demand customers, and industry bodies.
* Build and lead a high-performing, resilient and inclusive team, capable of delivering under significant demand growth and reform pressures.
* Own and manage risks across the demand connections portfolio, including:  + Network constraints and reinforcement dependencies across transmission and distribution  + Uncertainty in demand pipeline and customer readiness  + Cross-party dependencies (TOs, DNOs, policy, system planning)
* Lead senior engagement with DESNZ, Ofgem, TOs, DNOs, major demand customers, and industry bodies.  Applicants must have the right to work in the UK by the start of employment. Visa sponsorship may not be available for this role and will be considered in line with business requirements.
** About You
*** A proven ability to provide direction, think strategically, drive changes and deliver through others.
* A proven ability to create and lead high‐performing teams that embrace diversity and inclusion, foster a strong sense of belonging, and promote innovation, wellbeing, and resilience.
* Strong capability in addressing complex, cross‐functional or cross‐organisational challenges, working collaboratively with stakeholders and constructively navigating differing views and opinions.
* Demonstrated leadership in driving continuous improvement, bringing creative and innovative ideas to the forefront and delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and effective change management.
* Recognised thought leadership, with the ability to influence and engage a broad range of internal and external senior stakeholders and customers.
* A strong track record of building, maintaining, and leveraging effective relationships with diverse stakeholder groups, including representing NESO at external events and engaging with customers at a senior level.
* Strong understanding of energy market structures and the associated regulatory and governance…