Head of Policy - LDES Delivery

Overview

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Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while delivering a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.

Leading the charge to secure Britain’s energy future, we’re looking for a Head of Policy - LDES (Long Duration Electricity Storage) Delivery to join us and help drive forward one of Ofgem’s highest-profile policy areas, ensuring that the UK can store and deploy clean power when it’s needed most.

We’re offering a permanent opportunity in an exceptional and high-performing team working on a fast-paced, nationally significant programme. This is a unique chance to shape a new regulatory regime that will support large-scale energy storage solutions that are crucial to decarbonising the grid and delivering Clean Power by 2030. The programme is already underway, and you’ll step into a leadership role where your decisions and influence will help deliver lasting infrastructure and consumer benefits.

Taking the reins within a collaborative and forward-thinking policy environment, you’ll co-ordinate the delivery of a programme that supports investment in innovative energy storage technologies. You’ll be a leading figure within internal and external stakeholder groups, solving complex problems and helping make critical decisions on a project that is shaping the future of the electricity system.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience leading complex policy or infrastructure programmes — someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and can influence, motivate and deliver ’ll bring strategic insight, a sharp policy mind, and the ability to see across work streams and navigate change with confidence.

This is your opportunity to lead in a space that’s moving quickly, where new technologies, regulatory models, and government ambitions intersect. Based in London, Cardiff or Glasgow, you’ll benefit from the opportunity to work openly with high-profile partners like DESNZ, NESO and a diverse range of energy stakeholders.

We have a critical purpose to deliver the Long Duration Electricity Storage programme, enabling the shift to renewable energy while protecting consumers and strengthening energy security. Join us and help ensure the lights stay on and the bills stay fair.

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As the LDES team grows, we are looking for a new team manager to work alongside the existing Head of LDES Policy. This role would have overall responsibility for delivery and coordination across the whole LDES programme. In practice there will need to be close collaboration between the two team heads to ensure overall outputs and delivery are aligned.

Expected specific areas of focus:

• Working across all policy areas of the programme to identify potential gaps or inconsistencies, developing solutions to any problems identified, and supporting workstream leads on specific policy areas as required
• Overall programme governance and reporting, including developing relevant materials for e.g. GEMA and making sure decisions are made in accordance with Ofgem’s delegations framework.
• Ensuring all relevant decision-making process run effectively and efficiently, balancing input from a range of different sources to enable effective decision making. This role will also lead the process for decision making around Project Assessment for LDES window one, working closely with the Head of LDES Policy.
• Managing a diverse and large pool of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring programme dependencies are effectively managed and reflected in the team’s work priorities. This will require managing a number of difficult conversations with stakeholders to be managed alongside the DD and head of LDES policy.
• Sharing responsibility for line management of team members with the head of LDES policy, including setting objectives etc.
• Ensuring Ofgem’s priorities are reflected in the team’s work and priorities on an ongoing basis.

Key Outputs and Deliverables:

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