Senior Connections Design Lead - NESO

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.

You will be based within the Customer Connections Team  team manages the connection of generation and demand to Great Britain’s high voltage electricity network. These roles are in the Connections Strategy team within Customer Connections which is responsible for the design of the future connections process.

This role will support the development of the connections methodologies and processes to ensure they support the ongoing reforms in the wholesale market and new strategic planning processes. Much work has already been done to align with the Clean Power Action Plan but there is a lot more to do.

We will be working closely with DNOs and TOs through the ENA as well as Government and Ofgem colleagues. We will also be engaging with industry through written consultation and in person events such as the regular Connections Forum.

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

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) mission is to facilitate the decarbonisation of Great Britain’s energy network and ensure the delivery of reliable, affordable, and clean electricity for consumers. We work with stakeholders across the whole energy industry to plan for future network needs, using a wider adoption of technology and changes in consumer behaviour, as well as ensuring we have the right markets, networks, and frameworks in place, to transform the way we operate tomorrow.

Join us, and let’s energise progress.

energy, our future, together.

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.

• Identify and develop options for aligning the connection process with other wider reforms in the sector, e.g. Reformed National Pricing, the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan, the Centralised Strategic Network Plan and Regional Energy Strategic Plans.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and implement these tactical changes.
• Spot future gaps in the process and determine the actions needed to address them, while developing and managing plans for delivery.
• Produce papers and briefing notes to inform senior decision-makers throughout the process.
• Contribute to shaping the evolving role by bringing curiosity, strategic thinking, self-motivation, connections expertise, and strong stakeholder management skills.

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 the low…