RESP Analyst - England

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.

In April 2025 the National Energy System Operator (NESO) has taken on the exciting new role of being the Regional Energy Strategic Planner. We will be responsible for developing 11 Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) across Great Britain. The regional RESP content is available at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Our Central England based team (covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Swindon) will work with other NESO teams and organisations at a local level (local actors), including local government and gas and electricity networks, in developing the Central England RESP.

As the RESP Analyst for Central England, you will contribute to the development of the region s RESP by providing robust supporting analysis and contributing to a range of projects. This will include undertaking quantitative and qualitative analysis of key aspects of the whole energy system in your region as well as supporting the central RESP hub team in their analysis and collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders.

You will report to the RESP Regional Manager and will work closely with other members of the regional team. Having an understanding and lived experience of Central England will be key.

This role will initially be based from home but move to hybrid working from home and the Central England office once opened. Some travel will be expected (e.g., to NESO Warwick Office for central team workshops or within regions to meet with key stakeholders). We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger.

Your 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.

NESO, 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.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

This role s key accountability will be ensuring their regional team s development and delivery of RESP is backed up by robust analysis, with insights effectively communicated to a wide range of stakeholders. The regional analyst will:

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