Lead Energy Systems Specialist

## Lead Energy Systems Specialist Solicitarlocations:
Reino Unido, Glasgow:
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Fecha final: 8 de agosto de 2026 (Quedan 11 días para realizar la solicitud) job requisition :
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** Lead Energy System Specialist
**** SP Energy Networks Glasgow OR Prenton (additional*
* ** working locations across our Licence areas will be considered)
**** Salary from £63,200
**** Permanent
* *** Flexible Hybrid Working (Typically 2 days home-working, 3 office-based)
***** Expand or start your career in the energy sector
*** The electricity network was designed for a system in which power flowed in one direction and demand followed predictable patterns. Electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar, batteries and large new industrial loads are changing that, and the decisions about how the network adapts are being taken now.

We are looking for ambitious people who are driven to make a difference and who want to shape how that change is delivered.

Experience in the energy sector is not required. What matters is a track record of taking complex problems within a large organisation, establishing what needs to happen, and delivering through people who do not report to you. Whether you are looking to switch from energy markets, oil and gas or renewables, or bring transferable experience from project delivery, finance, policy, consulting or another regulated sector such as water, rail or telecoms, we would encourage you to apply.

Our team will support you with training, coaching and mentoring in this exciting and growing part of our business.
** What you’ll be doing
** You will be joining our Distribution System Operation (DSO) Strategic Projects and Optimisation team.

Our role is to get more capacity and value from the network we already have, and to ensure that what we build next reflects what customers and the wider system. We do this through technology, new commercial arrangements and improved approaches to planning, supporting customers and stakeholders on their Net Zero journey, enabling a Just Transition and delivering improved Whole System  this role you will lead the delivery of key strategic projects and support their implementation across SP Energy Networks.

You will develop solutions to problems that arrive without a defined scope, where establishing the nature of the problem forms part of the work. You will also take responsibility for project reporting, producing analysis that supports decision-making and demonstrates project outcomes.

As a representative of SP Energy Networks, you will participate in industry working groups and forums where the technical, commercial and policy frameworks for the coming decade are being determined, helping to influence the direction of key developments across the sector. You will support business change programmes as new approaches are implemented within the business.

This role will also play an important part in shaping the future development of the energy sector through Whole System solutions and energy plan development. You will identify and evaluate opportunities to create value by considering electricity alongside heat, transport and the wider energy system rather than in isolation, while supporting our Strategic Optimisation team in their engagement with Local Authorities and local, regional and national government bodies on the development of energy  addition, you will help embed Whole System thinking across SP Energy Networks by supporting the development of the culture, systems, policies and processes required to deliver a more integrated and collaborative approach to energy planning and optimisation.
** What you'll bring
** We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds, and while knowledge of Energy Networks would be advantageous, it is not essential.

You will bring strong project management experience, with a proven ability to manage and deliver multiple projects and programmes of work simultaneously within a fast-paced environment, including evidence of progressing work where the constraints were organisational rather than technical.

You will have a high level of business planning capability, supported by strong financial…