Power System Engineer; Restoration Engineer 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 Britains energy system undergoes an ambitious exciting and vital transformation. Together with industry we are creating a cleaner more sustainable energy future.

This exciting opportunity will allow the post holder to engage across NESO and a wide group of industry stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of this multi-faceted programme of work. The post holder will support the overseeing of the implementation monitoring and reporting of Electricity System Restoration Standard (ESRS) for GB. They will join as a Senior Restoration engineer in small team who on behalf of NESO will work collaboratively with our internal and external Stakeholders to deliver the implementation of the Electricity System Restoration Standard.

The post holder will assist in coordinating the necessary changes required to facilitate ESRS implementation including the development of :

• Restoration needs into the future (Networks)
• New IT tools to support restoration
• Fit-for-purpose Assurance Activities to be implemented across the electricity industry
• Develop / continue any required New Markets and / or funding mechanisms for providers
• Initiate / continue relevant regulatory framework changes and updates
• Framework(s) to enable contributions to the Electricity System Restoration (ESR) from a wider range of technologies

This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick 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 Operators (NESO) mission is to facilitate the decarbonisation of Great Britains 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 lets 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 Britains 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.

• Support the management of the multi-layered plan for implementing and delivering the ESRS for NESO providing updates to the NESO Executive Team on programme delivery.
• Engage with industry stakeholders to ensure that the implementation of the Restoration Standard takes their perspectives into account where feasible.
• Oversee the development and execution of necessary changes to ensure NESOs readiness and compliance with ESRS obligations.
• Represent NESO at external groups and forums.
• Provide leadership and guidance for the Future Restoration team which is responsible for reporting on progress for the Restoration Standard implementation, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all relevant stakeholders and customers both internal and external addressing liaison matters as needed, offering technical assessment capabilities to complement commercial assessments of CUSC parties resilient claims, coordinating with other NESO functions to integrate ESRS system risks and resilience considerations into their activities, and supporting interactions with DESNZ Ofgem and other industry forums regarding ESRS.

• Demonstrated knowledge of electricity system operations.
• Comprehensive understanding of the energy sector preferably supported by experience across various utilities such as Transmission Operators (TOs) Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) System Operators and Generators.
• Familiarity with electricity licences codes and framework agreements (including GC STC CUSC and SQSS).
• Understanding of…