Policy and Change Officer - Glasgow, United Kingdom - National Grid

National Grid

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Policy and Change Officer - ESO:

Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA Wokingham, GB, RG41 5BN Glasgow, GB, G2 1PP
Division: Connections
Job Type:
Requisition Number: Department: ESO
Job Function: Sales and Commercial
About the role:

Great Britain's electricity system is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and vital transformation.

Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come.

You will be based within the Customer Connections Team at Electricity System Operator (ESO) that manages the connection of major new generation and demand to Great Britain's high voltage electricity network.

You'll therefore be at the forefront of helping Great Britain transition rapidly towards a zero-carbon future that can deliver our climate change goals.

As a
Policy and Change Officer you will act as a primary point of contact to develop, champion and implement electricity code changes that will impact the Customer Connections Team.

You will be responsible for managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including industry groups, understanding challenges within the industry to drive changes and improvement to Policies, Codes and Legislation which impact the Customer Connections Team.

This role can be based at our
Wokingham, Warwick or Glasgow office which has free onsite parking, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

About you:

What we do isn't just important - it's essential. That's why we look to recruit experts in their field.

In this case, we're looking for someone who has:

Ability to solve problems and think creatively
Ability to deliver change and mitigate risks for the overall benefit of the ESO both internally and with our external stakeholders, in a sometimesuncertain environment
Good written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate information in a way nonexperts can understand

Expertise in at least one of the following areas:

Policy development in a commercial or regulatory environment
Project management
Process improvement

Desirable (but not essential)

Knowledge of the GB electricity system
Knowledge of arrangements for connecting major generation and demand to the network

Some main responsibilities will include:

Being main point of contact within the Customer Connections Team for Industry code changes and policy changes required for connections.
Being main representative for the Connections Team at internal and external working groups (e.g. Code Panels / Workgroups).
Supporting with specific code changes related to governance and represent National Grid ESO at industry code governance meetings.
Managing customer queries in relation to policy code changes to the Customer Connections Team.
Engaging with the external Transmission Owners (the companies who build and own the assets) and internal ESO colleagues throughout the policy/ code change process.
Engaging with external stakeholders and Customers to enable further understanding of issues with the current process and where the changes need to be made
Developing and implement improvements in both internal and external code processes to deliver the most valuable service for our stakeholders.
Developing a good understanding of other areas within the National Grid ESO business in order to understand code modifications and how they impact other teams.

What'll get:

A competitive salary between
£49000-£60000 dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About us:

Becoming the National Energy System Operator

In 2021, government and Ofgem jointly consulted on proposals for an expert, impartial National Energy System Operator (NESO) with responsibilities across both the electricity and gas systems, to drive progress towards net zero while maintaining energy security and minimising costs for consumers.

In October 2023, the Energy Act 2023 was passed, legislating for this future System Operator to be created.

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator.

We will be taking on additional roles across vectors and sectors to create an organisation with a whole energy system mindset; enabling us to identify solutions to our energy system that are more sustainable, secure, and affordable for all.

The NESO will be set up as a public corporation with operational independence from government - bringing parties together to support optimised decision making and action.