Title:  Whole Energy Technical Manager - NESO

About the role

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) strength lies in our people. Together, we’re shaping the future where clean, affordable energy is accessible for all. Every day is an opportunity to make a real difference, accelerating the progress of sustainable GB energy, keeping people connected and society thriving as we create a brighter tomorrow.

By working closely with government, the regulator and industry, NESO will play a vital and central role in advising on energy policy and strategy to ensure that it is not only optimal and deliverable but that it drives effective action and delivery plans across all industry vectors. NESO will also use its experience and expertise across the whole energy system to provide independent energy insights, supporting industry with optimal decision making and strategic direction.

The Whole Energy Technical Manager is a strategically important role critical to NESO as it seeks to highlight the complexities of the energy transition. This position is designed for a highly respected subject matter expert with deep technical expertise and strategic judgement. You will provide technical stewardship across NESO’s insight portfolio, ensuring that outputs are analytically rigorous, stand up to scrutiny, and make meaningful impact with senior stakeholders. This role does not have direct reports at this time but may in the future.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick, or Glasgow and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.

Key accountabilities

• Be accountable for the quality, credibility, and influence of NESO’s whole energy insights, ensuring they shape government policy, regulatory direction, and industry strategy.
• Steer collaboration across NESO’s technical teams, convening modellers, analysts, and experts to deliver joined-up perspectives at pace.
• Prepare and review materials presented in high-level industry discussions, policy roundtables, and technical forums, ensuring NESO’s contributions are evidence-based and strategically impactful.
• Provide technical stewardship across NESO’s insight portfolio — reviewing, challenging, and strengthening analytical outputs to ensure robustness, clarity, and impact.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders in government, regulatory bodies, and industry, ensuring NESO’s insights are respected and acted upon.
• Represent NESO in select high-level discussions and external forums, presenting with authority where appropriate.
• Mentor and support colleagues, helping to strengthen analytical standards and the effective communication of complex insights.

About you

• Significant experience working across energy vectors; demonstrable track record of delivering robust, evidence-based insights into complex energy system issues.
• Degree in engineering, energy systems, or a related technical field. Comparable expertise gained through economics, policy, or market-focused roles in the energy transition will also be considered.
• Recognised by peers and stakeholders for your technical expertise and ability to shape debate through the strength of your analysis and advice.
• Proven ability to engage and influence at senior levels (government, regulators, C-suite). Skilled at distilling complex technical and policy insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong network across the energy sector; adept at building trust and credibility, and ensuring NESO’s insights are valued in decision-making.
• Exceptional ability to critically review and strengthen outputs, bringing rigour, clarity, and strategic impact.
• Able to provide direction and challenge to multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring outputs are technically robust and strategically relevant.
• Thrive in ambiguity, form original viewpoints, and confidently articulate evidence-based perspectives with authority.

Skills

• Always seeking to understand the broader energy landscape and its evolving trends.
• Skilled at creating order out of complexity and turning analysis into actionable insights.
• Ability to look across research and identify the overarching narrative or visual that brings clarity and elevates the impact of NESO’s insights with senior decision-makers.
• Excellent writing, speaking, and presentation skills, with the ability to ensure NESO’s insights are trusted and influential.
• Strong engagement skills and able to build credibility at the highest levels.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £60,000 – 75,000 – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance, 28 days annual leave as standard, 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 comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and professional success. From a competitive salary to flexible work arrangements, we promote your work-life balance. Enjoy fit for purpose wellbeing and lifestyle offerings, ongoing skill development aligned to our Purpose and Values, and be part of a supportive community that values your individuality and where you can belong.

About us

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.

About the National Energy System Operator (NESO)

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.

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.

More information

This role closes on 26/10/2025 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

We're committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.