Regional Strategic Planning Technical Lead - London or East of England

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National Grid, City of Westminster

Full time
Temporary
Remote working

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To take ownership and understand technical specific aspects of your region's energy system planning inputs into developing the RESP including the interfaces with local and national data, central RESP methodology and assumptions.
To develop, consult and then implement parts of the RESP methodology within your region relating to gaining, validating and balancing technical and spatial planning energy inputs
Ownership of obtaining and validating regional geospatial energy inputs, coordinating with the central team
To work in a matrix style structure within the wider regional energy strategic planning team to ensure work you are leading is coordinated with other regional and central RESP teams
To represent NESO's regional energy planning function to energy system planners and energy leads within local government, gas and electricity networks, and other local actors
To understand, engage and gain required and beneficial inputs from stakeholders in developing the RESP to the prescribed methodology; being able to clearly communicate and propose changes where needed to key assumptions
To work with the central team in developing geospatial visualisations to support regional insights and communicating to stakeholders key changes in the energy system
To create new ways to analyse and present problems and potential solutions, sometimes building on the work and experience of others to quickly develop sufficient understanding of unfamiliar topics in developing the RESP

To deliver RESP requires a diverse team made up of individuals with a wide range of skills and knowledge which are unlikely to be present in a single individual. Key skills and experience we are looking for are:
Technical experience within and knowledge of the energy sector including of energy scenarios
An understanding of the 'whole energy' system - with experience in one of the energy vectors (gas and/or electricity networks, heat decarbonisation, hydrogen, transport decarbonisation, etc)
Experience of working with or within energy distribution and/or transmission companies, ideally relevant to the region(s) you seek to work within
Understanding and experience of geospatial data modelling, ideally applied in energy planning, including knowledge of data management procedures
Understanding and experience of applying common methods and assumptions and validation of data
Ability to translate complex and technical information into easily understandable messaging for non-technical audiences
Project management, coordination and planning skills to ensure that deadlines are met, governance is adhered to, stakeholders are effectively engaged and high quality process and outputs are achieved
An inquisitive mind with the ability to join the dots and a willingness to learn about new areas of work
Training and development of the team will be a key priority as we set up RESP. Successful individuals may be asked to help train other team members and also have the opportunity to be trained on less familiar areas.

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.

Regional Strategic Planning Technical Lead - London or East of England

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