About The Role
Reliable energy systems are fundamental to everyday life in Great Britain, underpinning homes, businesses, public services, and critical national infrastructure. As the energy system evolves through decarbonisation, electrification, and greater interdependence across sectors, ensuring that it remains secure, reliable and resilient is more important than ever.
Recent events, including the North Hyde substation fire and the Iberian Peninsula blackout, have reinforced the importance of understanding and strengthening resilience across the whole energy system. The role is to identify, assess and make recommendations to mitigate security risks across the energy sector, working closely with the Sector Security team and wider Energy System Risk and Resilience teams.
This role can be based out of Warwick, Wokingham or Glasgow, with travel to the other two on occasion. We continue to offer hybrid working from office and home, and are open to flexible working arrangements.
This role is designated as requiring a National Security Vetting clearance (SC). The level of clearance associated with this role (SC) will usually need you to have been a resident in the UK for the last five years to apply. Applicants who do not currently meet this residency requirement are still encouraged to express interest.
WESR Operates Through a Continuous Improvement Cycle That Includes
- Learning systematically about energy system risks and resilience
- Conducting prioritised assessments to generate insights and advice
- Translating insights into actions that drive tangible improvements
WESR is building its capability to maintain a strategic, system‑wide view that integrates insights across all teams in the directorate and translates them into prioritised risks, workplans and engagement strategies. This enables each team to focus on developing deep expertise and excellence in a specialist area.
Specialised Topics
- Time horizons – short, medium or long term
- Resilience capabilities – anticipation, resistance, response or recovery
- Energy system elements – electricity, gas or cross‑vector systems
Key Accountabilities
- Work collaboratively with a team of experts to identify, assess and recommend mitigation of security risks across the energy sector
- Lead engagements with energy sector participants to drive progress on risk identification and assessment, enabling the resilient, safe and secure operation of the energy system
- Apply NESOs risk management framework for identification, assessment and monitoring of risks, working collaboratively with the Risk Framework team
- Lead deep‑dive assessments on parts of the energy system to identify and assess security and cyber risks and make recommendations as appropriate
- Support teams across the Resilience and Emergency Management Directorate on the delivery of outputs that improve whole energy system resilience
- Work with Government to understand policy changes that could affect the security and resilience of the whole energy system
- Provide oversight of information, advice and recommendations to Ofgem and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Work with stakeholders to understand systemic and cascade risks to the energy system, including supply chain dependencies
About You
- You have experience in the energy sector and knowledge of whole energy system interdependencies and interactions
- You have experience in applying risk assessment and management in an energy or security environment
- You have extensive experience and knowledge in one or more of the following areas: national security, electricity, gas and/or telecoms infrastructure and systems
- You are passionate about the energy sector and the transition to Net Zero
- You are a strong communicator with excellent writing skills and proven ability to assemble complex ideas, issues and observations into clear and simple explanations, prioritising consumer value and improved resilience outcomes
- You have experience working with external stakeholders, including Government, Regulators and Intelligence Agencies
- You are willing to undertake, or already hold, National Security Clearance
Qualifications
Essential – Degree‑level qualification or equivalent experience with significant demonstrable experience in sector security.
Desirable – Additional professional security qualifications or certifications in appropriate areas.
What You’ll Get
Competitive salary of £58,000 – £65,000 depending on experience and capability.
- Bonus based on company performance
- 26 days annual leave as standard
- Contributory pension scheme with a double match up to 12%
- Annual enrollment in NESO Savings Plan with a 50 % matching contribution for monthly savings between £20 and £500
Benefits
- Flexible bank holidays and holiday trading
- Additional birthday day off
- Cycle to Work scheme, retail and gym discounts
- Private medical, critical illness and personal accident insurance
About Us
At the National Energy System Operator (NESO), we play a vital role in tackling climate change and securing Great Britain’s energy future. We already operate the world’s fastest decarbonising electricity system and are working towards running it carbon‑free for a short period this year – provided the market supplies electricity exclusively from renewable sources. Alongside this, we provide expert advice to government on how to deliver a clean power system by 2030. In autumn 2024, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) transitioned to become NESO, an independent public corporation with a whole‑system view across electricity, gas and hydrogen. Licensed and regulated by Ofgem, we make impartial decisions that balance sustainability, affordability and security, acting in the best interests of all energy users.
More Information
This role closes at 23:59, on the day before the date shown above. We encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date. We believe potential comes in many forms and we’re committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process. We celebrate the differences people can bring to our organisation and welcome applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds.
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