Innovation Business Partner -ESO

The System Operator ensures that Great Britain’s gas and electricity is transported safely and efficiently from where it is produced to where it is consumed, balancing supply and demand in real time. As a separate company within the National Grid Group, the Electricity System Operator is neutral within industry and able to facilitate market-based solutions that deliver value for consumers.

We work with our customers and stakeholders to shape the future of the energy market, providing analysis and insight into the changing nature of energy. In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition.

Working at National Grid ESO, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

At National Grid ESO, through listening to what our customers need, every day we do the right thing and find a better way.

As a National Grid ESO employee, you’ll treat our customers as a priority, taking time to listen and work with them to help give them the best experience we possibly can. You’ll need to be proactive and flexible in your approach and continually look for ways to exceed their expectations – sometimes in unexpected and helpful ways. You’ll provide accessible information when our customers need it and make things simple by using your expertise to guide them. Above all, you’ll follow through on your promises to deliver value, drive efficiency and give them a great customer experience.

We offer inclusion and diversity training for everyone here at National Grid ESO, with a view to building an inclusive working environment and developing all our employees. Training opportunities range from unconscious bias and reverse mentoring to targeted training initiatives which are tailored to support our diverse and innovative work force.

As a Innovation Business Partner, you are instrumental to our journey towards zero carbon. You work across the ESO, and with external stakeholders, to ensure that we are delivering against our existing plans. You shape and adapt projects and future industry and ESO plans for the benefit of consumers. Some key areas you may be working on include:

• Working collaboratively across the energy industry through the ‘Future Energy Scenarios: Bridging
• the gap to net zero’ work, to look in more detail at areas of uncertainty in our Future Energy
• Scenarios, and support industry conversations that will progress the UK towards net zero.
• Developing our presence as a balanced and neutral partner to consumers, becoming a consumer champion across the energy markets and providing data and marketing to enable behaviour change around energy use.
• Developing our strategy and implementing change for our National Control activities.
• Shaping the future energy market working collaboratively with government and other stakeholders to support the transition to net zero.

Innovation is also one of the central pillars of RIIO, and is about establishing a safe, collaborative space in which to explore higher-risk technologies and ways of working. Our innovation function works to foster and embed a culture of innovation in the business, while ensuring we stay focused on solving issues affecting the industry as well as our priority challenges. Join us and you would be working on developing some of our exciting ongoing projects as well as guiding the business in figuring out where to invest next.

As an Innovation Business Partner:

• You will embed yourself in the National Control team and spearhead their innovation activity.
• You will understand the key strategic challenges, its processes, and priorities of National Control
• Work with subject matter experts and industry innovators to launch and facilitate the delivery of innovation projects
• Work alongside the other Innovation Business Partners to coordinate innovation activities that run across the business
• Report on innovation activities to senior leadership for full visibility of projects alongside business as usual activities.

• Degree level education preferred (in a science, business/economics, numerical or management discipline). Proven track record of experience and delivery capability will be considered.

A competitive salary between £44,000 - £56,000 – dependent on capability

As well as your base salary you be eligible for 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 a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving to name a few.

As part of our hybrid working approach, this role offers a mix of office working in Wokingham and home working

This role closes on November 22nd however we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

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