Stakeholder Lead

National Energy System Operator

The Role

Overview

Lead offshore stakeholder engagement for NESO's CNSP, managing strategy, planning, and communication.

Key Responsibilities

  • stakeholder mapping
  • engagement strategy
  • regulatory compliance
  • event planning
  • reporting
  • subject matter

Tasks

-Lead the creation and execution of a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy for the offshore component of the CSNP. -Work closely with internal workstream leads, government bodies, and industry stakeholders to design and implement engagement plans. -Ensure engagement with statutory and non-statutory organisations is effective, efficient, and meets business and regulatory requirements. -Lead approaches for consultation, ensuring clarity and transparency in communications. -Ensure alignment across related programmes (e.g., SEP, RESP) and contribute to working groups. -Maintain adherence to statutory obligations and organisational governance throughout engagement activities. -Support creation of materials for internal and external engagement, fostering knowledge sharing across teams. -Plan and coordinate external events, webinars, and in-person sessions to share project updates and gather feedback. -Oversee stakeholder mapping, identifying key influencers and decision-makers. -Provide transparent reporting on stakeholder feedback and how it informs decision-making. -Act as subject matter expert for offshore stakeholder engagement, sharing best practice and lessons learned.

Requirements

  • communication
  • stakeholder engagement
  • leadership
  • project management
  • microsoft office
  • crm

What You Bring

-Able to be flexible and pragmatic, curious and creative, and deliver through collaboration. -Excellent communication skills – written and verbal – able to communicate/summarise information for different audiences. -Expert knowledge of stakeholder engagement for electricity including understanding these stakeholders and how they could be impacted by our proposed plans. -Able to lead tasks to completion and liaise across multiple teams and levels of management. -Experience of project management would be an advantage but not essential. -Able to lead complex tasks and work under pressure. -Competent with Word, PowerPoint and CRM. -Strong planning and self-management skills. -Strong networking and relationship building skills, especially for within NESO.

Benefits

-Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey. -Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

The Company

About National Energy System Operator

-Founded with a mission to ensure the energy system operates efficiently and reliably. -Specializes in managing the balance between energy supply and demand across a wide network. -Focuses on integrating renewable energy sources like wind and solar into the grid. -Has played a pivotal role in modernizing infrastructure to meet growing energy needs. -Committed to providing secure energy services while minimizing environmental impacts. -Works closely with stakeholders in the energy, transport, and utilities sectors. -Supports government and private sector projects with a focus on energy sustainability. -Has successfully managed several large-scale projects to upgrade energy transmission systems. -A leader in adapting energy infrastructure to accommodate the future needs of smart grids.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Electricity

Gas

Net Zero

Infrastructure

System Planning

System Security

Restoration Services

Electricity and Gas Network Management

Energy Market Coordination

Energy System Operations

Energy Efficiency

Energy Economy

Energy Security

Renewable Energy Integration

Energy Transmission

Energy Distribution

Consumer Energy Services

Energy Supply

Energy Brokerage

Energy Transition

Zero Carbon Energy

Clean Energy

Energy Networks