Capacity Market & Systems Advisor

SSE; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing support

Family leave

Job summary

SSE is seeking a candidate to join our Portfolio Optimisation team to coordinate qualification and applications for Capacity Market and system services across Great Britain and Ireland. You will work with multiple teams to ensure accuracy and timely submissions for over 2GW of renewables and flex assets.

Ideal candidates bring exposure to electricity markets, regulation, energy operations or commercial processes, with strong organisational and communication skills to own deliverables and

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating qualification, application and auction activities across Capacity Market and system services schemes.
• Understanding of electricity markets, regulation, Capacity Market, system/ancillary services.
• Strong organisation and communication skills with ownership and delivery focus.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills for detailed information and impact.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate qualification, application and auction activities across Capacity Market and system services schemes, ensuring submissions are accurate and on time.
• Monitor ongoing contractual, regulatory and operational requirements to protect contracted revenues.
• Collaborate with development, operations, regulatory and commercial teams to gather information and resolve issues.
• Maintain governance, reporting and documentation to keep activities audit-ready and controlled.
• Identify and resolve commercial and compliance risks while expanding knowledge of capacity market and electricity-market arrangements.

Job description

Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen, Reading, Belfast or Dublin. You'll be expected to spend at least 50% of your working week from one of these locations, although other SSE Renewables locations may be considered.

Salary: £51,600 - £77,400/€65,300 - €97,900 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent Full Time Flexible First options available

The role

There's a lot happening behind the scenes to make sure renewable and flexible generation assets can successfully participate in Capacity Market and system services – and that's where this role comes in.

Working within our wider Portfolio Optimisation team, you'll take responsibility for coordinating the day-to-day activities that keep our assets qualified, compliant and ready to participate across Capacity Market and system services schemes in Great Britain and Ireland.

Supporting more than 2GW of renewable and flexible generation assets, you'll work with colleagues across development, operations, finance, commercial and regulatory teams to make sure applications, qualification activity, contractual requirements and ongoing obligations are delivered accurately and on time.

This isn't primarily a trading or portfolio optimisation role. It's about understanding market requirements, getting the detail right, bringing the right people together and making sure we deliver on our commitments.

It's a great opportunity for someone who already has some exposure to electricity markets, regulation, energy operations or commercial processes and is ready to build their experience in a broad role within renewable energy.

You will

• Coordinate qualification, application and auction activities across Capacity Market and system services schemes, making sure submissions are accurate and delivered to deadline.
• Monitor ongoing contractual, regulatory and operational requirements, helping ensure assets remain compliant and contracted revenues are protected.
• Work across development, operational, regulatory and commercial teams to gather information, resolve issues and keep activities moving.
• Maintain clear governance, reporting and documentation, ensuring activities are well controlled and audit ready.
• Support the identification and resolution of commercial and compliance risks, continually improving how activities are delivered while building your knowledge of Capacity Market, system services and wider electricity-market arrangements.

You have

You don't need to be a portfolio optimisation specialist, and you don't need to have done this exact role before.

We're particularly interested in people who can bring some of the following:

• Experience working with commercial, contractual, regulatory, compliance or operational processes, ideally within energy, utilities or another regulated environment.
• An understanding of electricity markets, energy regulation, Capacity Market, system/ancillary services or a related area – or relevant experience that gives you a strong foundation to develop this knowledge.
• Experience coordinating activity across different teams and keeping important deliverables on track against fixed deadlines.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through detailed information and understand the implications of getting things right – or wrong.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, with the confidence to take ownership, ask the right questions and follow things through to completion.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSE Renewables delivers the clean power needed to support the clean energy transition. We lead the way in the development, build, and operation of renewable power assets, including windfarms, hydro power stations, and solar and battery projects. Join a global team of 1,800 experts helping lead the transition to a clean, reliable electricity system.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

• Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships.
• Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service.
• Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme.
• As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.