Emergency Readiness Planning Analyst

National Energy System Operator Limited; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

26 days leave

Pension matching 12%

Savings plan match

Flexible holidays

Birthday off

Cycle to work

Medical insurance

Job summary

National Energy System Operator Limited (NESO) is seeking an experienced professional to design and deliver emergency-readiness assessments and restoration planning. The role supports energy-system resilience by evaluating coordination, decision-making, and capability under stress across multiple organisations.

Hybrid work from office and home is available, with opportunities in Wokingham or Warwick. Applicants should have strong emergency-planning background and a passion for improving

Qualifications

• Strong experience or background in emergency planning, preparedness, resilience, or operational assurance.
• Familiarity with emergency-management concepts, exercises, and plan testing.
• Able to assess complex arrangements involving multiple organisations and dependencies.
• Clear communicator who can explain assessment findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative and organised, with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement.
• Driven by improving readiness and response outcomes in high-impact scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver emergency-readiness assessments, including plan reviews, scenario testing, and evaluation of response and restoration arrangements.
• Apply structured assessment frameworks to evaluate coordination, decision-making, and capability under stress.
• Analyse evidence from exercises, incidents, and reviews to identify strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Produce high-quality analytical outputs, briefings, and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Support the team in translating findings into clear improvement actions.
• Engage with internal teams and external partners to gather evidence, validate assumptions, and align assessment approaches.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to junior team members, supporting quality and consistency of outputs.

Skills

Emergency planning

Resilience

Operational assurance

Emergency management concepts

Plan testing

Complex coordination

Communication

Collaboration

Continuous improvement

Job description

About the Role

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The Whole Energy System Resilience (WESR) directorate strengthens whole-energy-system resilience by being a catalyst for change – turning insight into coordinated, prioritised action that reduces risk and builds capability across the system. WESR delivers this through analysis, assessments, reviews, emergency exercises, and plans that drive tangible improvements with our partners. 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. This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements. This role is to deliver robust assessments and testing of emergency readiness and restoration planning, providing evidence that informs improvements to energy-system preparedness.

Key accountabilities

• Design and deliver emergency-readiness assessments, including plan reviews, scenario testing, and evaluation of response and restoration arrangements.
• Apply structured assessment frameworks to evaluate coordination, decision-making, and capability under stress.
• Analyse evidence from exercises, incidents, and reviews to identify strengths, gaps, and areas for improvement.
• Produce high-quality analytical outputs, briefings, and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Support the team in translating findings into clear improvement actions.
• Engage with internal teams and external partners to gather evidence, validate assumptions, and align assessment approaches.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to junior team members, supporting quality and consistency of outputs.

Eligibility

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK by the start of employment. Visa sponsorship may not be available for this role and will be considered in line with business requirements.

About You

• Strong experience or background in emergency planning, preparedness, resilience, or operational assurance.
• Familiarity with emergency-management concepts, exercises, and plan testing.
• Able to assess complex arrangements involving multiple organisations and dependencies.
• Clear communicator who can explain assessment findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative and organised, with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement.
• Driven by improving readiness and response outcomes in high-impact scenarios.

What You'll Get

A competitive salary of £58,000 - £62,000pa dependent on experience and capability.

• You will receive a bonus based on company performance
• 26 days annual leave as standard
• A competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Annual Enrollment to NESO Savings Plan, when you save between £20- £500 a month from your take-home pay, we will pay a 50% matching contribution.
• Flexible Bank Holidays & Holiday Trading
• Additional Birthday Day Off
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Retail & Gym Discounts
• Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance & 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 our ambition to run 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, expert public corporation with a whole-system view across electricity, gas, and hydrogen. NESO operates independently and transparently, always acting in the best interests of all energy users. Licensed and regulated by Ofgem, we make impartial decisions that balance sustainability, affordability and security. Our organisation is fully independent from government, the regulator and all commercial interests, with a clear focus on system-wide benefit, long term thing and public value. The time to deliver is now. Join the energy transformation and help shape the future. Your energy. Our future. Together.

Equality and diversity

We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds. We believe potential comes in many forms and we're committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment. We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

More Information

This role closes at 23:59, on the date displayed on the top of this advert. Interviews will be held w/c 12th October.