Head of Policy - LDES Delivery

Ofgem; Cardiff; Hybride; GBP 55 301 - 67 590; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Up to 30 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Subsidised gym (London only)

Interest-free season ticket loan

Résumé du poste

A leading energy regulatory body is seeking a Head of Policy for their LDES Delivery program. In this role, you will lead efforts to develop and implement policies for large-scale energy storage solutions essential for a net-zero future. Key responsibilities include managing diverse stakeholders, ensuring effective decision-making, and overseeing larger infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a proven track record in program management, and the ability to drive strategic initiatives within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of effective collaboration across diverse teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing large-scale, complex projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience directing resources.

Responsabilités

• Lead and coordinate the LDES delivery program.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and report on program status.
• Ensure effective governance and decision-making processes.

Connaissances

Collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Project Management

Formation

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Description du poste

Overview

Join to apply for the Head of Policy - LDES Delivery role at Ofgem.

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while delivering a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.

Leading the charge to secure Britain’s energy future, we’re looking for a Head of Policy - LDES (Long Duration Electricity Storage) Delivery to join us and help drive forward one of Ofgem’s highest-profile policy areas, ensuring that the UK can store and deploy clean power when it’s needed most.

We’re offering a permanent opportunity in an exceptional and high-performing team working on a fast-paced, nationally significant programme. This is a unique chance to shape a new regulatory regime that will support large-scale energy storage solutions that are crucial to decarbonising the grid and delivering Clean Power by 2030. The programme is already underway, and you’ll step into a leadership role where your decisions and influence will help deliver lasting infrastructure and consumer benefits.

Taking the reins within a collaborative and forward-thinking policy environment, you’ll co-ordinate the delivery of a programme that supports investment in innovative energy storage technologies. You’ll be a leading figure within internal and external stakeholder groups, solving complex problems and helping make critical decisions on a project that is shaping the future of the electricity system.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience leading complex policy or infrastructure programmes — someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and can influence, motivate and deliver at pace. You’ll bring strategic insight, a sharp policy mind, and the ability to see across workstreams and navigate change with confidence.

This is your opportunity to lead in a space that’s moving quickly, where new technologies, regulatory models, and government ambitions intersect. Based in London, Cardiff or Glasgow, you’ll benefit from the opportunity to work openly with high-profile partners like DESNZ, NESO and a diverse range of energy stakeholders.

We have a critical purpose to deliver the Long Duration Electricity Storage programme, enabling the shift to renewable energy while protecting consumers and strengthening energy security. Join us and help ensure the lights stay on and the bills stay fair.

Read on and find out more!

As the LDES team grows, we are looking for a new team manager to work alongside the existing Head of LDES Policy. This role would have overall responsibility for delivery and coordination across the whole LDES programme. In practice there will need to be close collaboration between the two team heads to ensure overall outputs and delivery are aligned.

Expected specific areas of focus:

• Working across all policy areas of the programme to identify potential gaps or inconsistencies, developing solutions to any problems identified, and supporting workstream leads on specific policy areas as required
• Overall programme governance and reporting, including developing relevant materials for e.g. GEMA and making sure decisions are made in accordance with Ofgem’s delegations framework.
• Ensuring all relevant decision-making process run effectively and efficiently, balancing input from a range of different sources to enable effective decision making. This role will also lead the process for decision making around Project Assessment for LDES window one, working closely with the Head of LDES Policy.
• Managing a diverse and large pool of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring programme dependencies are effectively managed and reflected in the team’s work priorities. This will require managing a number of difficult conversations with stakeholders to be managed alongside the DD and head of LDES policy.
• Sharing responsibility for line management of team members with the head of LDES policy, including setting objectives etc.
• Ensuring Ofgem’s priorities are reflected in the team’s work and priorities on an ongoing basis.

Key Outputs and Deliverables:

Setting up and leading high-performing team based on effective resource management, ongoing support and professional development.

• Manages effective and inclusive team resourcing and staff onboarding through close engagement with relevant Deputy Director, Workstream Managers, Heads of Professions, and HR Staffers to ensure best talent match to work needs.
• Helps team members deliver by building supportive, inclusive team environment based on trust-based relationships, transparency and inclusivity.
• Takes ownership for own and team members professional development by:
• Providing ongoing coaching and identification of development opportunities in regular performance conversations
• Supporting team members performance evaluation through honest, fair, high quality 360 degree feedback to PDLs.

Key Stakeholder Relationships

Internal

• Other senior leaders across Ofgem
• Experts / technical specialists
• Other strategy and policy teams, especially in the Infrastructure group

External

• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Potential investors in LDES
• Other Government Departments
• Relevant trade bodies and other stakeholders

Person specification

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your personal statement, how you meet each of the criteria below (not more than 1250 words). In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated below:

• Proven track record of effective collaboration across diverse teams and professional backgrounds (Lead)
• Demonstrated expertise in professional specialism, evidenced by a strong track record of high performance and significant achievements in previous roles.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale, complex projects and programmes effectively.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and people management skills, with experience directing resources across all levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify connections across organisational workstreams and develop coherent policies and cross-cutting messages.
• In-depth understanding of electricity storage, project financing, and/or large-scale procurement, with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities that deliver better outcomes for consumers.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be directed to a Civil Service test – guidance for this can be found here Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The test you are due to take is not timed and you can complete it at your own pace. Upon passing the test, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.

You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘personal statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential criteria listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile.

Alongside your salary of £61,446, OFGEM contributes £17,800 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.