Integration Lead - NESO

National Grid; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy organization is seeking an Integration Lead to drive the adoption of the Data Sharing Infrastructure (DSI). This role involves delivering stakeholder engagement, managing complex relationships, and implementing engagement plans. Candidates should have experience in stakeholder engagement strategy, strong writing skills, and familiarity with the energy sector dynamics. The position offers a competitive salary, attractive benefits, and options for hybrid working.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus based on company performance

26 days annual leave

Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions

Qualifications

• Experienced in stakeholder engagement strategy, including segmentation and mapping.
• Strong writing skills, able to tailor communications.
• Confident managing engagement activities and capturing feedback.

Responsibilities

• Deliver stakeholder engagement across the energy sector.
• Design and implement engagement plans to foster collaboration.
• Manage the Shared Knowledge Base and oversee content contributions.
• Monitor and evaluate engagement effectiveness.
• Develop onboarding materials tailored to user needs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement strategy

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Writing and messaging skills

Familiarity with regulatory frameworks

Job description

About the Role

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) strength lies in our people. Together, we’re shaping the future where clean, affordable energy is accessible for all. Every day is an opportunity to make a real difference, accelerating the progress of sustainable GB energy, keeping people connected and society thriving as we create a brighter tomorrow.

National Energy System Operator (NESO) are looking for an Integration Lead to drive sector-wide adoption of the Data Sharing Infrastructure (DSI).

The DSI is a decentralised socio-technical solution that will enable secure, resilient, and standardised data sharing between energy system participants.

NESO is currently progressing the development of the DSI on behalf of the sector and has been appointed by Ofgem to oversee its implementation in a governance role known as the ‘DSI Coordinator’. This key role in the DSI Coordinator drives stakeholder integration and engagement, building trust and influencing adoption across a diverse stakeholder landscape. The Integration Lead will shape and execute engagement strategies, deliver cross-sector events, manage complex relationships, and ensure alignment with programme priorities.

This is a high impact role at the heart of the energy transition, requiring exceptional relationship management, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence decisions across multiple organisations in the energy sector.

This role can be based from Wokingham, Warwick or Glasgow, with regular travel to London, 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.

Key Accountabilities

• Deliver stakeholder engagement across the energy sector, working closely with the Integration Senior Lead
• Design and implement engagement plans that foster collaboration, build trust, and promote adoption of the DSI across diverse stakeholder groups
• Lead stakeholder management, including segmentation, mapping, relationship and engagement tracking, ensuring engagement reflects programme priorities and supports coordinated engagement
• Support programme decisions through insight and structured relationship management, identifying evolving sector needs and influencing adoption strategies.
• Collaborate and work closely with the Stakeholder Engagement Lead and wider external engagement teams to ensure alignment and coordination of stakeholder engagement activities across the Interim DSI Coordinator and delivery teams, ensuring a joined-up approach to stakeholder interactions, notably around consistency of messaging and engagement scheduling
• Manage the Shared Knowledge Base, developing and coordinating content contributions from across the DSI Coordinator team, and ensuring content relevance, quality and consistency
• Develop high-quality onboarding materials tailored to diverse user needs across different channels
• Manage feedback channels and engagement touchpoints, capturing insights and producing summaries to support wider governance, reporting, and continuous improvement activities
• Monitor and evaluate engagement effectiveness, recommending improvements to enhance adoption

About You

We’re forging the path, and we know we can’t do it alone. That’s why we need visionary minds like yours to join us on this transformative journey. In this case, we’re looking for someone:

• Passionate about enabling collaboration and clear communication across the energy sector to support digital transformation
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement strategy, including segmentation, mapping, and engagement coordination
• Experienced in managing relationships across diverse stakeholder group, ideally within the energy sector and government groups
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement within complex programmes
• Strong writing and messaging skills, with the ability to tailor communications to diverse audiences
• Familiar with energy sector dynamics, including regulatory frameworks, market participants, and emerging technologies
• Confident managing engagement activities, capturing feedback, and coordinating across teams to ensure stakeholder needs are addressed

Research shows that some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. At NESO, we believe potential comes in many forms and we’re committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process where everyone can show their talents. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds to build a workforce that feels valued and respected and represents the communities we serve.

About What You'll Get

A competitive salary between £49,000 to £57,000pa – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

As we work towards creating a cleaner, greener, and more affordable future for all, we also work towards creating a place for our teammates to belong, with professional and personal growth and positive well-being.

• Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
• A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table.
• Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.

About Us

National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) mission is to facilitate the decarbonisation of Great Britain’s energy network and ensure the delivery of reliable, affordable, and clean electricity for consumers. We work with stakeholders across the whole energy industry to plan for future network needs, using a wider adoption of technology and changes in consumer behaviour, as well as ensuring we have the right markets, networks, and frameworks in place, to transform the way we operate tomorrow.

Join us, and let’s energise progress.

Our energy, our future, together.

About The National Energy System Operator (NESO)

In Autumn of 2024, the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator is the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, are now at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation is set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As was the ESO, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

More Information

This role closes on 4th January 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary. Interviews will be held in January 2026.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be.

We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

We're 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.