Senior Energy Adviser

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wollaton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing support

Career growth

Hybrid working with base

Financial security

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a lead adviser on strategic energy growth to work with senior officers and elected members. The role focuses on national energy investments, policy interpretation and building partnerships with government, investors and academia, with an emphasis on fusion and future energy systems.

The post supports hybrid working with a nominated base and periodic commuting, and requires clear spoken English to advise customers under a Fluency Duty.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse complex information and present it clearly to diverse audiences.
• Translate complex issues into strategic advice and action.
• Strong understanding of how policy, investment and public decision-making interact.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Council's lead adviser on strategic energy developments.
• Monitor and interpret UK energy policy across nuclear, fusion, hydrogen and electricity infrastructure.
• Advise and brief senior politicians, executive officers and key stakeholders.
• Build relationships across government, industry, investors, universities and delivery agencies.
• Identify growth opportunities from major energy investment and turn them into programmes and projects.
• Develop business cases for infrastructure and economic development initiatives.
• Support skills, workforce and training solutions for Lincolnshire residents.
• Position local businesses to access emerging supply chain opportunities.
• Weigh opportunities against risks and provide evidence-based advice to support decisions.

Skills

Analysing information

Clear communication

Political awareness

Fluent English

Job description

The Council's lead adviser on strategic energy growth, working with senior officers and elected members on how nationally significant energy investment can benefit Lincolnshire. The post centres on monitoring UK energy policy, briefing decision-makers and building partnerships with government, investors and universities, with a particular focus on fusion. Hybrid working applies, with a nominated base and occasional commuting, and the Council values strategic influence over experience of a single technology. Fit turns on spoken English good enough to advise customers with ease, under a statutory fluency duty.

What the job involves

• Act as the Council's lead adviser on strategic energy developments
• Monitor and interpret UK energy policy, including nuclear, fusion, hydrogen, electricity infrastructure and industrial energy systems
• Advise and brief senior politicians, executive officers and key stakeholders
• Build relationships across government, local authorities, industry, investors, universities and delivery agencies
• Identify growth opportunities from major energy investment and turn them into programmes and projects
• Develop business cases for infrastructure and economic development initiatives
• Support skills, workforce and training solutions for Lincolnshire residents
• Position local businesses to access emerging supply chain opportunities
• Weigh opportunities against risks and give evidence-based advice to support decisions

What's required

Experience

• Working with senior stakeholders across the public and private sectors
• Influencing decision-makers and building effective partnerships
• Developing business cases, investment propositions or economic development projects
• Experience in energy policy, infrastructure, economic development, public policy, major projects or government relations, any of which is accepted

Skills & knowledge

• Analysing complex information and communicating it clearly to different audiences
• Turning complex issues into clear strategic advice and action
• Strong political awareness and understanding of how policy, investment and public decision-making interact
• Accurate spoken English, able to converse at ease with customers (Fluency Duty)

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check, which may apply

Other

• Commitment to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Shares the Council's values of collaboration, adaptability, eco-consciousness, support and responsibility
• Good connectivity for remote working

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the nuclear sector

What's offered

• Support for work-life balance
• Health and wellbeing support
• Financial security
• Career growth
• Hybrid working with a nominated contractual base