Senior Policy Analyst: Capacity Market & Supply Security

National Energy System Operator; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on company performance

26 days annual leave

Pension with 12% max company match

NESO Savings Plan with 50% match

Job summary

National Energy System Operator (NESO) seeks a Senior Policy Analyst to join the EMR Modelling Team. You will lead policy-advice on Capacity Market and security of supply, translating complex modelling into clear policy messages and shaping future modelling priorities.

You will work in a role that connects modelling, markets and policy, with hybrid working arrangements from office and home across Great Britain. A strong 3+ year energy sector background and policy experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within the energy sector, typically 3+ years, with strong knowledge of electricity market policy, regulation and market design.
• A good understanding of the Capacity Market and the role it plays in delivering security of supply in Great Britain.
• An interest in, and ability to understand, complex analytical and modelling methodologies used to assess adequacy and security of supply risks.

Responsibilities

• Act as the EMR Modelling Team's lead advisor on Capacity Market and security of supply policy, ensuring analytical evidence and policy development remain closely aligned as the electricity system evolves.
• Identify and assess the security of supply implications of policy, regulatory and market developments across the wider electricity sector, recognising where risks, opportunities or unintended consequences for adequacy may emerge.
• Strengthen the connection between modelling and policy, translating complex analytical insights into clear policy messages whilst ensuring emerging policy developments are reflected in future modelling priorities and methodologies.
• Provide expert analysis and advice on Capacity Market design, de-rating methodologies and wider security of supply frameworks, helping shape NESO's position on nationally significant policy issues.
• Lead the development of evidence-based responses to consultations, policy proposals and market reforms, drawing upon the team's expertise in adequacy assessment, probabilistic modelling and electricity market analysis.
• Build trusted relationships across Government, regulators and industry, representing NESO's security of supply expertise and influencing discussions on future market and policy developments.
• Identify emerging trends and strategic risks that could influence future adequacy outcomes, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of security of supply assessment and Capacity Market reform.
• Enhance the capability of the EMR Modelling Team by bringing policy insight into a specialist analytical environment, helping ensure our frameworks, assumptions and areas of focus remain relevant to a rapidly changing energy system.

Skills

Policy analysis

Electricity market policy

Stakeholder management

Policy communication

Modelling & analysis

Job description

National Energy System Operator (NESO) seeks a Senior Policy Analyst to join the EMR Modelling Team. You will lead policy-advice on Capacity Market and security of supply, translating complex modelling into clear policy messages and shaping future modelling priorities.

You will work in a role that connects modelling, markets and policy, with hybrid working arrangements from office and home across Great Britain. A strong 3+ year energy sector background and policy experience are essential.