Deputy Director, Energy Infrastructure & Markets Analysis
- Reference number
- 377258
- Grade
- SCS Pay Band 1
- Role type
- Permanent
- Closing date
- 2 Jan 2025
- Location
- Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford
- Open to
- Everyone
- Organisation
- Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Job summary
The UK is the first major economy in the world to pass a law to end our contribution to climate change and we have made great progress in decarbonising our economy in recent years. But we now need to go further in cutting emissions from all parts of our economy, through a complete transformation of the UK’s energy systems and significant changes in consumer behaviour.
Decarbonising the power sector, while ensuring a secure electricity supply and keeping costs as low as possible, is a key part of this transformation. Our future electricity system will look and operate very differently in future, and will also play a much bigger role in our economy as other sectors (such as transport or heating) increasingly switch away from fossil fuels. This will require multi-£billions investment to transform how we produce, distribute and consume energy, as well as a strong long-term and system-wide perspective to ensure strategic coherence across multiple policy and infrastructure programmes.
Innovative and influential evidence and analysis is essential to underpin these decisions. You will lead our work to support Ministers and policy makers across three Groups within the Department, championing the role of evidence in decision-making. You will work alongside two other Deputy Directors to jointly lead the multi-disciplinary, 100+ strong Energy Infrastructure & Markets Analysis team. The precise division of responsibilities between the three Deputy Director roles can be flexed depending on your background and working pattern. We therefore welcome applications from colleagues with a range of working patterns and backgrounds.
You will also be part of our wider leadership team within the Directorate and the wider Analysis Function, role-modelling the culture and behaviours we want to see. We want this to be known as a great place to work, where everyone feels that they are treated with respect, trusted to do their job and contribute their ideas, and supported by their team.