Technical Project Lead - ESO

at  National Grid

TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD - ESO

Location:Wokingham, GB, RG41 5BN
Division: Innovation
Job Type:
Requisition Number: 54425
Department: ESO
Job Function: Business Change and Project Management

ABOUT US

At National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), we’re aiming to operate a zero-carbon electricity system for Great Britain by 2025. This means using wind, solar and hydropower - without relying on any carbon-based generators to balance the grid.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for managing the delivery and coordination of use case innovation projects. You will ensure ESO projects meet their objectives and are delivered effectively, on time and within budget. Activities include project planning, day-to-day management, arranging inputs, reviewing outputs, and facilitating engagement with ESO subject matter experts. You will work with external projects to provide inputs and coordinate activities across projects.
• Responsible for horizon scanning and preparing proposals for future projects. Activities include assessing project next steps, identifying areas of alignment across projects, bringing together consortia and supporting applications for innovation funding.
• Build strong working relationships with the innovation project teams for day-to-day delivery, including external contractors and energy network partners. Also work closely with the wider Virtual Energy System team to support programme activities, especially aligning requirements and deliverables across workstreams.

The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid ESO, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.
As a Technical Project Lead, you would be leading the Use Case project. A “Use Case” is an energy system challenge which can be solved using digital twins. For example, to understand if a local network can transport the maximum wind energy generated, an electricity network digital twin would connect to a wind farm digital twin.
Within the Virtual Energy System programme, the Use Cases Workstream identifies and delivers innovation projects for these Use Case challenges. By identifying key Use Cases, innovation projects can be initiated which solve them and build valuable digital twins for the Virtual Energy System.
For more information on the programme look at our website: https://www.nationalgrideso.com/virtual-energy-system
This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home.