Power System Engineer (Restoration) in Wokingham

About The Role

Reliable energy systems are fundamental to everyday life in Great Britain. They underpin homes, businesses, public services, and critical national infrastructure, and are essential to economic stability, public safety, and social wellbeing. As the energy system evolves through decarbonisation, increasing electrification, and greater interdependence across sectors, ensuring that it remains secure, reliable, and resilient is more important than ever.

The Whole Energy System Resilience (WESR) directorate strengthens whole-energy-system resilience by being a catalyst for change – turning insight into coordinated, prioritised action that reduces risk and builds capability across the system. WESR delivers this through analysis, assessments, reviews, emergency exercises, and plans that drive tangible improvements with our partners.

This role can be based from Wokingham or Warwick, 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

• Lead and support the implementation and ongoing development of the Electricity System Restoration Standard (ESRS), ensuring NESO remains compliant and operationally prepared.
• Own complex restoration workstreams end-to-end, setting priorities, coordinating contributors, and delivering strategic and operational outcomes.
• Shape future restoration strategy and capability, ensuring arrangements evolve to reflect system transformation, distributed energy resources, digitalisation, and net‑zero ambitions.
• Lead the development and implementation of restoration arrangements with Distribution Network Operators (DNOs), generators, and other industry stakeholders, strengthening restoration capability across Great Britain.
• Provide strategic oversight and subject matter expertise to restoration tools, digital capabilities, and operational improvements that support control engineers during restoration events.
• Identify, manage, and elevate risks, issues, and dependencies affecting restoration delivery, compliance, and operational readiness, ensuring effective governance and assurance.
• Lead NESO’s engagement on restoration‑related regulatory, policy, and industry framework changes, representing the organisation in external forums, consultations, and working groups.
• Lead and support restoration exercises and use lessons identified to improve plans, processes, tools, and organisational readiness.
• Build strong internal and external relationships to embed restoration considerations into wider business planning, operational processes, and strategic change initiatives.

About You

• Strong knowledge of electricity system operation and restoration, with a sound understanding of the GB energy sector and relevant industry frameworks.
• Significant experience in the electricity industry, with a strong track record of leading complex technical, operational, regulatory, or change‑focused workstreams.
• Proven ability to lead delivery through others, manage competing priorities, and coordinate cross‑functional teams in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem‑solving, and judgement, with the ability to translate emerging industry change into practical delivery plans and recommendations.
• Strong project and programme delivery skills, including the ability to manage risks, dependencies, and implementation through to operational embedding.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior audiences and present complex issues clearly and credibly.
• Experience of working within regulatory, compliance, assurance, or governance environments, including providing robust evidence and supporting external engagement.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent relevant discipline, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience.

What You’ll Get

• A competitive salary of £63,000 - £68,000pa dependent on experience and capability.
• You will receive a bonus based on company performance.
• 26 days annual leave as standard.
• A competitive contributory pension scheme with a double match to a maximum company contribution of 12%.
• Annual enrollment to the NESO Savings Plan – matching 50% when you save between £20–£500 a month from take‑home pay.

Benefits

• Flexible Bank Holidays & Holiday Trading.
• Additional Birthday Day Off.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, Retail & Gym Discounts.
• Private Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance & Personal Accident Insurance.

About Us

At the National Energy System Operator (NESO), we play a vital role in tackling climate change and securing Great Britain's energy future. We already operate the world's fastest decarbonising electricity system and are working towards our ambition to run it carbon‑free for a short period this year – provided the market supplies electricity exclusively from renewable sources. Alongside this, we provide expert advice to government on how to deliver a clean power system by 2030.

In autumn 2024, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) transitioned to become NESO – an independent, expert public corporation with a whole‑system view across electricity, gas, and hydrogen. NESO operates independently and transparently, always acting in the best interests of all energy users.

Licensed and regulated by Ofgem, we make impartial decisions that balance sustainability, affordability and security. Our organisation is fully independent from government, the regulator and all commercial interests, with a clear focus on system‑wide benefit, long‑term public value.

We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve and creating a working environment in which each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential.

More Information

This role closes at 23:59 on the date displayed at the top of this advert; interviews will be held between 2nd and 9th July. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. NESO is committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process and welcomes diverse experiences and backgrounds.