Energy Policy Opportunities

Status: Permanent /Full-time strongly preferable (however can potentially be flexible).

Location: These positions can be remote anywhere in the UK however travel to our Birmingham Office on a regular basis will be required.

Transitioning to a low-carbon energy system to meet the 2050 net zero target is one of the most complex and important challenges society has ever faced and the introduction of innovative services and products will play a crucial part in that transition.

The Energy Systems Catapult core focus is twofold, firstly to help a broad range of innovative companies bring products and services to market and secondly to understand what needs to happen to ensure that the future energy system within the UK is secure, clean, and affordable.

The Markets, Policy & Regulatory (MPR team) translates existing policy and regulations and makes sense of the opportunities and barriers to introducing new services and products, but likewise from our insights we put the case back up to government for policy and regulatory reform.

As the demand for our expertise and services to continues to grow, we have decided to expand our MPR capability and as such have some exciting opportunities available, from Analyst all the way through to Practice Manager level.

The Catapult is a place where you can do the best and most impactful work of your career and you will be exposed to a broad variety of exciting projects that is unlikely to be bettered elsewhere, from how we go about decarbonising 26 million homes, how we decarbonise both complex sites and industrial areas and the role of local areas in decarbonisation,  there is also the small question of how the whole transformed system will work together!.

You.

In terms of the Practice Manager level opportunity, you will be able demonstrate a successful track record of leading the delivery of a range of heat decarbonisation and local energy projects, perhaps in a consultancy, government, industrial or academic department.

As the Catapult’s Heat and Local Energy policy expert you will not only be comfortable and effective working collaboratively with your colleagues but also engaging externally with a variety of industry stakeholders, in fact you may have already built up an influential network who you can engage with on relevant subject matter.

You will have the freedom to decide what Heat and Local Energy policy areas to focus on, and you would lead on the delivery of these projects from conception through to final deliverables. With that in mind you will use your first class analytical, report writing and presentation skills to ensure that the intended recipients can be engaged effectively and easily get to grips with the content generated.

It will be great if you already have leadership/line management experience, as this opportunity will head up a small team of one to two, however this is not a prerequisite if you have the attributes and the ambition to do so.

In terms of the early to mid-career opportunities, we expect you will be already able to demonstrate proven and relevant experience in the energy sector, or perhaps another regulated industry. This will be complemented by strong quantitative analytical capabilities and report writing and presentation skills that allow you to understand, interpret, and effectively communicate policy and regulatory outputs and their wider implications. You will be working with a wide range of stakeholders, mainly on collaborative projects so you will also be capable of quickly developing effective working relationships.

Next Step

So, if you would like to make a real difference, love a challenge, excited by the opportunity to do really impactful policy and regulatory work & finally like the idea of working with a diverse group of people who are passionate about the decarbonisation challenge, you best apply.

Would you like to Apply?

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 28th February 2023.

Please note that at this time we are unable to provide UK visa sponsorship.

Energy Systems Catapult undertakes innovative and exciting work that will help shape the future of energy, with this in mind we encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible, as we do reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

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"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation, or status regarding gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity."