About the role

The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) keeps the lights on for Great Britain. We move electricity around the grid to ensure supply meets demand every second of every day. But that’s not all we do. As the UK moves towards its 2050 net zero target, the ESO has a vital part to play. We want to operate a zero-carbon electricity system some of the time by 2025 and run on clean green electricity all of the time by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal and it’s not too far away…

Data is key to achieving this and as a Data Steward you will drive forward our Data Vision to become a Digital Leader to utilise the power of data and innovation, providing internal and external stakeholders with trusted data, centrally held, easy to understand and integrated with our data products and services. Allowing our business and the industry the means to innovate and exploit this data to create new tools and insight that will enable decarbonisation.

Your passion for educating others on data management practices together with an enthusiasm for driving improvement of our data quality and processes, will help create the foundations needed to achieve our ambitious goals, ensuring we keep the lights on for Great Britain’s electricity consumers and forge the path to a sustainable future for everyone.

This role is based In Warwick or Wokingham. We offer hybrid flexible working between the office and home. Candidates must be willing to travel between our office locations in Great Britain on a bases.

If this role excites you and you don’t have all the knowledge or skillsets, please still apply, additional support and/or training will be considered for the right applicant.

About us

As Great Britain’s electricity system operator (ESO), we sit at the heart of the electricity system, using our outstanding engineering and commercial expertise to balance electricity supply and demand. Ultimately, we keep the electricity flowing directly to where it’s needed, second by second.

Becoming the National Energy System Operator
In Summer of 2024, the ESO will transition to becoming the National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator will be the independent body responsible for planning Great Britain’s electricity and gas networks and operating the electricity system.

The ESO, including all of its existing roles, will be at the heart of the new National Energy System Operator. As NESO, we will build on our existing roles, capabilities, and ways of working significantly to create an organisation the energy system and its users’ need. Our new capabilities will enable us to look across vectors, including electricity, natural gas and hydrogen, and crucially consider the trade-offs between them.

The organisation will be set up as a public corporation with its own Board of independent directors, with complete operational independence from government, the regulator and any and all commercial interest. As the ESO are today, NESO will be licenced and regulated by Ofgem through price control agreements and obligated to identify optimal solutions to system operations and planning in the most sustainable, affordable and secure way for all.

The time to deliver is now. As part of our team, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in Great Britain – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

Key Accountabilities

• Proactively engage with data owners and their data subject matter experts across the business to ensure compliance around data management, governance, cataloguing, monitoring, sharing, and improving the quality of their data assets.
• Working together in a central team acting as a key contact to provide advice, guidance, and training to the business on all our data management policies, controls, and tooling.
• Manage and understand the data within a domain, working across business teams to drive data governance practices throughout the end-to-end data journey, identifying continuous Improvement activities and monitoring progress.
• Provide ongoing input into the development of data governance practices and tooling to ensure they are fit for purpose for the business to operate. Working with the policy makers, IT teams and enablement to deliver the solution.
• Develop and undertake the working practices and procedures to proactively manage Data Governance workflows that Involve a centralised assessment or triage.
• Assist on the capture, curation, and consumption of metadata for our data assets.
• Assist with data troubleshooting and signposting within the data governance and quality space.
• Ability to network and provide representation of our business at industry data events.

About you

• Passionate about data and providing a solution-based customer service.
• Experience of data governance practices and its importance.
• Solid experience of driving outcomes working with cross-functional teams and various stakeholders, including analytics, design/user experience, and user enablement.
• Strong communicator with excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to self-organise, work independently, show initiative, and problem solve in a timely manner.

What you’ll get

A competitive salary between £58,000 – 68,000 – dependent on experience and capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus based on company performance, 26 days annual leave as standard and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%.

You will also have access to a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and professional success. From a competitive salary to flexible work arrangements, we promote your work-life balance. Enjoy fit for purpose wellbeing and lifestyle offerings, ongoing skill development aligned to our Purpose and Values, and be part of a supportive community that values your individuality and where you can belong.

More information

This role closes on 01/08/2024 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

We work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

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

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