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.
About The Role
The Delivery Manager for OBP is a critical leadership role within the Balancing Transformation Programme. The role works in close partnership with the Engineering Manager to ensure predictable, high‑quality delivery of complex, multi‑vendor technology products. It provides delivery governance, stakeholder alignment, financial oversight and operational readiness across a product area that supports mission‑critical energy system operations.
This role can be based out of Wokingham and we continue to offer Hybrid‑working across office & home.
Key Responsibilities
* Own and maintain end‑to‑end delivery plans, ensuring realistic, aligned, transparent milestones and resource requirements.
* Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) with discipline, ensuring early warning of delivery risks and clear mitigation actions.
* Build strong relationships with business teams, product leads, platform teams, and vendor partners to ensure delivery alignment.
* Use NESO business and product knowledge to challenge priorities, scope, and sequencing when needed.
* Provide structured and proactive delivery reporting to senior stakeholders.
* Manage budgets, cost tracking, forecasting, and financial governance across the product lifecycle.
* Lead investment governance, including sanction approvals, business case updates, steering committees, and project closure processes.
* Drive vendor and commercial management activities including RFPs for resourcing, delivery partners, or product procurement.
* Oversee contract performance, scope control, and commercial risk management with clear escalation and recommendations.
* Ensure CNI (Critical National Infrastructure) operational readiness in partnership with SRE and operational support teams.
* Embed operational considerations early in delivery to support mature DevOps practices and minimise operational risk.
* Work closely with business teams on communication, change impact, incident preparedness, and release readiness.
* Support continuous improvement in operational handovers, service acceptance, and incident response mechanisms.
About You
Essential Skills
* Strong delivery leadership experience in multi‑team, multi‑vendor technology environments.
* Excellent understanding of an organisation’s business, operational objectives, and stakeholder landscape, with the ability to challenge engineering, product, or commercial decisions using this insight.
* Proven delivery governance capability: RAID management, milestone planning, reporting, roadmap alignment, and dependency oversight.
* Strong project and programme management skills including cost management, budget forecasting, and investment governance.
* Experience leading commercial activities: RFPs, vendor negotiations, contract management, and supplier performance tracking.
* Ability to build strong relationships across business teams and act as a trusted partner in shaping delivery outcomes.
* Skilled in working through ambiguity, structuring complex challenges, and driving clarity across technical and non‑technical teams.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation.
* Demonstrated leadership behaviours including ownership, accountability, calm decision making, and structured problem‑solving.
Desirable Skills
* Experience with CNI operations, SRE practices, DevOps models, or real‑time operational systems.
* Familiarity with energy system operations, Balancing Mechanism, or large‑scale transformation programmes.
* Understanding of software engineering delivery models and effective collaboration with engineering leads and architects.
* Experience enabling product‑centric delivery and shaping cross‑functional ways of working.
What You’ll Get
Competitive salary of £68,000 – £75,000 depending on experience and capability. As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance, 28 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%.
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
More Information
This role closes at 23:59, on the date displayed at the top of this advert. We encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible. We are committed to building a workforce that represents the communities we serve and to providing a working environment where each individual feels valued, respected, fairly treated, and able to reach their full potential. If you do not tick every box, we still want to hear from you.
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