Engineering Delivery Manager - NESO

About the role

National Energy System Operator (NESO) recognises the potential of bright and talented individuals, and we encourage you to join us as Great Britain’s energy system undergoes an ambitious, exciting, and vital transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, more sustainable energy future.

The Engineering Delivery Manager is a key role responsible for overseeing Azure-based data platforms throughout their lifecycle, from planning and design to deployment and support. This position involves leading cross-functional teams, ensuring best practices, and mitigating risks. Essential skills include a strong understanding of Azure services (like Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics) and the ability to collaborate with data engineers and analysts. Responsibilities also include optimising data pipelines for performance and cost-efficiency, ensuring data quality and security, and driving innovation through emerging technologies.

The role will be based in the UK (Wokingham), with the expectation of 3-4 days per week in the office and will require travel to NESO’s other NESO offices and offsites.

Key Accountabilities

The Engineering Delivery Manager for Azure Data Platform is accountable for the successful delivery of data engineering projects, focusing on several key areas:

Technical Leadership: Responsible for high-quality software delivery within budget and timelines, providing technical guidance, designing scalable data pipelines using Azure services, optimising performance, and ensuring adherence to best practices.

Team Management: Leads and mentors a team of data engineers, analysts, and quality assurance professionals, assigning tasks, tracking progress, and fostering a collaborative culture.

Stakeholder Management: Collaborates with business stakeholders to understand requirements, translates them into technical solutions, and manages expectations to ensure satisfaction.

Quality Assurance: Implements processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity, conducts thorough testing of data pipelines, and resolves data quality issues.

Risk Management: Identifies potential risks, develops mitigation strategies, monitors system health, and ensures production incidents are resolved within agreed service levels.

Innovation: Stays updated on trends in data engineering, explores advanced technologies like AI and machine learning, and drives continuous improvement within the team.

By fulfilling these responsibilities, the Engineering Delivery Manager ensures the successful delivery of Azure data platform projects, driving business value and enabling data-driven decision-making while continuously seeking opportunities for enhancement.

About you

• Applicants should ideally possess a degree in Management Computer Science, or Engineering or have the equivalent management-based digital, data or technology specific industry experience.
• Applicants should have 15 years of minimum Data Engineering Experience and at least 8 years of Hands-On experience in technical leadership roles and managing teams of at least 50 people effectively and working with senior stakeholders. 
• Design and implement robust and scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks and Synapse. 
• Optimize data pipelines for performance and cost-effectiveness and adhere and enhance the FinOps Framework. 
• Proficient in leading and managing scrum team adhering to Scaled Agile methodology. 
• Design the Data Virtualization integration on Azure platform.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and other relevant programming languages.
• Experience with data warehousing, ETL, and data integration concepts.
• Knowledge of data modeling, data quality, and data governance tools like Azure Purview.
• Demonstrable experience in shifting to modern technology practices and adapting to change.
• Must have Digital mindset and ‘Automation and Optimization’ first approach.
• Experience working with different vendors to deliver services is a must.

About what you’ll get

A competitive salary between £56,000 – 80,000 – dependent 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%. 

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.

About us

The creation of National Energy System Operator (NESO) is driven by an urgent need to unify and optimise our approach to energy. A more integrated and coordinated strategy is needed to meet the unprecedented challenges of climate change, ensuring secure energy supply, and keeping costs manageable for consumers.

Join us and empower your potential, energise our team, and be part of something bigger.
Your energy, our future, together.

About the National Energy System Operator (NESO)
In Autumn of 2024, the ESO transitioned to National Energy System Operator, or NESO for short. Previously denoted as the Future System Operator (or FSO), the new National Energy System Operator is 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, are now 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 is 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 was the ESO, 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.

More information

This role closes on 16/12/2024 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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