The Government Commercial Organization is an employer which is truly committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and are able to perform to their potential. We understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and strive for a workplace that reflects the communities which we serve. We especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with a disability and candidates with gender-diverse identities. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
We have already made significant progress through the establishment of the Government Commercial Organization (GCO), our single employer of senior commercial talent across government. This role will sit within the GCO, but is based in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero commercial team delivering Departmental priorities.
Over the past few years, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has been through a considerable period of positive transformation. This role in the DESNZ commercial team represents a truly unique opportunity to help shape and support the DESNZ commercial function as it supports the execution of multiple high priority Government objectives.
As a Commercial Lead, you will provide expert commercial leadership across a diverse portfolio of research, modelling, technical assurance, consultancy and grant-funded programmes ensuring full compliance with commercial, grant, and subsidy control rules.
These roles might include line management, supporting their performance, growth and professional development.
We have two positions of which one of each sits in the below Teams
Net Zero Buildings and Industry:
The Net Zero Buildings and Industry team contribute to the UKs clean heat transition and net zero ambitions. They focus on Heat decarbonisation initiatives, working with Clean Heat directorate, supporting the delivery of complex commercial arrangements and ensuring robust contract and supplier management. The team specialise on the commercial delivery of heat network programmes that are central to the UKs net zero strategy.
Non-Nuclear Energy:
Non-Nuclear Energy encompasses a wider range and diverse set of business areas. These include the UKs first of a kind Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage programme, Energy Affordability, Clean Power supporting the 2030 decarbonisation targets and beyond, Office of Clean Energy Jobs, Electricity Networks and how these operate and support the electrification of our lives, Renewables for On-shore, Off-shore and floating windfarms, solar, wave, even maintaining support for fossil fuels as well as Analysis Directorate that underpins all the decisions we make.
Locations
The successful candidate(s) will be able to agree a contractual workplace from those locations listed in this advert. When selecting your location listed in this job advert please be aware that this will be your contractual base location with a requirement to spend a minimum of 60% of your working time in this organisational workplace.
Your time spent on official duties at workplace locations other than your contractual office such as supplier, customer or partner locations required to perform your role is included in the 60% attendance.
This requirement will however take into consideration any reasonable adjustments agreed upon appointment for people with a disability, flexibilities agreed for those with specific caring responsibilities, or other similar temporary flexibilities.
