Senior / Principal Power Grids Consultant

Location: London, United Kingdom

Help lead one of the UK's most significant electricity network digitalisation programmes while shaping the future of electricity networks and the wider energy transition.

About Us:
The UK's electricity and gas networks are at the heart of the energy transition. Delivering net zero will require unprecedented investment, the rapid integration of renewable generation, and the transformation of energy infrastructure at a pace not seen before.

At DNV, we help network operators, regulators, governments and investors navigate this challenge and turn ambition into action. Through our Transactions & Strategy Advisory business, we combine expertise in energy systems, electricity networks, markets, regulation and strategy, to help clients make informed decisions in an increasingly complex and uncertain energy landscape.

From developing future network and market strategies to implementing practical solutions and major transformation programmes, we help our clients build electricity networks that are more resilient, flexible and sustainable.

Joining our team means working at the intersection of strategy, engineering, economics and policy, delivering high-impact projects that will influence the future of the energy sector.

Our Opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior or Principal Consultant to join our Power Grids Advisory team.

This role offers a unique opportunity to play a leading role in one of the UK's most significant electricity network digitalisation programme's while helping shape the future of the GB electricity system.

Our Power Grids team works with electricity network owners, system operators, regulators, governments and leading energy sector organisations to help tackle some of the industry's most important challenges facing the industry today. Our work spans network digitalisation, electricity markets, flexibility, network planning, policy and regulation, innovation and energy transition strategy.

In this role, you will combine technical leadership, strategic advisory and business development. Alongside supporting the mobilisation and delivery of a major electricity network digitalisation programme, you will help grow DNV's presence across the GB electricity transmission and distribution sector, leveraging your industry expertise and relationships to create new opportunities and deliver lasting value for clients.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership and senior oversight on complex consulting projects, with a particular focus on the successful delivery of a major electricity network digitalisation programme
• Drive business development by leveraging senior client relationships to identify, shape and convert opportunities across the GB electricity networks sector
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams, providing strategic technical, commercial and regulatory advice to clients while ensuring high-quality project delivery
• Mentor and develop team members, helping to strengthen and grow technical capability within the Power Grids team
• Represent DNV externally through senior client engagement, industry forums, conferences and thought leadership activities

About Us

We help customers navigate the complex transition to a decarbonized and more sustainable energy future. We do this by assuring that energy systems work safely and effectively, using solutions that are increasingly digital. We also help industries and governments to navigate the many complex, interrelated transitions taking place globally and regionally, in the energy industry.We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.