Great British Energy
Director - Partnerships & Market Interventions
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Director - Partnerships & Market Interventions
Location: Aberdeen / Edinburgh
Reporting to: Managing Director - Supply Chain
Number of Roles Available: 1
Company Overview:
Great British Energy (GBE) is a new publicly owned energy company with a clear purpose: to power Britain with clean, secure, home-grown energy and to help position the UK as a global leader in the clean energy transition.
Our mission is Public Ownership of Energy with Purpose. We exist to accelerate clean energy deployment, strengthen energy security, and ensure that UK workers, communities and taxpayers share directly in the benefits of a cleaner, more resilient energy system. GBE will invest in, develop, build and operate the technologies the UK needs to increase energy independence, while giving communities a direct stake in the transition. GBE is being built to last - our ambition is to become a lasting national institution the public can be proud of, and a developer, constructor and owner of energy that is Clean, Secure and Yours. From our base in Aberdeen, we are establishing GBE as a cornerstone of the UK’s energy landscape. Joining GBE means contributing at the very start of this journey: delivering long-term public value, helping shape the UK’s energy future, and building your career in a mission-led, values-driven organisation.
Our ambition is to become a lasting national institution that the British public will be proud of; a developer, constructor and owner of homegrown energy that is Clean, Secure and Yours.
From our base in Aberdeen, we are building GBE not just as a company, but as a cornerstone of the UK’s energy landscape: a trusted, transparent and innovative public champion that stands shoulder to shoulder with the leading state-owned energy companies of Europe. GBE will become recognised both at home and abroad as a world class energy institution that embodies the values, expertise and ambition of the UK.
The Great British Energy Act, which received Royal Assent in May 2025, provided for the UK’s first publicly owned national energy company to develop, own and operate energy assets since the privatisation of the Central Electricity Generating Board in the early 1990s. The 2025 Spending Review allocated GBE and GBE Nuclear over £8.3 billion to deploy towards our missions of delivering clean energy for the people. More details can be found in the Great British Energy founding statement.
About the Role:
Great British Energy is looking for a Director of Supply Chain Strategy and Partnerships to lead the strategic development of GBE’s supply chain agenda and build the partnerships needed to shape future of clean energy supply chains.
This is a senior strategy and market-shaping role responsible for identifying where the UK needs to build, retain or strengthen strategic industrial capability, and for working across government, industry, public institutions and regional partners to create the conditions for future investment.
Priority areas will include, but not be limited to, deep-water wind, electricity network, repowering and recycling, industrial infrastructure, hydrogen, next generation solar and other emerging clean energy technologies. The role will focus on longer-term market-shaping and partnership activity required to create future investable supply chain opportunities including, where necessary, with international partners.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Lead longer-term supply chain strategy, market-shaping and partnership development across priority clean energy sectors and enabling industrial capabilities.
- Identify strategic supply chain opportunities, vulnerabilities and market failures, including where UK capability should be built, retained, scaled or protected.
- Define where future markets require demand shaping, institutional coordination, regulatory alignment, public-private partnership or cross-government action before commercial investment can be unlocked.
- Develop market-shaping strategies for priority sectors where commercial investment is not yet viable without broader public, institutional, regulatory or demand-side intervention.
- Lead a team of ethical supply chain specialists to develop and implement robust ethical supply chain policies and practices, ensuring all supply chain activities uphold GB Energy’s commitments to transparency, sustainability, fair labour standards, and responsible sourcing; monitor compliance and drive continuous improvement to meet public expectations and regulatory requirements.
- Lead strategic work on emerging and complex opportunities including deep-water wind, grid infrastructure, ports, clean manufacturing, industrial clusters, hydrogen, storage and other priority technologies.
- Build and maintain a clear view of future demand, including technology volumes, deployment timelines, manufacturing requirements, infrastructure needs and capability gaps.
- Lead capability mapping, market assessments, strategic dependency analysis and intervention options.
- Work with government departments, regulators, public finance institutions, The Crown Estate, NESO, Ofgem, devolved governments, local and combined authorities, industry bodies and other partners to shape future markets and align institutional action.
- Build and lead a high-performing, inclusive team and role-modelling an open and collaborative culture.
- Ensure robust stewardship of public funds, delivering programmes in full compliance with Managing Public Money and Treasury Green Book principles, including rigorous business case development and financial controls.
- Develop strategic partnerships with industry, developers, OEMs, manufacturers, ports, investors, universities, innovation bodies and regional clusters.
- Translate strategic analysis into recommendations on where GBE should intervene, what type of intervention is required, and which delivery route should be pursued.
- Work with the Director of EEUK Programme and Public Investment to translate mature strategic priorities into future EEUK programmes, public investment interventions or market support mechanisms.
- Work with the Director of Supply Chain Investment to identify where long-term strategic priorities may create future commercial or near-commercial investment opportunities.
- Work closely with GBE corporate functions, including Finance, Legal, Risk, Governance, Commercial, Procurement, People, Communications and Strategy, to ensure strategic activity is compliant, evidence-based, well governed and aligned with GBE policies, delegations and risk appetite.
- Partner with Finance, Legal, Risk, Governance, Commercial, Procurement and Communications on the affordability, deliverability, compliance, risk and external positioning of proposed interventions and partnerships.
- Build and lead a high-performing strategy and partnerships team with a culture of strategic clarity, collaboration, analytical rigour and delivery focus.
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Qualifications and Experience:
Essential:
- Significant senior experience in strategy, industrial policy, market development, clean energy, infrastructure, supply chains, public policy, economic development, consulting or corporate strategy.
- Demonstrate advanced project and programme management skills, leading teams through complex programme delivery in multi-stakeholder environments across government, industry, and sector partners.
- Strong understanding of clean energy supply chains and the industrial capabilities required to deliver the UK’s energy transition.
- A track-record developing strategies that shape markets, influence institutions or support major investment and delivery outcomes.
- Experience working across government, industry and public institutions to align complex stakeholders around shared objectives.
- Strong capability in market analysis, strategic assessment, policy analysis, economic analysis or industrial capability mapping.
- Ability to identify market failures, strategic dependencies, coordination problems and investment barriers, and develop credible interventions to address them.
- Strong understanding of how public policy, regulation, finance, procurement, infrastructure planning and private investment interact in complex markets.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders across government, industry, public bodies and regional institutions.
- Experience developing high-quality strategy papers, options analysis, senior briefings, board materials or policy recommendations.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, including experience building teams, managing complex work programmes and explaining strategic issues clearly.
Desirable:
- Experience in offshore wind, deep-water wind, electricity networks, hydrogen, storage, power electronics, ports, industrial clusters, advanced manufacturing or clean energy technology sectors.
- Experience working with or within government departments, regulators, public finance institutions, economic development bodies or major infrastructure organisations.
- Experience developing sector deals, industrial roadmaps, partnership models, market creation strategies or cross-government delivery programmes.
- Experience with international comparison, inward investment, export strategy, innovation bodies, universities, catapults or technology commercialisation organisations.
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-related bonus scheme
- Excellent pension scheme
- 4x salary life assurance
- Group income protection
- 38 days annual leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development and training
- Supportive, inclusive working environment
How to Apply:
For further information please contact:
Ciara Lynn
Lead Sourcing Specialist
ciara.lynn@weareams.com
PSRpermapplications@weareams.com
Application Close Date: 16th July
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