Commercial Director – DESNZ

Department

GCF - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Closing Date

23 May 2024

Salary

£130,000 - £165,000 + GCO Pension, GCO Terms. Up to 20% performance-related-pay available on accreditation.

Location

Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Salford and London. Regular travel to London and other sites is a requirement of this role.

This is the most senior Commercial role in DESNZ and as such, you will provide leadership to the Commercial directorate, develop and deliver the overall commercial strategy for the Department and be accountable for all commercial arrangements and supplier performance.

Importantly, you will also have a wider functional role, overseeing all commercial activity with our Partner Organisations and Arms Length Bodies which include Nuclear Decommissioning Agency, Great British Nuclear and UKAEA.

Within the department you will be accountable for ensuring that DESNZ is making sound commercial decisions that support the development and delivery of great policies in areas such as Energy Security, Energy Affordability, and Net Zero.

We are looking for a leading commercial professional with the creative ideas, sound judgement, experience and leadership skills to enable the department to deliver its goals.

If this sounds like you, and you’d like more information on the role, recruitment process and what we are looking for in a candidate, please download the candidate information pack.

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