Senior Policy Officer (Energy)

The vitality sector is taken into account considered one of Scotland’s most essential industries. (Jan 2023
-Scotland’s Power Technique and Simply Transition Plan: Ministerial assertion) and is considered one of
the quickest rising sectors by which 90% of the UK vitality sector is registered in Scotland. 79%
of Scotland’s Greenhouse Fuel Emissions are from the vitality system (era, distribution,
and use). 

This put up has a key position making certain SEPA meets its necessary duties in respect to Power, making
a big contribution to SEPA’s dedication to local weather change and internet zero Company Plan
and AOP – ‘Scotland is flourishing in a low carbon world’. 

The regulation of the vitality sector sits throughout a number of regulatory regimes and controls. A key
position of this put up is to make sure cross operate working and preserve a strategic view throughout
all interconnected areas of vitality regulation and internet zero ambitions in several groups,
making certain no unintended environmental or regulatory penalties in our regulatory and coverage
influencing position. 

This put up supplies specialist vitality recommendation and assist to regulatory and planning groups who
are liable for making certain present and future vitality sector developments minimise affect on
the setting and communities. SEPA’s environmental regulation of the entire ‘vitality system’
(era, distribution, and use) and preparation for the regulation of recent and modern
vitality applied sciences will considerably enhance as new developments throughout the entire vitality
system come ahead in response to Scottish Authorities renewable vitality targets (e.g. which
will see triple the quantity of electrical energy era alone by 2030, and an additional double of the
2030 era goal, by 2045). 

By this position we now have an influential position with the Power groups within the Scottish Authorities
and UK Governments on devolved and reserved vitality points.

Key coverage areas that this put up will lead on, contains: 

• Operational Power infrastructure growth together with planning and allowing assist for
  onshore and offshore wind, warmth community, vitality from waste, hydrogen, unconventional and
  typical oil and fuel, geothermal, vitality effectivity, distribution, transmission, storage,
  hydropower, fuel storage and bioenergy)
• Statutory Planning lead for all vitality system (era, distribution, use) developments
  (Strategic, native, and environmental evaluation).
• Liaison with companies resembling Heads of Planning, Scottish enterprise companies, Ofgem, Zero
  Waste Scotland and the Carbon Belief
• Liaison, co-ordination and recommendation to SEPA groups and initiatives that add worth to SEPA’s
  regulatory position – Grangemouth Regulatory Hub, place based mostly initiatives, Power Saving Alternatives
  Scheme and Air pollution Prevention and Management.

This put up may have a vital contribution to make on Scottish Authorities’s ambitions and
SEPA’s future position within the regulation of Scotland’s quick rising vitality sector, industrial
decarbonisation and Greenhouse Fuel rules. 

The put up holder will even be anticipated to contribute to the broader work of the Air High quality and
Power Unit, offering assist to different workforce members on a various vary of coverage and technical
areas.

Deadline: 24 April 2024.

Are you interested by making use of for a put up inside SEPA? You could be persuaded to use while you
see our phrases, circumstances, and advantages? SEPA prides itself on the extent of labor life stability
and adaptability it presents its employees. We imagine that our phrases and circumstances are distinctive.
Here’s what you possibly can anticipate:

Wage
We offer a aggressive beginning wage. We’re a Scottish Residing Wage Employer Wage
development by annual increments to the highest of the suitable band. 35-hour working week for
full-time workers.

Versatile working
As a proud person of the ‘Completely satisfied to speak versatile working ’emblem, all our job candidates and
workers are entitled to request versatile working preparations resembling lowered hours or a
change to location for vacancies. Some roles aren’t as versatile as others, however we’ll all the time goal
to ensure your working life is properly balanced along with your life outdoors the office.

We additionally function a flexi-time scheme, which lets you work flexibly between the hours of
7.30am and seven.30pm and there’s no restrict on the quantity of flexi depart you possibly can soak up a 4-week
interval offering you’re throughout the limits for credit and debits on the finish of the 4-week
interval.

Annual depart
We offer a beneficiant annual depart entitlement, ranging from 29 days per 12 months, growing to
33 days after 5 years of reckonable service. We additionally supply seven further public holidays.
Annual depart and public vacation entitlement is pro-rated for part-time workers.

Workers even have the flexibility to buy further annual depart as much as 10 days (pro-rated).

An employer supported Volunteering Scheme which permits each member of employees two day’s paid
depart per 12 months to take part in voluntary work.

Pension
We take part within the Native Authorities Pension Scheme (LGPS) administered by Falkirk Council.
The scheme operates on a profession common revalued earnings (CARE) foundation. The LGPS is a
qualifying scheme and exceeds the requirements set by the Authorities below the Pensions Act 2011.