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Job Title: Open Data Manager

Location: Glasgow

Salary: From £49,992 to £62,490 + Excellent Benefits

Grade IT3 17 Closing Date: 6th April 2023

Flexible and Hybrid Working

About Us:

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the Northwest of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing £2 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

About Our Role:

Reporting into the Data Governance & Open Data Manager, this role will be responsible for developing and leading on Open Data requirements on behalf of SP Energy Networks (SPEN), necessary to meet our RIIO-T2 and RIIO-ED2 ambitions.

You’ll establish an Open Data platform, associated policies and risk assured processes for meeting our licence obligations with regards to a presumed open approach to data in line with Data Best Practice and ensuring that significant volumes of external stakeholder needs are met.

What You'll Be Doing:

In this role, you’ll have a wide variety of responsibilities including:

• Leading and managing a team across multiple disciplines, to ensure SPEN open data requirements are developed, established, communicated, enabled and achieved.
• Managing the requirements of Open Data, ensuring adequate and risk evaluated Open Data – with a presumed open approach to sharing of data – and ensuring that significant volumes of external stakeholder and customers’ needs are met.
• Managing the external relationships on behalf of SPEN, ensuring expectations with regards to data quality and relevance.
• Leading engagement with Ofgem/ BEIS/ ENA on all aspects of Data Governance and Open Data.
• Influencing Industry Working Groups and interfaces with Ofgem/ BEIS/ ENA on Open Data including; DDSG, ENA, etc and ensuring that industry development are in line with SPEN ambition and strategic direction.
• Engaging with and adopting industry best practice such as Data Best Practice with regards to SPENs approach to Open Data.
• Developing reporting and information on business management of data governance and open data, ensuring insight and information which can be shared with wider management team, and Senior Leadership group.
• Establishing Open data platforms, systems and master meta data requirements of behalf of SPEN; Data Best practice alignment and compliance; Open Data management and administration of risk assessment in conjunction with Data Custodians; Reporting on compliance with Open Data requirements, policies and procedures.

What You'll Bring:

To be successful in applying for this role, we are ideally looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Effective at leading and managing change in a complex environment and creating a culture of engagement, positivity, agile delivery and focussed on outputs.
• Knowledge and experience with Common Information Model (CIM), Data Best practice and Electricity industry / regulatory licence requirements.
• Communication & Influencing skills: Ability to successfully engage with and influence both internal ScottishPower and Iberdrola groups and regulatory bodies / Industry Working Groups (Ofgem, BEIS, ENA).
• Data and information reporting capabilities, and knowledge of core reporting systems.
• Central platforms and Systems, Data architecture and information management capabilities (i.e. CIM, Data Mastery, DBP), Data science and analytical capabilities.
• Programme management and Organisation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage diverse and demanding workload.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, listening skills, tact, diplomacy & political awareness.

What's In It For You?:

We believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future, and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive and Share Save Schemes
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology vouchers – spread the cost of your technology purposes
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans
• And options to purchase dental or health insurance, shopping and gym discounts, nudge financial wellbeing support, and many more

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.