Senior Policy Advisor, Climate and Sustainability (Clean Power Advisory)

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Senior Policy Advisor, Climate and Sustainability (Clean Power Advisory)

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We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Senior Policy Advisor to lead high-impact policy advice on the delivery of energy system transformation.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is building on the National Engineering Policy Centre’s (NEPC) work on rapid electricity system decarbonisation to deliver ongoing advice to policymakers on the successful and secure delivery of electricity decarbonisation over coming years. This is an opportunity to work directly with leaders in the profession and key decision-makers within government and the sector to develop a suite of activities and policy advice that ensures the energy transition is informed by the best engineering input available.

An opportunity to build personal profile and to promote the engineering voice within policy delivery, this role will be instrumental in providing analysis on the progress of energy system transformation, the challenges to be addressed and opportunities to be realised. This work will make a key contribution to the successful delivery of secure, resilient and decarbonised electricity. The NEPC is a partnership across the UK’s 42 professional engineering organisations, led by the Academy, and this work taps into the unique range of expertise and experience across the partnership.

The Skills We Look For Are

Do you have experience working in a fast-paced programme or project team?

Do you have experience of mobilising technical expertise and insight in decision-maker influencing?

Do you have excellent writing skills with experience writing for a wide range of audiences?

Do you enjoy working with multiple stakeholders while keeping a keen eye on evidence quality and processes?

Would you bring specialist experience, either from the energy sector or in translating technical expertise and insight into policy influence?

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Application closing date: 14/09/2025

Interview date: w/c 22/09/2025

Interview location: London

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change, to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

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