

The second perm sec will also be directly responsible for around a third of the department’s 5,000-strong workforce, as well as some of BEIS’s arm’s-length bodies including the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the UK Space Agency, Companies House and the British Business Bank. BEIS boss picks communication and use of new technology as key to meeting challenges of 2021.BEIS seeks £4m digital partner to plug ‘capability gaps’ on demand.

Their cost and impact is measured in billions, and the stakes are extremely high: decarbonisation of the UK economy will depend on the success of this role,” the job ad says. “These programmes are complex, often involving multi-stakeholder partnerships from across the private and public sector. The successful candidate will oversee delivery of BEIS’s net-zero programmes to decarbonise the UK’s building stock and the deployment of renewable and nuclear energy sources in particular. This will include oversight of several technology-centric initiatives and executive agencies, covering satellites and the clean-up of the UK’s nuclear facilities. The role, which has a salary of £160,000, involves leading “one of the largest and most challenging portfolios in government," according to the job advert. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is the latest ministry to create a second permanent secretary role, as it seeks a “outstanding, collaborative and inclusive” leader to make a success of its major programmes.īEIS joins departments including the Treasury, Home Office and – most recently – the Department for Transport in creating a second permanent secretary post. Credit: Crown Copyright/ Open Government Licence v3.0
