Specialisms

• Innovation project design and delivery
• Flexibility
• Digital transformation

Connor leads on designing and delivering energy network innovation and flexibility projects, supporting the delivery of digital transformation with a focus on user needs and behaviour alongside end customer benefits.

Connor has 8 years of experience within energy, having joined BFY following work managing delivery of the ENA Open Networks programme; coordinating around 240 stakeholders across networks, Ofgem and DESNZ; assessing SIF applications for UKRI, and leading cross‑sector innovation projects (including NIA projects) at the Energy Systems Catapult. He holds an MSc Energy Systems from the University of Oxford, has been shortlisted for multiple industry awards, and is the Chairman of the nationwide Young Energy Professionals Forum.

Some of Connor's previous work includes:

• Led the design of a £2million DNO NIA project looking at utilising Demand Diversification Services to transition away from Load Managed areas. Despite coordinating three partners organisations and three sub-contractors across diverse urban and island locations, the client cited the project design as a key factor in achieving one of their smoothest innovation project deliveries to date.
• Project managed a shore power initiative at the Port of Aberdeen, delivering on time and under budget. This successful deliver ensuring a bankable business case and secured follow-on funding that evolved into Scotland’s largest maritime decarbonisation project
• Managed the delivery of the ENA Open Networks programme, establishing industry-wide best practices for flexibility services and interoperability. Served as the Technical Lead for the flexibility baselining tool now used as the industry standard by all GB DNOs.