Job Description

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Reference number

423063
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Salary

61,446 - 86,547
National - 61,446 - 80,425, London - 65,835 - 86,547
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Grade 6
Level 3###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

OFGEM - Analysis and Assurance - Price Controls###

Type of role

Analytical


Project Delivery###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations - Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

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Job summary

Ofgem is Great Britain's independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers, and drive economic growth.


We're recruiting a Head of Electricity Distribution Costs to lead the cost assessment for the next electricity distribution price control (ED3). This is a key programme that will shape how Britain's electricity networks evolve to meet the demands of a decarbonised, secure and affordable energy system.


This high-profile role provides the opportunity to help reshape Ofgem's network regulation to support a transformational expansion in Britain's energy infrastructure. It will help achieve greater affordability, security of supply and a decarbonised electricity system, while continuing to protect consumers by keeping the overall costs of the net zero transition low.


You'll lead the development and application of Ofgem's cost assessment toolkit, managing a team of analysts and economists to assess electricity distribution network companies' business plans. Your work will directly inform the sector methodology and the draft and final determinations that underpin ED3, ensuring proposed costs are efficient and evidence-based.


We're looking for someone with strong experience in regulatory economics, cost modelling and stakeholder engagement. You'll work across Ofgem and with external partners including network companies, government departments and consumer groups to ensure our approach is transparent and aligned with long-term policy goals.


You'll also support the development of internal capability, help your team grow professionally and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive working environment.


If you're looking for a role where your work will shape the future of energy regulation and deliver real value for consumers, this is your opportunity to lead from the front.


Join us at Ofgem, where your skills and passion can make a real impact!

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Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Delivery of set of team deliverables

, that utilise your expertise to ensure successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams

Lead on the cost modelling approach for the next electricity distribution price control (ED3), including identifying and developing effective solutions to identify and justify suitable benchmarks across all companies and networks, address significant regulatory and/or commercial issues and potential challenges. Provide visible and effective leadership to a team of analysts, leading the project management in the team and representing Ofgem at relevant industry events, seminars and working groups. Provide oral and written briefings to Networks' and Ofgem's boards and committees on key issues, working closely with policy, regulatory finance and legal colleagues. Liaise with network companies on a regular basis to help refine and develop our approach. Provide clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics in your area of expertise to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes. Collaborate closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery. Demonstrate effective diversity and inclusive team management within their team and the wider organisation. Where required, be jointly responsible with staff managers on welfare and pastoral care of team colleagues.

Key Skills & Capabilities Required:

Supporting team managers in agreeing, managing and delivering budget and resource requirements. Building and supporting high-performing teams. Highly confident with Excel to manage large datasets and to present analysis in appropriate and clear formats. Experience of econometric modelling, for example using STATA is desirable, but is not essential.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

Deliver the cost assessment toolkit for electricity distribution network companies and apply it to formulate robust recommendations on the level of efficient costs for the sector

Develops and tests a robust cost assessment toolkit for electricity distribution network companies - working with external stakeholders. This will involve proposing a decision on the sector methodology in 2026. Effectively leads a team to conduct cost assessment of electricity network companies' business plan. This will involve proposing Draft and Final Determinations in Summer/Winter 2026. Leads production and presentation of key documents including board papers, consultations and briefings related to cost assessment. Collaborates closely with wider price control team managers to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery. Supports corporate objective to develop inclusive team resourcing and staff onboarding.

Support the development of a high-performing team based on effective resource management, ongoing support and professional development

Provides expert guidance to help team members deliver, by building supportive, inclusive team environment based on trust-based relationships, transparency and inclusivity. Takes ownership for own continued expert development and other team members' professional development relating to the role by: Identifying your own continued professional development. Providing ongoing coaching and identification of development opportunities. Provide advice and support for colleagues who are pursuing professional qualifications. ###

Person specification

Experience in the application of regulatory economics and applying cost assessment techniques in practice. Excellent analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to think critically, validate and analyse complex data, and to challenge and sense check results. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely and to work collaboratively to solve problems. Extensive experience working collaboratively with diverse colleagues. Strong project management skills to successfully deliver a programme of work in challenging timescales with minimal supervision. (Team Head role) ###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Developing Self and Others Delivering at Pace

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 61,446, OFGEM contributes 17,800 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
When you press the 'Apply now' button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.


You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word 'personal statement' evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.


The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Ofgem takes any incidences of cheating very seriously. Please ensure all examples provided are of your own experience. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.


Please refer to Civil Service candidate advice on the acceptable use of artificial intelligence within the recruitment and selection process - Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by [

https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.###

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Lisa Buchanan Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk ###

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of these Recruitment Principles.




In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website