Job Description

Details

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Reference number

421956

Salary

47,895 - 62,699
47,895 - 58,519 (National)


50,748 - 62,699.(London)


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A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Grade 7
Level 2B

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Major Projects

Type of role

Analytical

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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Cardiff, Glasgow, London

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 looking for a Senior Analyst to join the Offshore Cost Assessment team within our Major Projects Directorate. This team plays a key role in assessing the costs of large-scale electricity transmission infrastructure projects, including offshore, onshore and interconnector developments, to ensure they deliver value for money for consumers.


This is a cost-focused infrastructure role, ideal for someone with experience in engineering economics, capital project delivery or infrastructure cost modelling. You'll lead the scrutiny of detailed cost submissions from developers, benchmark costs across projects and help shape the regulatory decisions that guide billions of pounds of investment in the UK's energy networks.


You'll be responsible for managing the assessment of multiple major projects each year, working closely with internal colleagues, external consultants and project developers. Your analysis will directly influence how efficiently these projects are delivered and how costs are controlled.


Key responsibilities include leading detailed cost assessments, comparing and benchmarking submissions, and producing clear, evidence-based recommendations to support regulatory decisions. You'll manage project timelines, oversee external consultants and coordinate work across the team. You'll also engage with developers and stakeholders to test assumptions and challenge proposals, contributing to internal reports, consultations and impact assessments that shape how infrastructure investment is regulated.


We're looking for someone with strong analytical skills and experience interpreting complex cost or technical information. You'll have a background in infrastructure project assessment, engineering economics or capital cost modelling, and be confident communicating technical findings in a clear and straightforward way.


You'll bring proven experience managing projects or work packages to tight deadlines and be comfortable working with a range of stakeholders including industry, government and technical advisers. Experience managing people or working in a matrix team environment is also important.


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

Job description

The breadth of work ranges from technical analysis, cost and statistical/econometric modelling to report drafting and stakeholder engagement (eg discussions with industry). Your management of people will also allow team members to play to their strengths or develop in new areas.


Typical outputs and deliverables include:

Detailed and robust analysis of developers submissions to help determine the economic and efficient costs associated with the development and delivery of these projects. This will include comparing costs across different projects, undertaking detailed benchmarking analysis to inform and support our assessments, and helping to set appropriate incentives on project developers to manage their costs efficiently. Creative but also robust analysis of complex information that supports policy and decision-making. The ability to quickly review and draw conclusions from detailed cost and technical submissions. Presentation of analysis and consequential clear and concise policy/decision proposals to senior managers and external stakeholders. Produce internal management papers, external reports, consultations and impact assessments. Lead assessment of two or more large (>100m) infrastructure projects at any time. This will involve project planning, analysis of issues, management of external consultants and their contracts, and management of work packages allocated to other team members. Project plans and other project documentation (eg reports, risk/issues logs)

Key Outputs and Deliverables

Accountable to Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO), Interconnector and Large Onshore Transmission Infrastructure (LOTI) teams for delivering cost valuations of transmission assets at the agreed time for each project. Accountable to other teams for providing numerical/cost analysis as and when required. Budget accountability if managing an external contractor, professional development lead for two or more members of staff, depending on specific role and experience of the successful candidate, as well as responsible for task managing other team members' work and line management responsibilities.

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

Excellent analytical skills and an ability to assess and interpret complex cost information to highlight relevant trends and draw conclusions (LEAD) Excellent interpersonal skills, with experience of stakeholder management; A proven track record of effective delivery of work packages or projects in a commercial or public sector environment; Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical details in a straightforward and concise way; Good project management skills with a strong track record of delivery against challenging deadlines; and Experience of people management, either directly or in a matrix working environment.

Desirable Criteria

Excellent understanding of economics, regulation, or commercial considerations relating to infrastructure investment and delivery; and Understanding of the energy sector.

Behaviours

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


Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 47,895, OFGEM contributes 13,875 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; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.

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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 directed to a Civil Service test - guidance for this can be found here Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Upon passing the test, 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

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 .

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Lisa Buchanan Email : recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk Telephone : Phillip Heyden
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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.