Head of Gas System Charging

Ofgem is working at the forefront of the fight to build a fairer, more affordable and future-ready energy system, helping ensure the costs of Britain’s gas networks are recovered efficiently and transparently as the sector undergoes major change. We’re looking for a Head of Gas System Charging to join us and lead a full-scale reform of the UK gas charging system at a pivotal point in the energy transition.

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

We’re offering a permanent role with the chance to lead major reform across a critical part of Britain’s energy system, influencing how gas network costs are recovered as the sector transitions towards a low-carbon future. You’ll provide strategic leadership across gas charging and cost recovery, helping ensure regulatory arrangements remain efficient, resilient and fit for the future. With demand patterns changing and new low-carbon gases emerging, you’ll be positioned at the centre of decisions with significant implications for consumers, industry and the future gas system.

This is a broad and highly influential leadership role, offering the scope to shape charging reform across the gas system and establish Gas System Charging as a recognised centre of expertise within Ofgem. You’ll lead a specialist multidisciplinary team and work closely with senior figures, bringing strategic direction to complex questions.

We’re looking for someone with significant expertise in charging or cost recovery arrangements and a proven track record of leading complex regulatory or economic policy within the energy sector or another comparable regulated industry. You’ll combine this with accomplished senior stakeholder engagement skills, strong team leadership and the communication, influencing and delivery capabilities to navigate complex issues and drive high-quality outcomes through significant change.

You’ll have the platform to lead full-scale reform in an area fundamental to the funding and operation of Britain’s gas networks within an inclusive organisation that values diverse perspectives, with flexible, part-time and job-share arrangements considered to support every way of working.

We have a critical purpose to ensure gas charging and cost recovery arrangements protect consumers, support security of supply and remain fit for a changing energy system. Join us and help reshape how Britain’s gas networks are funded and ensure future charging arrangements deliver fair and efficient outcomes for consumers.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), 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 skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the criteria listed in the role profile. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

There may be 2 interview stages. The first interview stage will be done via MS Teams. If required, there will be a second interview stage done on a face to face basis.

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At Ofgem, we expect our staff to carry out their roles with honesty, fairness and openness. They should follow the Civil Service code and be free from any influence or bias. We are committed to making sure interests are recognised, declared and managed appropriately so that we can fulfil our duties as an energy regulator. Our Conflicts of Interest policy outlines the types of interests Ofgem staff must declare before onboarding, and the rules they must follow throughout employment so that we can clearly demonstrate that our decisions are not influenced by private interests.

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