Head of Gas System Management

Ofgem is working at the forefront of the fight to build a secure, sustainable energy system, while evolving for a Net Zero future. We’re looking for a Head of Gas System Management to join us and provide the strategic leadership that will help steer the GB gas network through a period of profound change.

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 a strategically important area of energy regulation as the gas system transitions towards Net Zero and embraces future gas sources. You’ll take a leading role in shaping how the GB gas network evolves while continuing to support security, affordability and resilience for consumers. With changing patterns of system use and emerging technologies creating new challenges and opportunities, you’ll help ensure regulation remains fit for a rapidly changing energy landscape.

This is a broad and highly influential leadership role spanning the present and future of Britain’s gas system, with the scope to shape strategic thinking across Ofgem and the wider sector. You’ll lead a specialist multidisciplinary team and work closely with government, network companies, industry and consumer representatives, building Gas System Management and Future Gas Strategy as recognised centres of expertise while influencing how the sector responds to major long-term change.

We’re looking for someone with significant expertise in economic regulation or policy development within the energy sector or another complex regulated industry, alongside a proven ability to lead major strategic, operational or regulatory change. You’ll combine this with accomplished senior stakeholder engagement skills, strong team leadership and the judgement, communication and delivery capabilities to navigate multiple priorities within a complex and evolving environment.

You’ll have the platform to influence the future direction of a nationally significant energy system within an inclusive organisation that values diverse perspectives, with flexible, part-time and job-share arrangements considered to help support every way of working.

We have a critical purpose to ensure Great Britain’s gas system continues to support energy security, affordability and resilience. Join us and help steer this critical network through major change, shape its future strategic direction and ensure it continues to deliver 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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