Senior Specialist Engineer - Electrical

Exceptional engineering is what keeps Britain’s energy networks functioning day after day, year after year. Ofgem is now looking for Senior Specialist Engineers to bring their expertise to the decisions that keep electricity flowing reliably, ensuring our networks deliver for consumers today and into the future.

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 have three permanent, full-time opportunities to make a lasting contribution to the future of Great Britain’s electricity networks. You’ll have the chance to apply your specialist knowledge to support investment in the energy system, ensuring infrastructure delivers value for consumers and supports the country’s long-term energy needs.

You’ll be recognised as a trusted engineering expert, advising and challenging decision-making at every level of Ofgem, informing important regulatory decisions, and influencing thinking. What’s more, you’ll have the chance to work with a wide range of experts, gaining exposure to a broad range of perspectives and handling some of the most complex technical challenges facing the energy sector.

We’re looking for accomplished engineering professionals with extensive specialist experience relevant to electricity networks, alongside a strong understanding of network investment planning, regulatory frameworks and the commercial context of major infrastructure decisions. You’ll bring experience of leading regulatory processes, including price controls or equivalent funding mechanisms, excellent analytical skills and a proven ability to advise and challenge senior stakeholders. The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to different audiences will also be essential.

In return, you’ll be enabled to operate at the highest levels of energy regulation, tackling demanding engineering challenges and applying your expertise to decisions with long-term significance. You’ll have the opportunity to broaden your regulatory perspective, work alongside leading specialists and further establish your reputation as a trusted technical authority.

We have a critical purpose to protect consumers whilst enabling the energy infrastructure Britain needs for the future. Join us and help ensure major investment in our electricity networks delivers lasting benefits for consumers and the wider energy system.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.

Interviews will be held Face to Face at our Cardiff site on 11 and 12 November 2026

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].

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.

#LI-RW1

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