Commercial Regulation Manager (12 month FTC)

Job Title

Commercial

Regulation Manager

– Fixed Term

Location

Glasgow

Salary from £

61,600

, up to 20% bonus, family health

cover

and car allowance

Flexible Working Pattern

Help us create a better future, quicker

ScottishPower’s Customer Business Regulation Team

is

growing to support the evolution within the energy market, including the transition to net zero.

You can help in that by supporting the Customer Business influence the evolving policy and regulatory framework and define its strategic approach within that framework.

What

you’ll

be doing

We’re recruiting for

a Commercial Regulation Manager for a one year

fixed term role to

support the Policy and Regulation Director in ensuring the Customer Business Regulation Team is resilient to the evolving needs of the business and the market, both now and in the future, and can react as required in short timescales both to internal needs and external requests.

Reporting to the

Policy and

Regulation

Director

,

you’ll

be the lead regulatory expert

for our metering activities

with a particular focus on the new smart meter installation and operations framework.

This is a key area which underpins many aspects of the future energy market

and

represent

s

a key opportunity and risk to the Customer Business and the Commercial Regulation Manager will play a key role both in influencing the Customer Business’ strategy and compliance activities.

In this high profile

role

you’ll

have the vision and

expertise

to understand complex, evolving and often inter-linked regulatory proposals

.

You’ll

engage with senior management in ScottishPower including at CEO and Director level, providing advice and guidance to ensure ongoing compliance and support development of new products and services aligned to our strategy for the future energy retail market.

You’ll

also engage externally with Ofgem, Government and other third parties at a senior level

, drafting often public responses to key Government and regulatory consultation documents and papers, to

ensure that S

cottish

P

ower

’s position is presented externally to minimise risk, develop opportunities and support

ScottishPower

Group

objectives

.

You’ll

also

develop strong working relationships with officials to understand their thinking and

identify

win-win opportunities for ScottishPower.

Using your excellent analytical skills,

you’ll

have the vision to

identify

the potential impact of any regulatory proposals including understanding and reacting to those interactions. As well as influencing regulatory policy to support our business aims, this will enable you to help us gain maximum benefit from regulatory changes.

What

you’ll

bring

Educated to degree level or demonstrable experience of working in high pressure environment to tight deadlines.

You’ll

be highly literate with experience of creating and influencing change at organisation and industry level with proven ability to communicate effectively including providing strong directional support to Directors and senior management.

You’ll

have the ability to prioritise, work under

pressure

and handle multiple often complex and inter-related issues with conflicting externally set deadlines.

You’ll

have proven experience of working in a regulatory role, either within or interfacing with Government, the energy regulator, or a similar external regulator or agency on aspects of competitive markets and operations including

in particular consumer

, social and environmental affairs,

licensing

and enforcement.

You’ll have thorough knowledge of how the regulatory policy process works and a comprehensive understanding of the political, regulatory and consumer landscapes, the interfaces and dependencies between each and the ability to use this to identify, evaluate and influence current and future risks and opportunities to minimise financial exposure and contribute to the achievement of strategic business objectives.

What’s

in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy

a number of

other benefits. With our pension scheme,

we’ll

double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe

it’s

the

little things

we do in life that make

a big difference

. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your

future

and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow.

That’s

why our benefits include:

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

Share Schemes

Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans

Healthcare benefit options

including:

Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash

Plan

and annual Health Assessments

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Access to

Savesmart

financial wellbeing support