Head of Regulation - Glasgow, United Kingdom - SSE

SSE

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world.

Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.

Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.

About the Role:

Base Location:
Glasgow, Perth, Reading, or London

Salary:
£63,000 - £94,400 + car / car allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern:
Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

SSE Thermal is not just embracing the present but is eagerly exploring the future.

Our Thermal business is at the forefront of innovation, delving into carbon capture and hydrogen technologies that hold the promise of transforming flexible power stations into key contributors to large-scale generation in a net-zero world.

If you're ready to be a driving force in regulatory excellence and strategic influence, join our team and be a key player in shaping the future of the energy sector.

As the Head of Regulation for SSE Thermal, you will lead the way in identifying, prioritising, and addressing high-value and high-risk regulatory policy issues.

Your role involves influencing change by representing Thermal's priorities and commercial interests through proactive and reactive engagement with regulators.

You'll be the expert providing regulatory advice, contributing to the strategic direction, and playing a crucial part in maintaining compliance and minimising regulatory risk.

Leading a small team, you'll foster consistently high performance through effective coaching, development, and performance management.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

Influencing regulatory change by actively representing Thermal's priorities and commercial interests through consultation responses, industry forums, and proposing changes to regulatory arrangements.
Providing expert guidance, interpretation, and regulatory advice, contributing to the strategic direction of Thermal while finding solutions to complex regulatory issues.
Engaging with the Executive team and a wide range of internal stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient delivery of regulatory strategy, supporting successful commercial opportunities and provide clear guidance on compliance related matters to understand regulatory risk.
Building and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders including Ofgem, the CRU, and UR, represent SSE in meetings with regulators and policymakers, and contribute to consultation responses and proposed changes to regulatory frameworks.
Be part of the leadership of the Group & Markets Regulation team, a collaborative team supporting SSE's energy businesses and Group executive.

What do I need?:

To be considered for this role, we'd love you to have:

Strategic awareness of the interactions between multiple legislative, regulatory, policy and code requirements and objectives, in addition to as a track record of delivering positive outcomes in regulatory engagement.
Depth of knowledge and understanding of the commercial and market drivers affecting a large and complex regulated business. While experience gained within energy regulation is desirable, it is not essential.
Superior writing skills, synthesising information from various sources into cohesive and impactful written communication for stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and senior leaders.
Skilled in optimising internal and external relationships to raise awareness of issues, obtain information to quantify risk or value, and support strategic priorities.
Ability to collaborate seamlessly with crossfunctional teams, as well as interacting confidently and gaining trust at executive level.

About our Business:

Our Corporate Affairs, Regulation & Strategy (CARS) function combines three quite separate but intrinsically linked businesses, with a shared focus on advising, influencing and communicating SSE's strategy and interests with key stakeholders.

This involves the interpretation of complex political and regulatory changes, skilled lobbying to inform the future energy ecosystem, and innovative communication techniques to ensure SSE's story is reached by a broad range of audiences including investors, competitors, governments, partners, suppliers, communities, and both current and prospective employees.

What's in it for you?:

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement.

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

What happens now?:

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminal