Regulation & Policy Analyst

Regulation & Policy Analyst

Permanent role

Location – Nottingham (Hybrid working)

Salary - £45,636 - £57,937 plus excellent company benefits and career progression

Here’s what you will be doing

Energy Infrastructure Services (EIS), part of E.ON UK  consists of multiple functions including Commercial, Operations, Lighting and Grid, Strategy Growth & Compliance and Go to Market.

The role holder provides support for the management of regulatory, industry and policy expertise and advice on behalf of EIS.

Working as a Regulatory and Policy Analyst within the EIS Compliance Team, providing analytic support to the EIS Regulation Lead and the EIS Policy Manager within the Strategy team. 

Responsibilities can include

• Providing consistent, accurate and effective regulatory, industry and policy advice/guidance to EIS in a challenging and rapidly evolving business environment.   

• Building effective relationships across EIS and with other Regulatory / Policy teams within E.ON UK. 

• Horizon scanning and communication of relevant industry, regulatory and policy proposals and decisions and how these outcomes are threats or opportunities for EIS.  Delivery of no surprises framework. 

• Provide Internal briefings – written and oral; translating new or amended licence, industry obligations and policy into what they mean for the business. This is to ensure key stakeholders have full understanding of the industry, policy and regulatory landscape required to inform their strategic and tactical decisions. 

• Delivery of efficient and co-ordinated communications channels to and from the industry and within the appropriate areas of the business, in respect of industry and policy change and compliance.  

• When required representing EIS externally including with key regulatory, industry and consumer stakeholders. 

• Co-ordination of responses to Regulatory / industry changes, consultations, requests for information and representing EIS’s best interests. 
• Providing analytical support to develop a clear explanation of the causal effects of regulatory, policy and industry changes on EIS. 

• Knowledge of relevant regulations, codes and industry agreements including but not limited to: Gas and Electricity Acts, Gas and Electricity licenses and conditions (including the development of Heat Regulations), Exemptions from licences and Industry Codes. 

• Experience of the regulatory and political landscape relevant to the Energy Industry. 

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence change at a senior management level.   

• Good knowledge of industry codes and practices. 

• Clear track record of being able to translate compliance requirements into measures and language that the operation and front-line staff can easily understand.  

• Evidence of regulatory understanding and interpretation. 

• Experience of risk and opportunity management and reporting with an eye for detail to ensure accuracy plus the ability to make the complicated simple for the audience.  

• Strong influencing / communication skills, able to develop a strong rapport and credibility with stakeholders. 

• Evidence of delivering compliance objectives in a dynamic, customer focused business.