Principal Regulatory Economist

ActewAGL; Canberra; On-site; AUD 167,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Regulatory Economist, where your expertise in regulatory economics will be pivotal in shaping the energy landscape. In this full-time role, you will lead strategic initiatives, provide expert advice, and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to drive regulatory improvements for gas and electricity services. This innovative firm values analytical skills and offers a collaborative environment to tackle the challenges of energy transition. If you are passionate about economic regulation and want to contribute to the future of energy in the ACT, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in economic regulation and strategy analysis.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of regulatory strategy for electricity and gas.
• Provide expert economic regulatory advice to senior management.
• Engage with stakeholders and regulators effectively.

Skills

Regulatory Economics

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Micro-economic Theory

Education

Relevant Tertiary Qualifications

Job description

Principal Regulatory Economist

• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• Salary starting from $167,333 plus 15% superannuation

Our team

Our Economic Regulation Division is made up of a small, professional, and dedicated team working across the gas and electricity businesses in the ActewAGL Joint Venture. We provide strategic and economic regulatory advice that helps shape investment in the ACT’s energy sector and meet the challenges of the energy transition. Our team provides regulatory expertise advice and advocacy across a broad range of areas including regulatory reviews, regulatory policy and strategy, regulatory pricing and regulatory finance.

The team has a rare opportunity for a collaborative, highly motivated and analytically focussed individual to come onboard and be a part of the Territory’s leading pathway to electrification.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Group Manager Regulatory Reviews and Policy, this role requires an individual with a passion for regulatory economics and offers a variety of activities and regulatory challenges for you to demonstrate your skills.

You will be responsible for providing expert knowledge and advice on regulation of gas and electricity services, as well as other economic regulatory matters affecting the energy industry. You will have strong analytical and communication skills and an ability to engage with confidence with a broad range of stakeholders.

A day in the life will include:

• Leading the development of regulatory strategy relating to the efficient regulated revenue and pricing for the electricity and gas network and retail businesses
• Providing expert economic regulatory advice and analysis to guide senior management and executive
• Contributing to customer and stakeholder engagement programs for regulatory reviews
• Leading the development of economic regulatory advice to the electricity and gas network and retail businesses
• Leading the development of regulatory policy submissions and advocacy to shape the evolution of the regulatory framework
• Engaging effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including relevant regulators and government agencies.

About You

Do you have relevant tertiary qualifications, and experience in applying economic and strategy analysis to problem solving? Has your previous experience or background given you a detailed understanding of economic regulation in the utility sector or other sectors? Or do you have a demonstrated understanding of the application of micro-economic theory in a commercial and regulatory environment? Are you experienced in presenting complex information to stakeholders, clearly and concisely?

If you answered yes to any of these, or feel you have strong transferable skills and an interest in the changing energy landscape, we want to hear from you.

Apply now

To apply, log onto our recruitment portal and submit your cover letter and resume outlining the experience, qualifications, and capabilities you can bring to the role.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity you can contact Gillian Symmans, Group Manager Regulatory Reviews and Policy at 0476 840 597.

Applications close Wednesday 12 February 2025

Power to thrive with a business immersed in the community

ActewAGL is one of the ACT’s largest employers and we’re proud to be powerfully local. We work and live in the communities we serve and partner with the organisations that make our home such a great place to live.

We’re reimagining the future of energy with the brightest minds of the nation’s capital.

We offer benefits, support, and balance that few others can. At ActewAGL, you will be provided with opportunities to learn, innovate, and collectively achieve more. We actively invest in our peoples’ careers so you can lead and develop, because when you grow, we grow.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion, and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds, and encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people that identify as LGBTIQ+, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.