Senior Manager Economic Regulation and Compliance

NSW Public Service Commission; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW, via TAM, seeks a Senior Manager Economic Regulation and Compliance to lead and coordinate Economic Regulation and Pricing for TAM. You will develop regulatory and pricing frameworks, govern with assurance activities, and work with TAM divisions alongside regulators such as IPART and NSW Treasury.

You’ll establish pricing methodologies, oversee annual compliance reporting to IPART, manage access agreements and customer relations, and drive assurance for non-price services with

Qualifications

• Experience leading economic regulation in large organisations.
• Knowledge of pricing frameworks and governance.
• Ability to coordinate across divisions and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Establish pricing methodologies, set prices and manage commercial arrangements for public and third-party rail operators.
• Manage and coordinate TAM’s economic regulatory and pricing accountabilities.
• Lead annual compliance reporting to IPART, coordinating data gathering, drafting, preparing and obtaining approval of submissions.
• Interface with regulators including IPART and NSW Treasury to represent TAM’s position.
• Oversee the management of, and performance, rail access administration and contract management, including negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Establish and perform assurance, audit and compliance for the delivery of non-price access products and services by TAM Agents.
• Work with the Transport for NSW PIP and SPER divisions in moving towards NSW’s government policy objectives for freight on rail.

Skills

Senior economic experience

Regulated pricing

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Economics/Finance/Law degree

Job description

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Senior Manager Economic Regulation and Compliance

Organisation/Entity: TAM

Job category: Projects

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number: 110901

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: An attractive remuneration package

You may have been part of some big projects before, but this work is legacy-building.

This is a once in a career opportunity to play a key role in the transformation of NSW Freight rail influencing change for our customers and community.

The Senior Manager Economic regulation and Compliance will manage and coordinate the overall Economic Regulatory and Pricing accountabilities for Transport Asset Management for NSW (TAM).

This will include development of appropriate regulatory and pricing frameworks, including governance and assurance activities. It will work closely with the other Divisions in TAM as well as interfacing with Transport for NSW, Sydney Trains and IPART on regulatory matters.

In this role you’ll

• Establish pricing methodologies, set prices and manage commercial arrangements for public and third-party rail operators.
• Manage and coordinate all of TAM’s economic regulatory and pricing accountabilities.
• Lead annual compliance reporting to IPART, coordinating data gathering, drafting, preparing and obtaining approval of submissions.
• Interface with regulators including IPART and other government agencies such as NSW Treasury to represent TAM’s position.
• Oversee the management of, and performance, rail access administration and contract management consistent with the requirements of the NSW Rail Access Undertaking and individual rail operator access agreements. This includes managing customer relations, the negotiation of new access agreements and renewals, and dispute resolution.
• Establish and perform assurance, audit and compliance for the delivery of non-price access products and services by TAM Agents.
• Work with the Transport for NSW PIP (Freight & Transport Planning) and SPER divisions in moving towards NSW’s government policy objectives for freight on rail.

You will join a collaborative team bringing your sense of enthusiasm and fun. Together we will support each other to create meaningful change within the NSW rail network.

• Demonstrated senior economic commercial experience in a regulated asset delivery environment (e.g. rail, gas, electricity, water, ports or airports).
• Expert knowledge and demonstrated application of regulatory frameworks in large and complex commercial organisations.
• Demonstrated economic regulation of infrastructure pricing experience in regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial negotiations.
• Tertiary qualifications or demonstrated, in a relevant discipline (Economics/Finance/Law) or other relevant, equivalent professional experience.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

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