Head of Gas System Management

Ofgem; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension scheme

Hybrid working

30 days annual leave

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Ofgem seeks a Head of Gas System Management to lead strategic regulation of the GB gas network during a period of major change. You will guide the Future Gas Strategy, oversee a multidisciplinary team, and collaborate with government, network operators, and consumer groups to deliver robust regulatory outcomes.

The role emphasizes senior stakeholder engagement, effective leadership, and the delivery of high-impact policies that support energy security, affordability and Net Zero objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in economic regulation or policy development in complex sectors.
• Proven track record engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including government and industry bodies.
• Experience leading high-performing teams and delivering strategic regulatory changes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills for specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Strong programme and delivery management across multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic thinking for gas system regulation and future gas strategy.
• Oversee a multidisciplinary team and engage with government, networks, industry, and consumers.
• Drive complex regulatory reforms and oversee multiple workstreams with risk management.
• Influence sector-wide decisions to support energy security and Net Zero targets.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory policy

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Programme management

Job description

Ofgem is working at the forefront of the fight to build a secure, sustainable energy system, while evolving for a Net Zero future. We’re looking for a Head of Gas System Management to join us and provide the strategic leadership that will help steer the GB gas network through a period of profound change.

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers, especially vulnerable people.

We’re offering a permanent role with the chance to lead a strategically important area of energy regulation as the gas system transitions towards Net Zero and embraces future gas sources. You’ll take a leading role in shaping how the GB gas network evolves while continuing to support security, affordability and resilience for consumers. With changing patterns of system use and emerging technologies creating new challenges and opportunities, you’ll help ensure regulation remains fit for a rapidly changing energy landscape.

This is a broad and highly influential leadership role spanning the present and future of Britain’s gas system, with the scope to shape strategic thinking across Ofgem and the wider sector. You’ll lead a specialist multidisciplinary team and work closely with government, network companies, industry and consumer representatives, building Gas System Management and Future Gas Strategy as recognised centres of expertise while influencing how the sector responds to major long-term change.

We’re looking for someone with significant expertise in economic regulation or policy development within the energy sector or another complex regulated industry, alongside a proven ability to lead major strategic, operational or regulatory change. You’ll combine this with accomplished senior stakeholder engagement skills, strong team leadership and the judgement, communication and delivery capabilities to navigate multiple priorities within a complex and evolving environment.

You’ll have the platform to influence the future direction of a nationally significant energy system within an inclusive organisation that values diverse perspectives, with flexible, part-time and job-share arrangements considered to help support every way of working.

We have a critical purpose to ensure Great Britain’s gas system continues to support energy security, affordability and resilience. Join us and help steer this critical network through major change, shape its future strategic direction and ensure it continues to deliver for consumers.

Person specification

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential criteria. In the event of receiving a large number of applications, an initial sift may take place on just the lead criteria indicated in the essential criteria.

• Significant expertise in economic regulation or development of policy in relation to complex sectors, demonstrated through a proven track record of delivering complex operational, management and/ or strategic decisions or reforms within the energy sector or a comparable regulated industry. (LEAD)
• Strong track record of successfully engaging, advising and influencing senior stakeholders, including Government, regulated entities, industry bodies and senior leadership, building support for complex regulatory and policy outcomes. (LEAD)
• Experience of leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams, including supporting capability development, knowledge sharing and effective resource management.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical, operational and regulatory issues clearly and concisely to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Strong programme and delivery management skills, with the ability to oversee multiple strategic workstreams, manage risks, dependencies and trade-offs, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a complex and changing environment.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Alongside your salary of £63,443, OFGEM contributes £18,379 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but this is kept under review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.