Price Control Analyst - Sustainability

ScottishPower; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Price Control Analyst specializing in sustainability initiatives. This role focuses on supporting the Sustainability Manager in developing environmental incentives for energy networks and requires strong analytical and communication skills. With a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to inclusion and diversity, this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the company’s sustainability goals in the vibrant context of the UK energy sector. Working collaboratively with various stakeholders will ensure the alignment of price control initiatives.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Pension scheme with company match

Electric Vehicle Schemes

Healthcare benefit options

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline, preferably with a postgraduate qualification in sustainability, environmental or economics.
• Awareness of environmental and sustainability requirements for an electricity network operator.
• Ability to justify proposals to the regulator utilizing environmental, social and economic analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sustainability Manager and develop environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Build relationships with Environmental Stakeholders to align price control plans.
• Deliver comprehensive service to stakeholders including participation in workshops.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Data management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Postgraduate qualification in sustainability or economics

Job description

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Job Title: Price Control Analyst - Sustainability

Location Glasgow, Edinburgh or Prenton (Merseyside)

Salary from £53,280 to £66,600 + Excellent Benefits Programme

Help us create a better future, quicker

Responsible for supporting the Sustainability Manager in the development of Environmental and Sustainability initiatives and incentives for Energy Networks for our Regulated Price Controls. Specific support will be provided for the development, submission and response to Ofgem's Determinations of our Price Control Business Plans (now at RIIO-3) and related deliverability and readiness activities.

To develop new environmental and wider sustainability incentives or initiatives utilising sound economic justification. This will require either a strong understanding of how SPEN operates as a regulated entity or having an in-depth knowledge of sustainability and environmental issues particularly policy. This will also require having the ability to liaise with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including Ofgem, the other Transmission and Distribution Network Operators and our existing Environmental and Sustainability teams to ensure consistency with our business as usual activities.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting the Sustainability Manager and Energy Networks management team to develop the Price control environmental and sustainability initiatives and incentives, specifically the Environmental Action Plan.

• Building new relationships with Environmental Stakeholders to ensure their views are considered in the formulation of the price control Business plans. This will require liaising with the Sustainability Team, Price Control team, engineers and Licences to ensure alignment with the project and business as usual activities.

• Support the Price Control agenda across the organisation by delivering a comprehensive service to all external and internal stakeholders including participation in working groups and communication of SPEN approach.

• Attend all relevant Ofgem and Internal workshops.

• Establish a list of key Environmental stakeholders for the Price Control working with the Price Control Stakeholder Engagement Manager. Stakeholder Engagement at all levels will be required.

• Provide technical expertise to support the Policy and Economics Manager. Researching issues and developments and translating these into proposals for meaningful plans and measures for the wider business.

• Review and verify relevant Ofgem submissions (Price Control Business Plans) prepared by SPEN, prior to final approval by the Policy and Economics Manager

• Once the Price Control has concluded, the outcomes should be communicated and rolled out into the business via formal workshops.

What you'll bring

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline. Preferably with a post graduate qualification in sustainability, environmental or economics.

• Awareness of environmental and sustainability requirements for an electricity network operator.

• Ability to justify proposals to the regulator utilising environmental, social and economic analysis

• Demonstrable experience of liaising, negotiating and influencing at a management level in business

• In-depth knowledge of developments in the sustainability and environmental agenda.

• Training and coaching skills with the ability to communicate technical information in a concise way to a non-technical audience

• Strong analytical and rigorous approach to data management

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Schemes

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network - connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously. We're investing £5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers scottishpower.com .