Regulation and Compliance Manager

Leep Utilities; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days paid holiday

Birthday day off

Annual discretionary bonus

Company pension plan

Health cash plan

Holiday buying scheme

Job summary

Leep Utilities seeks a Regulation and Compliance Manager to ensure regulatory obligations across electricity distribution, heat networks and multi-utility services are understood and implemented. You will translate complex rules into actionable processes and drive compliance across the organisation.

Based in Manchester or Reading with hybrid working, you will interact with regulators, code bodies and internal teams to deliver timely regulatory reports and improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to take ownership of regulatory obligations across a business.
• Strong regulatory experience in utilities or regulated sectors.
• Ability to translate complex regulations into practical actions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Interpret regulatory changes and assess impact on activities.
• Engage regulators and external bodies and support regulatory engagement.
• Collaborate with operations and senior stakeholders to embed requirements.
• Support regulatory assurance activities including audits and evidence gathering.
• Deliver regulatory training and guidance to colleagues.
• Coordinate responses to inspections, audits and information requests.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports and ensure deadlines are met.
• Stay updated on electricity distribution and other utility regulation trends.
• Close regulatory risks and audit actions within agreed timelines.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory reporting

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Job description

Department: Regulation and Compliance

Reports to: Director of Regulation and Compliance

Salary: up to £60K DOE and location

Location: Manchester or Reading / Hybrid

The Opportunity

Join our Regulation team as a Regulation and Compliance Manager, where you'll play a key role in ensuring our business meets its regulatory and contractual obligations across electricity distribution, heat networks, and wider multi-utility services. You'll be responsible for interpreting complex regulatory requirements, translating them into clear and practical business processes, and driving compliance across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and policies.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory obligations and regulatory change, assess the impact on Leep’s activities, and drive the implementation of proportionate actions, controls and mitigations across the business.
• Maintain effective working relationships with regulators, code bodies, industry bodies and other external stakeholders, representing the company in regulatory discussions and supporting clear, timely and appropriate regulatory engagement.
• Work collaboratively with operational, technical, commercial and senior stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are understood, embedded and delivered in practice.
• Support regulatory assurance activity, including audits, reviews and evidence gathering, working with the Internal Audit & Governance Assurance Manager where required to assess compliance and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop and deliver, or support the delivery of, regulatory training and guidance to ensure colleagues understand relevant obligations and responsibilities.
• Manage and coordinate responses to regulatory inspections, audits, information requests and assurance reviews, including developing, tracking and closing corrective actions as required.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports and documentation and ensure that all regulatory deadlines are met.
• Stay up to date with developments in electricity distribution, heat networks, water and wider utility regulation, providing proportionate advice to senior management on emerging regulatory issues and trends.
• Ensure timely closure of Table of Accountability tasks, regulatory risks and audit actions.

Measures of Success

• Regulatory obligations, licence conditions, codes and contractual requirements are clearly understood, documented and translated into practical business actions.
• Regulatory deadlines, submissions, reporting requirements and information requests are delivered accurately on time and to the required standard.
• Regulatory risks, Table of Accountability tasks, audit actions and corrective actions are tracked effectively and closed within agreed timescales.
• Compliance controls, procedures and guidance are embedded across relevant business areas and are evidenced through assurance activity, audits or reviews.
• Regulatory change is assessed promptly, with clear impact analysis, proportionate recommendations and effective implementation plans.
• Regulatory inspections, audits and assurance reviews are well coordinated, with clear ownership, timely responses and robust follow-up actions.
• Internal stakeholders understand relevant regulatory obligations and receive clear, practical advice, training or guidance where required.
• Constructive relationships are maintained with regulators, code bodies, industry bodies and internal stakeholders, supporting effective and professional engagement.

Essential

About You

• Proven ability to take ownership of regulatory obligations and drive compliance activity across a business.
• Strong regulatory experience within electricity distribution, heat networks, water, energy supply, or another regulated utility environment.
• Strong ability to interpret, apply and translate regulatory obligations, licence conditions, codes, standards and compliance requirements into practical business actions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgement when assessing regulatory risk and business impact.
• Confidence to engage effectively with regulators, industry bodies, senior stakeholders and non‑specialist colleagues, communicating complex regulatory requirements clearly and practically.
• Strong written communication skills, including the preparation of reports, briefings, submissions and compliance documentation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across operational, technical, commercial and senior leadership teams while managing multiple priorities, deadlines and regulatory deliverables.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, proactively build knowledge in new regulatory areas, and recognise when to seek support or elevate matters appropriately.

Desirable

• Direct experience of electricity distribution regulation.
• Direct experience of heat network regulation.
• Knowledge of Ofgem regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of heat network regulatory requirements, including emerging regulation.
• Knowledge of industry codes such as DCUSA, REC, BSC, CUSC or equivalent.
• Experience supporting or undertaking regulatory audits, inspections or assurance reviews.
• Experience engaging directly with regulators, code bodies or industry working groups.

Your Development And Benefits

At Leep, we believe in stable growth and putting our people first. Our 5-year strategic growth plan gives us stability today and prepares us for the future, while nurturing a strong collaborative and supportive culture.

Our Benefits Include

• Salary which aligns to your experience and skillset
• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays
• An additional day off to celebrate your birthday
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Company pension plan
• Health Cash plan through Westfield Health
• Option to purchase additional holiday days through our Holiday Buying Scheme
• Engagement committee with events throughout the year, including Christmas Party, Summer Party and individual team socials
• Paid professional memberships relevant to your role and access to professional development opportunities

Our Values

At The Forefront Of Everything We Do

Safety, Customer Promise, Accountability, Reliability, Respect, Flexibility

Equal Opportunities

Leep Utilities is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. If you require any appropriate accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know.

At Leep Utilities, we’re not just providing essential services like water, electricity and heat. We’re shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure across the UK. We work with leading developers to provide sustainable and quality utility services to our partnered communities, playing a key role in innovative projects that are transforming the way people live and work. Leep is the result of a joint venture between the independent mid-market infrastructure investment manager, Ancala Partners LLP and one of the UK’s leading private real estate investment and infrastructure companies, The Peel Group.

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