Senior Manager - Utilities & Energy Regulatory Due Diligence & Transaction Advisory

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Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a regulated UK utilities specialist to provide regulatory due diligence and financial advice in the energy transition sector. The role involves managing multiple engagements and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance client relationships. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulatory expertise related to utilities and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Fantastic working culture

Opportunities for progression based on merit

Qualifications

• Experience advising infrastructure investment clients on regulatory due diligence.
• Understanding of energy policy and economic regulation of utilities.
• Experience managing transactions in utilities and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory due diligence on transactions in regulated utility sector.
• Advise on energy transition sectors with financial expertise.
• Manage delivery of multiple engagements with quality assurance.

Skills

Regulatory expertise

M&A advisory experience

Excellent presentation skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to solve problems

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Our client, a large global consulting and advisory firm, is seeking to hire a regulated UK utilities specialist who has demonstrable experience of advising infrastructure investors on regulatory due diligence and transaction matters relating to UK gas, electricity, water and/or nuclear power companies they wish to invest in. Experience in cost of capital and CMA appeals is also highly desirable.

This sub-team has delivered strong growth in recent years, over-delivering on its recent budgets. It counts 11 FTEs currently, and has the ambition of double its revenues and size over the next three years. The business unit this team sits in can offer their client a 360 degrees solution for all their utilities requirements through it\'s five additional teams: Water Regulation, Energy Regulation, Regulatory Finance, Project Finance and Cost Assessment, and is continuously expanding with double digit growth over the last 10 years.

Our client offers a fantastic working culture, the opportunity to work with some of the smartest people in the market and progression based on merit.

Responsibilities

• Providing regulatory due diligence on transactions in the regulated utility sector, leveraging the specialist skills across the team (regulation/finance/cost assessment etc).
• Providing financial advice to clients on energy transition sectors (such as energy efficiency, connections, metering, nuclear and renewable etc.), jointly with the Firm\'s Corporate Finance team.
• Providing strategic, regulatory and market advice, to corporate and infra fund clients, on energy transition sub-segments.
• Managing delivery of several engagements of different size on a day-to-day basis. Being responsible for the quality of deliverables produced for clients.
• Working closely with our colleagues in other parts of the business to develop and maintain business relationships with clients, in particular infrastructure investors.
• Providing effective management, coaching and mentoring of junior staff on specific engagements.
• Developing, inspiring and empowering team members in line with the firm’s values.

The Projects You Will Advise On

• Completed regulatory due diligence on large UK water utility
• Regulatory & commercial due diligence on a large OFTO
• Completed a sell-side M&A advisory on a C&I solar platform in Eastern Europe
• Completed a strategic review of an energy efficiency company in Europe
• Regulatory & commercial due diligence for the acquisition of an electricity distribution network
• Advised on the gas market prospects in the context of a takeover of a large gas distribution company in the UK

The Person

• You will either have developed regulatory expertise on UK regulated utilities (water, electricity, gas, etc.) in a consulting firm, or M&A advisory experience in the Power & Utilities sector.
• Have demonstrable experience of advising infrastructure investment clients on regulatory due diligence matters within the UK.
• Have experience and understanding of key elements of energy policy and economic regulation of utilities.
• Experience of working on and managing transactions in utilities and infrastructure.
• Good understanding of transaction process and execution.
• Experience of working in regulated utilities, and / or energy transition sectors such as energy efficiency, C&I solar, C&I decarbonisation, connections, metering, renewable .
• Ability to work at pace and during intense periods of live transactions.
• Excellent presentation and communications skills.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Have a go get attitude and a will to succeed, with experience of opening up opportunities.
• Be an independent thinker with the ability to identify and solve problems.

Successful applicants will be contacted within 24 hours to discuss further.

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