Senior Economic Regulation Manager

Together we’re building a greener tomorrow. Connecting every home and business to a single, secure smart meter network is a huge undertaking. So you can imagine the scale – and variety – and opportunities for the people who’ll help us do it.

Smart DCC is looking for an exceptional Senior Economic Regulation Manager to help shape the future of one of the UK’s most critical national infrastructures. As we move into a brand‑new ex ante price control framework, this is your chance to influence how DCC operates for years to come. You’ll work at the centre of strategic decision‑making — partnering with Ofgem, engaging customers, and advising senior leaders — to build a business plan worth over half a billion pounds a year and ensure we deliver real value for consumers and the energy industry. It’s a rare and exciting opportunity to help define how the smart energy network is regulated for the future.

You’ll be right at the heart of DCC’s transition, leading major elements of our business plan, improving planning processes, and ensuring our activities reflect customer needs and regulatory expectations. By driving high‑quality economic analysis and shaping conversations with Ofgem and industry stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in building a smarter, more efficient and more consumer‑focused energy system for Great Britain.

How you will contribute to transforming energy and shaping the future:

• Lead elements of DCC’s ex ante business planning process, coordinating inputs from teams across the organisation and assuring the quality of business plan outputs.
• Engage with customers to gather and incorporate feedback into DCC’s planned activities.
• Represent DCC in discussions with Ofgem on aspects of the price control framework and business plan determinations.
• Provide regulatory advice and economic insight to support high‑quality decision‑making across DCC.
• Support the development and embedding of improved planning processes to ensure DCC can operate effectively under the new price control regime.

Your skills that will enable us to fulfil our purpose:

• Experience working in government, a regulator, consultancy or a regulated business, ideally with exposure to economic regulation, price controls or incentives.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills, able to simplify complex issues for senior audiences (including ExCo).
• Experience leading or coordinating large, cross‑functional projects.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, able to balance diverse views and promote evidence‑based positions.
• Highly organised, proactive, resilient, and aligned with DCC’s values: make a difference, act with integrity, be accountable.

At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people. We offer competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, together with bonuses tied to personal and company performance and our core benefits include pension, holidays and private healthcare. We want you to feel respected and able, so we also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy together with other flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

This is meaningful work, with meaningful reward. Your application to help shape what’s next: Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this job advert in an alternative format, or have any other questions you’d like to ask before applying, please contact Stephanie.Owen@peregrineresourcing.com.

Join the DCC, a dynamic organisation where every day brings a chance to make a difference. We believe in our purpose. Together, we work as one team, always looking for ways to improve and support DCC’s role in a low‑carbon future.

Act with integrity: We treat everyone with kindness, consideration and respect. We keep our promises to our customers. And if something doesn’t feel right, we speak up.

Be accountable: You can depend on our word. We’re clear about our roles and we take the initiative, while respecting the processes we have in place.

Personal Development: Our training and development opportunities help you be your best self – from regular 1-2-1s all the way up to professional qualifications.

Group income protection: Provides a continuous income if you’re unable to work due to illness or injury for more than 26 weeks.

Pension Plans: Our Capita Choice partners will match the salary contributions you make to your pension up to 5%, depending on your plan and time with us.

Flexible Holidays: Need more time off? Increase your standard 25 days of leave by buying extra to rest, spend time with family or satisfy your wanderlust.

Cycle to Work Scheme: We’re big on keeping things green. If you want to cycle to work, we’ll loan you the gear through salary sacrifice to make it tax‑efficient.

As we all transition to a new normal, we can help you find the hybrid working pattern that suits you and your team best.