Head of Gas Distribution Policy - Price Controls

Ofgem ECO Reporting Working Group; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - GBP 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regulator is seeking a Head of Gas Distribution Policy in Cardiff. This permanent position focuses on strategic leadership in gas regulation, influencing future policies for gas networks. Candidates should have substantial experience in regulation, strong stakeholder engagement, and excellent communication skills. Benefits include flexible working, generous pension contributions, and a competitive salary of £61,446. Join a purpose-driven organization committed to a Net Zero future.

Benefits

Generous civil service pension

30 days annual leave after 2 years

Excellent training and development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Established expertise in price controls with a proven performance record.
• Experience leading policy and regulation with analytical and technical expertise.
• Strong track record in stakeholder engagement and influencing senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for gas distribution regulation.
• Contribute to energy transition and consumer protection decisions.
• Navigate trade-offs in gas usage, technology, and policies.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Negotiation

Strategic judgement

Education

Experience in price controls

Experience in the gas industry

Job description

Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations – Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

About the job

Job summary

Ofgem is at the forefront of the fight to reshape Britain’s gas networks for a Net Zero future, tackling some of the most complex and consequential questions facing the energy system today. We’re looking for a Head of Gas Distribution Policy – Price Controls to join us and provide strategic leadership at a pivotal moment for the future of gas networks and consumer protection.

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 opportunity to lead one of Ofgem’s most high‑profile and strategically important policy areas. This is a rare chance to shape the direction of gas distribution regulation at a time of major transition, with direct influence over long‑term outcomes for consumers, industry and government. You’ll operate at a senior level across Ofgem and the wider energy system, contributing to decisions that will define how gas networks evolve in the decades ahead.

This role sits at the point where price control delivery, long‑term policy design and the UK’s energy transition meet. You’ll play a visible leadership role, helping to navigate complex trade‑offs as the sector adapts to declining gas usage, emerging technologies and ambitious government programmes. Working in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, you’ll help ensure regulatory frameworks remain robust, fair and fit for the future.

We’re looking for someone with significant experience in policy and regulation, strong credibility in price controls, and the confidence to lead complex conversations across the energy landscape. You’ll bring strategic judgement, the ability to influence at senior levels, and a deep understanding of how regulation can balance consumer interests with long‑term system change.

In return, you’ll join an inclusive and purpose‑driven organisation that values expert leadership and strategic thinking. You’ll benefit from flexible working arrangements, a generous civil service pension, substantial annual leave, and the opportunity to operate at the heart of national decision‑making.

We have a critical purpose to guide the future of gas distribution networks through the energy transition, ensuring price controls and policy frameworks protect consumers while supporting Clean Power 2030 and Net Zero 2050. As Head of Gas Distribution Policy, you’ll be central to shaping the long‑term future of gas networks at one of the most important moments in the sector’s history.

For more information, please refer to the attached role profile and candidate pack.

Person specification

• Established expertise in price controls demonstrated by proven record of high performance. (LEAD)
• Significant experience of leading and developing policy and regulation. This should include managing the input of analytical, technical, and legal expertise to appraise proposals and present recommendations that highlight the risks, trade-offs, and wider commercial and economic considerations to decision makers (LEAD)
• Experience in the gas industry, ideally in gas distribution.
• Strong track record of engaging, advising, and influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership. Skilled in fostering collaboration and trust across a wide range of internal and external partners.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely and to work collaboratively to solve problems.

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 £61,446, OFGEM contributes £17,800 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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.

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