Head of Corporate Finance

This Head of Corporate Finance will lead on corporate finance matters relating to ORR’s economic regulation of the Lower Thames Crossing. The job holder will play a critical role in helping influence the design of the economic regime in particular in relation to financing. You will:

• Lead on corporate finance matters for the ORR, for example on the financial structure for Lower Thames Crossing company (including debt and equity structure), financial resilience, financial incentives, use of hedging/derivatives and Weighted Average Cost of Capital matters, working with external corporate finance advisers as appropriate.
• Develop ORR’s wider corporate finance strategy, including engagement with rating agencies and beyond.
• Represent the ORR externally at Lower Thames Crossing working group discussions on corporate finance matters.
• Work with the Government’s transaction advisors for the project on the financial transaction as required.
• Work with the banking advisors for the project on LTC Co credit ratings.
• Undertake annual financial resilience monitoring for Lower Thames Crossing.
• Engage on cost of capital issues on an on-going basis as required.
• With support from the regulatory finance team, provide advice on and undertake financial modelling for the ORR (e.g. scenario planning and reconciliation models as necessary)
• Advise the wider team on corporate and regulatory finance matters as necessary.

London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, York, Glasgow

Full time, Permanent

Corporate, Economics, Finance, Rail, Regulation, Resilience, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategy, Transport