Head of Economic Regulation

This is a high-impact position that bridges regulatory strategy, price review negotiations, and AMP delivery execution. You'll be instrumental in shaping our business plan, guiding our response to Ofwat's Draft and Final Determinations, and advising our Executive and Board on financial and strategic implications. You'll also play a key role in preparing for potential CMA referrals.

• Lead the development of our price review business plan, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements around costs, efficiency, outcomes, and incentives.
• Provide expert analysis and recommendations on Ofwat's determinations, influencing decisions at the highest levels.
• Collaborate across finance, asset operations, and regulatory teams to translate complex requirements into robust deliverables.
• Assess and mitigate price control risks, ensuring Thames Water's financial resilience.
• Develop agile planning frameworks to support executive and investor decision-making.
• Drive closure of evidence gaps to strengthen our position for CMA referral readiness.
• Manage ad-hoc regulatory submissions and engage with regulators to shape future frameworks.

• Deep expertise in UK water sector regulation, especially price reviews and interim determinations.
• Highly numerate, ideally with a mathematics, economics or science‑based degree (or equivalent), though this is not essential.
• Proven ability to deliver strategic insights using both operational and financial data.
• Experience in influencing at the Board level and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a collaborative mindset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.

• Competitive salary – £90,000 – £120,000 depending on your experience.
• Car Allowance £5,800.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing benefits, including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.

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