Interim Regulatory Economics and Policy Advisor

Descriptions

On 11 July 2017, Ofwat published the draft methodology for the 2019 price review (PR19). Ofwat will receive consultation responses to the draft methodology on 30 August 2017. Ofwat will publish the final methodology on 13 December 2017. We are looking for an interim regulatory economics and policy advisor to help us with this. Key responsibility and outputs The key output required is the publication of a robust PR19 final methodology document on 13 December 2017. The successful candidate will ensure that the PR19 methodology document and approach is robust, has a clear and strong strategic narrative and will deliver the four PR19 key themes of great customer service, resilience, affordable bills and innovation. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with workstreams leads across the Water 2020 programme to deliver a robust methodology. This will include setting out requirements for the methodology and appendices, reviewing and assessing work and making recommendations for improvements to policy and documentation. The candidate will need to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams, with colleagues across the Water 2020 programme.