Regulatory Analyst at Reed Professional Services, London Area, £Contract Rate

Regulatory & Infrastructure Investment Analyst

• Contract Duration: 80 Days
• Location: Hybrid (remote with occasional attendance in London)
• Daily Rate: Outside IR35

We are currently seeking an experienced Regulatory & Infrastructure Investment Analyst to join the Investment Determinations Team. This role involves a significant contribution to one of the UK's most crucial infrastructure investment programmes, focusing on major electricity transmission investment applications. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile projects that are pivotal to the UK's energy transition.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Review and conduct quality assurance checks on major infrastructure investment and funding submissions.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and areas of non-compliance in applications and supporting evidence.
• Carry out initial assessments of business cases and investment proposals.
• Draft questions and information requests for applicant organisations.
• Prepare handover packs and assessment summaries for the Investment Determinations Team.
• Assess costs, benefits, and investment rationale while reviewing commercial assumptions and supporting evidence.
• Support benchmarking and comparative analysis activities and contribute to evidence-based decision support materials.
• Capture lessons learned from previous assessment rounds and help improve assessment frameworks, templates, and guidance.
• Engage with electricity transmission companies, support workshops, meetings, and information-gathering activities, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to review complex business cases, funding submissions, or investment proposals.
• Experience working within governance, assurance, or regulatory frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proven track record in assurance and assessment activities, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, risks, and areas of non-compliance.
• Experience in evaluating investment rationale, costs, benefits, and supporting evidence to support robust decision-making.
• Desirable: RIIO price control experience, electricity transmission or wider energy-sector knowledge, and regulatory assessment or assurance experience.