Assistant Manager - Power and Utilities / Energy Regulation and Policy

at  KPMG

JOB DETAILS

Location: London
Capability: Deal Advisory
Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager
Type: Full Time or Part Time
Service Line: Customer, Ops & Infr
Contract type: Permanent

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Assistant Manager - Power & Utilities - Energy Regulation & Policy
Base Location: London Canary Wharf
The KPMG Infrastructure Advisory Group function is a cornerstone of our Deal Advisory business. Operating from London we do work those matters, serving the Country with diligence and expertise.
KPMG is one of the world’s largest and most respected consultancies. We’ve supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We’ve proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.
Within the Infrastructure Advisory Group are a team full of subject matter experts, but that’s not all. We are responsible for providing best in class support on everything from: finance, economics, construction, engineering, QS, forensic assurance, asset management, PMO, strategy, regulatory work and project finance.
Power & Utilities (P&U) is the largest business area of the IAG and encompasses work for major clients in the sector, including all UK utilities as well as some of the largest energy and water companies in Europe and beyond. We provide in-depth strategic and technical advice on strategy and business planning and analysis, corporate finance and corporate financial management, regulatory policy, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as in other areas to help our clients create value for both shareholders and customers. Our work combines elements of policy, finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing, supporting regulatory regimes for the benefit of customers as well as maximising shareholder value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as market leaders influencing the future of the utilities sector.
This area continues to grow and we are looking for a high quality candidate to support our Power & Utilities business with a particular focus on giving strategic advice to clients in relation to the evolving regulation and policy framework affecting the energy networks.

SKILLS WE’D LOVE TO SEE/AMAZING EXTRAS:

• You will already have a growing level of experience in the workplace, in consulting or in the utilities sector with at least 3 years’ post graduation experience.
• You will have readily deployable analytical skills from your prior or current employment and a professional approach which sees you work well with colleagues and deliver high quality outputs.
• You will be a strategic thinker who is able to bring new insights to be bear in helping clients think about new problems which the evolving industry context throws up.
  To discuss this or wider Deal Advisory roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

• Contributing to the delivery of specific engagements on a day-to-day basis and work on multiple projects to demanding timelines simultaneously. There is no ‘typical engagement’. You will need to apply a structured strategic approach to problem solving, drawing on established economic principles, while having the capacity to think creatively deploying arguments persuasively and to apply an analytical and quantitative capability.
• Working closely with sector and subject matter experts you will already have a knowledge of and experience in Ofgem’s RIIO price controls and its wider regulatory framework.
• Supporting the team develop market intelligence and sector knowledge.
• Contributing to specific business development initiatives, particularly proposals and pitches for new business.
• Help the team build relationships with key clients across the sector, as well as with other advisors; you will be expected to develop and build out your own internal network across our Power & Utilities business, and beyond.
• Supporting the team in the effective planning, delivery and closure of projects, including strategic reviews and analysis. The work will include a combination of analysis, report drafting, and engaging with clients. As you grow in the role you will take on increasing levels of responsibility and exposure for managing projects and client relationships.
• Providing compelling and well thought-out solutions to strategic, financial or economic problems.

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO DO IT?

We are looking for someone who is passionate to learn and develop in the sector, while taking personal responsibility for the quality of deliverables produced.

• You will have a real passion and desire to build your understanding of the key policy and regulatory drivers in the energy networks including developing a detailed understanding of the applicable regulatory frameworks.
• You will already have experience in the utilities sector, in industry, at a regulator or as a consultant with a passion to grow that experience through tackling big picture and strategic problems.
• You will be comfortable in dealing with quantitative data and detailed analytical concepts – you will ideally have knowledge and experience of both microeconomics and regulatory finance.
• You will have a high level of academic achievement – a post graduate degree is desirable – and be comfortable mixing with and holding your own among the brightest and the best.
• You will be a self-starter, bringing your whole self to work and with a passion and enthusiasm to grow and develop in a high performing environment.