Senior Regulatory Expert

The Customers Nordic business area develops and sells electricity and energy solutions to consumers and businesses in Sweden Finland Denmark and Norway - currently serving approximately 1.1 million customers.

Our department Strategy & Development plays a key role within the Nordic organization. We are responsible for three main areas:

Strategic development:
We continuously develop Customers Nordics overall strategy and ensure that operations deliver according to the strategic plan.

Energy advisory and climate coaching:
We support our customers with advice on energy and climate-related issues and how they can reduce their climate impact.

Regulatory monitoring and development:
We are now looking for a new colleague for the role of Senior Regulatory Expert.

As a Senior Regulatory Expert you will have the opportunity to directly influence both our business and our ambition to enable a fossil-free society. You will be part of an experienced and highly competent team with strong team spirit and will have close contact with the leadership across Customers Nordic. You will also have significant opportunities to influence how we develop our operations going forward. Strategy & Development is located at Vattenfalls headquarters in Solna.

About the role

As a Senior Regulatory Expert you will support Customers Nordics work with regulatory matters. This role acts as a bridge between Vattenfalls staff function Public & Regulatory Affairs (PRA) and our sales organization where you will contribute to influencing interpreting and communicating regulatory changes internally with the aim of turning them into competitive advantages.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and identifying energy market related regulatory proposals and analyzing how they impact our operations. 
• Developing positions and preparing materials to influence regulatory initiatives.
• Coordinating and drafting responses to consultations.
• Participating in external forums with authorities and industry organizations.

You will also support the business units within Customers Nordic in matters related to regulations. This includes:

• Assisting in the planning and implementation of new and updated regulations.
• Providing ongoing advice regarding regulatory matters.
• Identifying business opportunities that may arise in connection with new or amended regulations.

Qualifications :

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree in law engineering economics or another relevant field
• Knowledge of the Nordic electricity market particularly regarding retail electricity and balancing responsibilities
• At least 5 years of experience working with electricity market-related issues
• Experience working with regulatory matters
• Fluency in Finnish or Swedish and English is required. Proficiency in the other language is considered an advantage

It is considered an advantage if you also have:

• Knowledge of regulations related to demand response/flexibility such as NCDR and BSP/BRP

As a person

You enjoy continuously developing your understanding of the electricity market and its future development and you strive to stay at the forefront of the development regarding future market changes. This involves both continuously familiarizing yourself with new regulatory initiatives and leading internal working groups to analyze their implications. You are driven collaborative and structured. 

Additional Information :

Our Offer 
We offer a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as Ask and Share concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions (smart working flexible working hours and a good-work-life balance) and opportunities for personal and professional development. Click here for further information.  

Location  
Helsinki or Solna

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Andreas Sjöblom
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anna Uppström

Trade Union representatives in Sweden via Vattenfalls switchboard. 
Patrik Andersson Akademikerna Cecilia Bodin Ledarna Jan Svensson SEKO Simon Salomonsson Unionen. 

We welcome your application in English no later than August 9.
Due to the summer holidays we will respond to questions about the position once we are back. The selection process will begin after the application deadline.
We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you refrain from submitting a cover letter with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV.
 
At Vattenfall we value being active positive open and safety-conscious. We are looking for employees who share our vision and can contribute to strengthening our corporate culture. We firmly believe that diversity helps build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role models when it comes to diversity. Vattenfall actively works to ensure that all employees have the same opportunities and rights regardless of age ethnic or cultural background gender identity religion/belief sexual orientation or more about how we work with diversity and inclusion here.  

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. 

Working at Vattenfall means working with critical societal infrastructure. Therefore many of our positions are security-classified and you may be required to fill a wartime posting. If this position is security-classified a security clearance will be carried out before employment in accordance with the Security Protection Act. Any potential wartime posting will be based on the employment contract and the Total Defence Service Act.

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time