Job Description

Do you want to contribute to shaping the energy transition and by doing so help work for fossil freedom? We’re looking for a senior public and regulatory affairs adviser to join our team in the UK, focusing on supporting our BA Wind business. Based in either Edinburgh or London, you’ll be part of a small public and regulatory affairs team in the UK, working with a high degree of autonomy on a range of energy policy issues, and interfacing with both political and regulatory audiences.

Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest producers and retailers of electricity and heat. Our main markets are Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK, and we employ around 20,000 people across our Group. Our parent company, Vattenfall AB, is 100% owned by the Swedish state, and our headquarters are in Solna, Sweden.

In the UK we develop, build and operate onshore and offshore wind farms, district heat networks, and high voltage electrical network infrastructure.

About the role

You will contribute to our commercial and strategic interests by acting as the key interface between Vattenfall and political and regulatory stakeholders, and with others who are engaged on public and regulatory policy development. You will be responsible for influencing the development of attractive market frameworks and for building and enhancing a positive external reputation. No two days are the same, but you’ll be expected to:

• Build strong relationships with colleagues across our business, and understand our priorities and where you can most add value;
• Monitor, identify and analyse political and regulatory developments and work with colleagues to identify the potential impact on our business;
• Manage relationships with regulators, civil servants and politicians, and devise and implement influencing strategies for them;
• Work with colleagues across all our markets on Group positions, and bring a UK perspective to Group activity;
• Build strong relationships with media colleagues in the UK, and with the broader communications function across Group;
• Represent Vattenfall externally, including on Trade Association, and Government working groups.

\nLocation
\nLondon or Edinburgh

Qualifications

Your profile
\nYou’ll need to be closely aligned to our purpose to work for fossil freedom, and have a strong drive to shape the energy transition. We’re ideally looking for someone who:

• Is able to prioritise and organise their own workload, is flexible and can act with initiative;
• Is happy to work in a small, but strategic team, and able to contribute to a positive team culture.
• Has excellent analytical skills, with an ability to constructively challenge and think outside the box;
• Is an easy networker, who can quicky build and maintain internal and external relationships;
• Is commercially-focused, and understand the impact of public and regulatory affairs on the bottom line;
• Can digest complex information, get to the nub, and articulate well both orally and in writing;
• Has an ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines;
• Has a strong political antennae and energy experience;
• Is willing to travel within the UK, with some travel across Northern Europe.

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, 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. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, 4th of November 2023. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For discuss the role please contact the hiring manager Lisa Christie via lisa.christie@vattenfall.com. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Joany van Megen via email: joany.vanmegen@vattenfall.com.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.