"Senior Regulatory Advisor"

As owner and operator of the National Grid, our transmission network includes 170 substations, 25,000 transmission towers, and more than 11,000 kilometres of lines across public and privately held land, transporting bulk electricity (up to 220,000 volts) from where it is generated to cities, towns, and major industrial users across New Zealand.

In our role as System Operator, we manage the wholesale electricity market, ensuring supply from generators meets demand from electricity users. We are also responsible for maintaining a reliable, competitive, and innovative electricity system and play an integral role in planning New Zealand’s electricity future.

The energy industry is changing rapidly to support decarbonisation, and Transpower plays a key role to enable this change whilst remaining a fit for future organisation. 

About the team

The Regulatory Affairs team provides services that enable Transpower to understand, meet and shape its regulatory obligations, strengthen and maintain relationships with key industry regulators (the Commerce Commission and the Electricity Authority) and wider parts of Government, and deliver effective advocacy and central regulatory oversight across the business.

The opportunity

Providing parental leave cover, you will undertake varied and interesting work that is extremely important. As Senior Regulatory Advisor you will play a key role providing intellectual leadership on regulatory matters, both within the Regulatory Affairs Team and throughout Transpower.

With responsibility for the provision of regulatory economic thought leadership to ensure Transpower delivers on strategic priorities and ongoing core work in an efficient way, you will engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including electricity systems planning engineers, operations staff, wholesale market services specialists, cost estimators, financial analysts, strategy advisors, a variety of senior managers, Executives and Directors, the Electricity Authority and Commerce Commission, auditors, and a range of Consultants.

Contributing to the development and refinement of Transpower’s regulatory settings and strategy, this role operates at a whole-of-organisation level, supporting understanding of regulatory settings and their application across the business. You will work across a range of core areas including:

Providing internal training and advice to foster a better understanding throughout the business of the key aspects of Transpower’s economic regulation and incentive settings

Leading the production of our revenue forecasts for internal and external stakeholders

Ensuring Transpower meets its regulatory reporting obligations, including preparing and peer reviewing parts of the annual regulatory disclosures

Helping interpret and understand regulatory obligations, risks, opportunities and incentives

Depending on your skill set, there is scope to contribute with input into complex financial investment inputs and analysis

Find out more about our regulatory setting at https://www.transpower.co.nz/our-work/industry/regulation, our strategic context (Whakamana i Te Mauri Hiko - Empowering our Energy Future), and Transpower’s strategic priorities (Transmission Tomorrow) https://www.transpower.co.nz/about-us/our-strategy 

So, what will you bring?

With proven experience and the ability to clearly and confidently articulate complex subject matter in an engaging way that creates clarity and builds trust, you will have provided high-quality regulatory economic advice to Executive-level stakeholders within a comparable regulated organisation.

You will be known as a trusted advisor through your ability to provide valued intellectual leadership on regulatory matters.   

Supported by an underlying relevant tertiary qualification (commerce, economics, law, policy, finance) and an understanding of key micro economic and accounting principles, to be shortlisted, your CV and cover letter will clearly convey: 

5+ years relevant regulatory work experience

Excel modelling expertise – ideally financial, discounted cash flow and/or cost benefit modelling

Advanced applied knowledge of regulatory thinking, industrial design, contract incentives, or similar experience

Experience operating strategically, and cognisant of detailed rules and policy setting

A strong desire to learn and engage autonomously with complex regulatory topics and legal determinations

Willingness to accept and demonstrate ownership of work outputs such as economic models or regulatory disclosures

Whilst not essential, the following will be viewed favourably:

Experience with audited business processes

Join us at Transpower

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.

Our environment is modern and family friendly with the option to work from home two days per week. Wellbeing is supported with great employee health and wellness benefits - check them out here https://www.transpower.co.nz/careers/working-transpower 

Next steps

Please review the position description above and submit your application along with a cover letter outlining your interest without delay! While this role will ideally be based in Wellington due to the collaboration required, other Transpower locations may be considered for exceptional candidates.

Please note: full existing Aotearoa New Zealand work entitlement is required, and preference will be given to candidates already in the country.

Role closes Tuesday 24 March 2026; however, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted prior to the close date to explore your application further or to arrange an initial exploratory conversation.