Senior Consultant – Asset Management & Regulatory Advice – Water Sector

Overview

As a Senior Consultant in Regulatory Advice, you will deliver high‑quality regulatory guidance to clients in regulated sectors, lead workstreams or manage smaller engagements, and produce evidence-based recommendations on price controls and performance frameworks. You’ll partner with Principals and Directors while mentoring juniors, identifying opportunities to reduce risk and improve client effectiveness. This role sits within a collaborative, growth‑oriented Advisory Services group with hybrid working across UK offices.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• flexible working arrangements
• competitive salary and bonus
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• life assurance and income protection

Responsibilities

• Deliver regulatory advice on requirements, price controls, performance frameworks, and assurance
• Lead workstreams within large engagements or run smaller assignments independently
• Produce clear, evidence-based analyses and regulator- or board-facing documents
• Support development of junior colleagues and collaborate with Partners/Directors
• Identify opportunities to reduce client risk and improve efficiency
• Build internal and external relationships to guide client strategy and raise service visibility

Key requirements

• Experience in regulated sectors or regulatory consulting (utilities preferred)
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks, price controls, performance/incentive regimes
• Experience supporting price reviews or revenue-setting processes
• Familiarity with assurance, audit, or governance concepts
• Knowledge of benchmarking and performance measurement
• Experience facilitating workshops or engaging senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven reasoning
• Excellent written communication for regulator- or board-facing documents
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills

• Stakeholder engagement
• Collaboration
• Facilitation
• Regulatory frameworks
• Price controls
• Performance benchmarks and measurement

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