Join Ofwat’s Charges and Developer Services Team as a Economist
*Office Location: Birmingham (B5 4UA) or London (E14 4HD) with hybrid working*
About Us
We are Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, a non-ministerial government department responsible for regulating the water sector in England and Wales. Our work has genuine significance – no other organisation does the work we do. It’s unique and meaningful: keeping our water flowing; ensuring water bills don’t cost a penny more than needed; holding water companies to account. Come and work at the source of everyday life.
The Role
The role will support two key areas of our work: new appointees and charges.
New appointees
New appointees (also known as NAVs) are new entrant water companies initially looking to serve small, distinct geographic areas. They have expanded very quickly in recent years: while they made up only around 2% of the new connections market in 2017, we now estimate their market share to exceed 30%. We forecast that the number of NAV customers will significantly increase in the coming years, to more than 500,000 by 2030, and more than one million by 2035.
You will play a crucial role in our work to adapt our regulation to reflect the increasing scale of the NAV market, aimed at delivering...