Senior Economic Regulation

5 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Vector NZ Full time

Senior Economic Regulation & Pricing Specialist

Full-time

Engagement type: Permanent - Employee

Department: Economic Regulation

**Company Description**:
**Energise Your Career**

Are you passionate about making a real difference in your community? At Vector, we work on projects that fundamentally improve the lives of the people around us.
Our everyday conveniences are powered by Vector's commitment to ensuring our infrastructure meets the demands of a rapidly changing future.
We are transforming Auckland's critical infrastructure with high-tech, data-driven solutions and a customer-first approach. Join us in a dynamic, energising environment where your work truly matters to everyone.

**About the Role**

As Senior Economic Regulation & Pricing Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping economic regulatory frameworks to ensure they keep pace with technology and market disruption. In doing so, you’ll support Vector’s Symphony strategy by unlocking new value for our customers and shareholders.
This role offers an exciting blend of economic regulation, pricing, and design project-based work. You’ll be at the forefront of the electrification transition in New Zealand—all while keeping the lights on for 650,000+ households and businesses across the city.
Join Vector and create a real legacy through your mahi.

**Who We Are Looking For**
- You’ll have a wealth of regulatory experience, ideally across relevant sectors/industries, with demonstrated expertise in economic regulation and regulatory pricing for infrastructure businesses.
- You’ll hold a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Economics, Legal, or Finance is preferred.
- You’ll have a track record of developing and presenting coherent and well-founded arguments through written submissions for external parties, coupled with commercial acumen and financial understanding.
- You’ll have sound project management skills (a project management qualification is ideal), along with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the confidence to communicate at an executive level.

**What We Can Offer You**

Whether it’s the opportunity to do meaningful mahi and build a legacy for Auckland and New Zealand, work in an innovative and transformative sector, or our commitment to supporting your development, there are myriad reasons to choose a career with Vector.
Find out more about working with us [here].
- We also offer:

- Free insurance, subsidised healthcare, and an annual wellbeing grant
- A fun, flexible, and stimulating work environment, full of interesting work being done by smart and innovative people
- Flexibility, including the option to work from home two days a week, and flexible start and finish times to help you balance work and life
- Health and wellbeing support
- Great benefits that reflect the importance of family

**Apply**
- Vector engages a workforce made up of people and teams with diverse skills, values, backgrounds, and experiences. We respect and value people who are different from each other, including gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, race, and religion. We are proud of what we have achieved so far:

- First corporate Living Wage Accredited employer
- First Accessibility Tick employer
- Rainbow Tick accredited
- Winner of three gongs at the 2019 Diversity Awards NZ, including the Supreme Award in 2019 and 2020.

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