Position Description
Title:
Senior Regulatory Compliance Officer
Position Number:
6348
Classification:
ActewAGL Level 5 Zone A
Division:
Network Asset Management
Branch:
Technical Regulation & Standards
Reports to:
Branch Manager Technical Regulation & Standards
POSITION OVERVIEW
The primary purpose of this role is to lead the technical regulatory process to ensure that the business is
compliant with all technical regulation and reporting requirements, and is proactive at addressing
technical regulatory issues and opportunities. This role is expected to undertake planning and progress
reporting through a range of regulatory interactions including technical rules developments, price
determinations and resets and service level assessments.
Key to this role is the development and maintenance of effective relationships with Regulatory
Compliance and Reporting Officers, standards experts, regulatory authorities, and other stakeholders
within the business that will be impacted by changes to technical regulation.
Branch Structure
Branch Manager
Technical
Regulation &
Standards
Senior
Regulatory
Compliance
Officer
Regulatory
Compliance
and Reporting
Officer
Regulatory
Compliance
and Reporting
Officer
Senior
Standards
Engineer
ROLE DIMENSIONS
Capital Budget
Not applicable
Operating Budget
Not applicable
Standards
Engineer
Technical
Officer /
Standards
Engineer
Technical
Officer /
Standards
Engineer
Staff – Direct Report
0
Staff – Indirect Reports
0
Revenue Budget
Not applicable
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical
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Conduct regular reviews of Legislation, and monitor changes (note: this role is shared with corporate
regulatory resources)
Develop a technical regulations calendar and schedule, showing relevant regulatory changes and/or
periodic review of existing legislation / regulations – and use this to manage workload, resourcing,
and liaison with relevant technical experts across ActewAGL.
Lead assessments of the impacts on changes to technical regulation on business policies, standards
and practices and make recommendations to the Branch and General Managers regarding
ActewAGL’s strategy / position as required
Closely monitor regulatory requirements in instances where a single topic is addressed by multiple
regulators, and identify and manage any conflicts or circumstances where the approach of different
regulators must be aligned
Represent the business during electricity regulatory forums (as required)
Lead annual reviews of network tariffs and loss factors
Manage the process for regulatory code development and compliance performance reporting on all
matters with regards to Network Connection Agreement – Transgrid, National Customer Framework
(NECF) Legislation and National Gas Rules
Manage the development and implementation of regulatory policy and strategy
Positively influence technical regulation to obtain favourable outcomes for ActewAGL, where possible
through regulatory submissions and lobbying, and engaging with regulators
Lead data provision and analysis for economic regulation, and work closely with corporate resources
on reporting, or throughout the determination process
Relationships / Communications
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Lead the management of key external interfaces and relationships (economic regulators,
government, customers, energy market managers, and others) to ensure maximum support for the
regulatory framework and policies
Keep colleagues, supervisors and stakeholders informed on matters that may impact compliance
performance and seek to resolve issues before they escalate
Act as the primary interface with Corporate Compliance regulatory and legal groups
Team Management
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Plan and delegate tasks to the Regulatory Compliance and Reporting Officers and see to the
completion of these tasks
Motivate, mentor, encourage and support other team members
Other duties as required
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
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Delivery of regulatory reports to internal stakeholders / authorities as per regulatory plan
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Delivery of team monthly plan / schedule
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Electricity Rules Compliance
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Responsiveness to regulatory enquiries
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Satisfaction of team members
Detailed definitions of these KPIs can be found in the corresponding Measure Definition Document
(MDD).
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
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Demonstrated management experience in dealing with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) as
well as jurisdictional technical regulators
Demonstrated experience in regulatory reviews and reporting
Team management skills including planning and budgeting, organising and staffing, and monitoring
and problem solving
Negotiation skills necessary to build effective stakeholder relationships
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
In addition to the level 3 competencies described in the appendix, the position holder should have the
following:
Competency
Communicates
Effective
clearly
Communication
Productive
Working
Relationships
Nurtures internal
and external
relationships
Expected level of Competency
Selects the most appropriate medium for conveying
information and structures written and oral communication
to ensure clarity.
Develops and sustains relationships with a network of key
internal and external people. Proactively offers assistance
for a mutually beneficial relationship. Anticipates and
responds to internal and external client needs.
ROLE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Commercial
Manages Compliance
Achieves compromises between localised and company-wide objectives
Understand the tradeoffs between commercial risks and opportunities and
make appropriate decisions to support the implementation of the
Corporate Strategy
Develop innovative solutions and improvements for the long term benefit
of the Business
Understands compliance standards in sufficient detail
Engineering
Risk and Performance
Management
Asset Knowledge
Management
Recognises and addresses non compliant behaviour
Leads by example
Evaluate and apply changes in technology emerging from industry leaders
suitable for ActewAGL application
Assess and manage risks
Assure the quality of AM processes
Monitor and review progress and performance
Review and Audit Compliance with Legal, Regulatory, Ethical and Social
Requirements
Learn from incidents
Define Asset Information Requirements
Analyses, interprets and presents information in a meaningful and useful
way