Compliance Investigator

Requirements of the role

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. Our primary responsibility is to protect energy consumers, especially the most vulnerable, while at the same time working with government, industry and consumer groups to deliver a clean, more affordable and secure net-zero energy system at the lowest cost to consumers and drive economic growth.

We’re recruiting a Compliance Investigator – Wholesale Market Conduct to join our Market Oversight and Enforcement directorate. The Wholesale Market Conduct team’s functions include monitoring the markets for potential breaches of REMIT (Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency) and monitoring compliance with certain generation licence conditions. This is a unique opportunity to help safeguard the integrity and transparency of Britain’s wholesale gas and electricity markets, ensuring that they work effectively for consumers.

In this role, you’ll focus on proactive compliance work outside of formal investigations. You’ll take creative approaches to complex regulatory challenges, engaging directly with market participants, brokers, and exchanges to promote best practices and secure commitments to improve compliance.

You’ll contribute to the development and delivery of compliance strategies, identify non-compliance through structured reviews of trading behaviours and market data, and facilitate regular dialogue with stakeholders to clarify regulatory expectations. Your insights will help shape Ofgem’s approach to market oversight and drive improvements in market behaviour.

We’re looking for someone with a strong understanding of wholesale energy markets or trading experience in energy, commodities, or equities. You’ll have excellent stakeholder engagement skills and be skilled at interpreting complex legislation and communicating findings clearly to both technical and non-expert audiences. Initiative, creativity and autonomy are key to success in this role.

Experience in analysing complex data and using tools like Python or SQL is desirable, but not essential. You’ll work closely with internal teams across policy, legal, and market insights, as well as external partners including the National Energy System Operator, the Financial Conduct Authority and European regulatory bodies.

Join us at Ofgem, where your skills and passion can make a real impact!

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