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About the Role

The Economic Regulation and Competition Policy (ERCP) team, part of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Consumers and Markets Group (CMG), protects consumers by ensuring airports and air traffic service providers do not exploit their market position. The team oversees the CAA’s competition responsibilities and provides economic analysis and advice for its wider policies and initiatives. This role involves leading significant parts of the work on the regulation of airports and NATS, and contributing to policy programmes across the CAA, reporting to a Programme Director. The initial focus will be on developing the approach to implementing and overseeing regulated companies’ capital programmes, including monitoring costs, efficiency, assessing benefits, and implementing incentives for timely delivery. The role will also involve scrutinising and overseeing proposed capital expenditure for price control reviews and airport capacity expansion, adapting to changing team programmes and priorities. Responsibilities include developing and delivering coordinated work plans, identifying effective analysis and oversight approaches, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring timely delivery of technical analysis and policy supported by robust evidence and quality assurance. The role requires applying first principles to resolve issues and producing high-quality documents for publication, with excellent drafting and editing skills being essential. This permanent role offers opportunities for professional development, working with an experienced team, engaging with senior leaders, and contributing to high-profile economic and policy issues.

Responsibilities

Lead key areas of policy development for the economic regulation of airports and air traffic services.
Implement and oversee regulated companies’ capital programmes.
Scrutinise proposed capital expenditure as part of price control reviews and capacity expansion.
Support wider CAA work on consumer policy, aviation markets, and new innovations and technologies.
Ensure key deliverables are clearly defined, delivered on time and of a high standard.
Review and draft consultation, decision and policy papers covering difficult technical issues.
Draft and quality-assure papers for the CAA Board.
Develop the overall approach to engagement with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Oversee the work of economists, policy experts, technical advisers and consultants.
Critically evaluate regulatory business plans and submissions from other stakeholders.
Coordinate work with the wider ERCP work programmes.
Provide advice to Programme Directors, Economics Director, Chief Economist, CAA Executive Committee and Board.
Develop and empower team members through training and opportunities to build their skills.
Champion the CAA’s values and diversity and inclusion policy.

Requirements

A track record of working on large infrastructure projects, including responsibility for technical analysis and delivering work through others.
Experience in reviewing the technical design and procurement of large projects.
Experience in designing regulatory frameworks.
Experience in assessing costs and efficiency.
Experience in designing appropriate incentives and mechanisms for sharing risk.
Experience at a senior level of planning and carrying out analysis and policy development in a government department, regulator, regulated company or other relevant setting.
Ability to design and oversee complex analysis, assess evidence and assumptions, and use the analysis to make recommendations on the design of the regulatory framework to further the interests of consumers.
Ability to develop effective work programmes for the CAA’s economic regulation.
Ability to define work required, set priorities and timescales, and coordinate analysis and oversight to support timely, robust decisions.
Ability to explain complex analysis clearly to a wide range of audiences, including non-economists.
Ability to scrutinise work by consultants, influence stakeholders and respond constructively to different perspectives.
Ability to communicate evidence-based recommendations.
Proven drafting and editing ability, with a track record of producing clear, concise written material for publication.
Ability to structure and present complex technical issues in a clear and accessible way, with appropriate attention to detail.
Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and delivering work through team members.
Evidence of coordinating contributions from different disciplines, setting clear expectations and supporting colleagues to develop their skills and deliver high-quality work.
Must have the right to work in the UK.
Candidates invited to interview will be required to complete a Declaration of Interests form.

Skills

Capital expenditure expertise
Infrastructure project expertise
Technical analysis
Regulatory framework design
Cost and efficiency assessment
Risk sharing mechanisms
Senior analysis
Policy development
Complex analysis oversight
Evidence assessment
Work programme development
Stakeholder engagement
Clear communication
Drafting
Editing
Multidisciplinary teamwork

Location

London, Canary Wharf

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Part-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior level
Experienced professional

Salary/Compensations

£97,000 up to £100,000 dependent upon experience

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development
Work-life balance support
Flexibility to work remotely for part of the week

About the Company

The CAA is the UK's aviation and aerospace regulator and is recognised as a world leader in its field.
Its activities are diverse, enabling the aviation industry to meet the highest safety standards.
The CAA prides itself on its ability to adapt to the constantly evolving aviation environment.
The CAA is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethical conduct.
The CAA is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
The CAA is a Disability Confident employer.

Equal Opportunity

As a Disability Confident employer, candidates who meet the minimum requirements will be guaranteed an interview.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.