Tariff Expert Secondment To Client Part-time Contract

Location: Abu Dhabi (on-site or remote)

Engagement Type: Part-time, hourly/daily involvement with a few hours commitment per day, 3-4 week project assignment with a potential extension

Role Overview

We are seeking an expert in tariff development and redesign with a strong background in the utilities sector for a client in Abu Dhabi. Strong experience in tariff structuring and pricing is important. Candidates with backgrounds in utilities, regulators, system operators, or energy-focused advisory/consulting firms, with immediate availability, will be preferred.

The role objective is to provide expert support on the design and assessment of regulated tariffs in the utilities sector, including quantitative impact analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and refinement of regulated tariffs
• Develop and operate financial and economic models to assess cost recovery, revenue allocation, and stakeholder impact
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and impact analysis to support tariff and pricing decisions
• Provide expert input on regulatory economics, tariff principles, and pricing frameworks, drawing on international best practices
• Support the digitization and automation of charge calculation, settlement, and invoicing processes, including opportunities for analytics and AI-enabled insights
• Translate complex technical analysis into clear, decision-ready outputs for senior stakeholders and project leadership
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Deep experience in tariff structuring, pricing, or regulatory cost recovery frameworks
• Strong hands-on capability in financial and tariff modeling
• Familiarity with the UAE or regional utilities sector in the regulatory and market context
• Background in utilities, regulators, system operators, or energy-focused advisory/consulting firms
• Subject-matter expert profile, typically 8–15+ years of relevant experience
  
  

Disclaimer

This job posting is not open to recruitment agencies. Any candidate profile submitted by a recruitment agency will be treated as having been received directly from an applicant. Contango reserves the right to contact the candidate directly, without incurring any obligations or liabilities for payment of any fees to the recruitment agency.

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