Member — Collegio Sindacale, Energy Distribution

Eligibility comes before experience matching

Professional background sought

Relevant candidates may come from statutory oversight, audit, accounting, corporate law or regulated infrastructure governance. They should be comfortable examining procurement and investment processes without assuming responsibility for technical engineering decisions.

Oversight contribution in a network business

The member will examine governance and administrative arrangements within the body’s remit, with attention to capital works, contractor management and financial controls. Network investment can involve complex commitments and delegated decisions; the oversight task is to understand whether authority, documentation and monitoring are adequate.

How the work should be carried out

Prepare for collegiate meetings, review evidence critically and pursue unanswered questions through agreed procedures. Coordinate with other control and assurance functions while respecting their separate responsibilities. Record observations accurately and track management or governing-body responses to material issues.

Urgent works and delegated procurement deserve attention because necessary speed can make documentation and review difficult. The member should examine whether exceptions are identifiable, justified and reviewed after the event. Ask how the entity distinguishes genuine emergencies from poor planning and whether repeated use of exceptional authority is visible to governing bodies. This enquiry should focus on the adequacy of arrangements and evidence within the office’s remit, with technical assessment obtained from competent professionals rather than inferred from financial records alone.

A practical test of judgement

Candidates should explain how they would approach repeated exceptions to approval limits during urgent network works. The body needs members who can distinguish a justified operational exception from a persistent governance weakness and who understand how to obtain evidence, document conclusions and escalate appropriately under the applicable framework.