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Regulation Specialist

Posted on Aug. 27, 2025

  • D, Ireland
  • 0 - 0 USD (yearly)
  • Full Time

Regulation Specialist

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Vacancy Number: 27092
Category: Commercial
Job Type: Full-time
Position Description
The Regulatory Specialist will provide regulatory insight and guidance across ESB’s portfolio of generation assets, the transition to a plan led system for generation and network planning relating to system services and the developing market for green gases, ensuring alignment with ESB’s vision and the evolving policy and market landscape. This role is central to supporting ESB’s strategic ambitions in renewable energy growth across Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.

The Regulatory Specialist will work as part of a highly motivated and collaborative regulatory team working across GB and Ireland, and they will be reporting to a Regulation Manager. This specialist role may also require some management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities
  • Regulatory Strategy & Engagement Lead regulatory analysis and engagement across Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland with relevant system operators and lobby groups.
  • Monitor and influence policy developments including system services market in Ireland, UK and market development include European network codes.
  • Represent ESB in industry forums and working groups, advocating for commercially sound and technically viable regulatory outcomes across Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  • Provide regulatory context and understanding of cross market interactions within the system service market design and the related revenue streams that underpin generation investment decisions.
  • Translate regulatory and system planning developments from Great Britian into the Single Electricity Market (SEM) context and vice versa, supporting cross-jurisdictional alignment, where appropriate.
  • Analyse the commercial consequences of market rule changes, including system services and new market designs on ESB generation assets and development pipeline across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
  • Influence the design of markets to ensure that the rules operate in an internally consistent way across the different facets of the energy markets.

Experience and Qualifications

Essential
  • 3rd level qualification (economics/engineering/technical/legal/commercial preferably) or equivalent, or equivalent work experience reflecting deep analysis and interpretation, scenario/risk management and effective team engagement is required.
  • Strong understanding of, and a minimum of 7 years’ experience in, energy markets (preferably across GB and SEM), renewables development, or regulatory affairs.

Desirable

  • Proven ability to operate and deliver independently, as well as proven ability to deliver as part of a flexible project team with a diverse makeup. Experience with managing projects and engaging with techno-economic consultants is welcomed.
  • Experience in lobbying, policy shaping, and industry representation.
  • Problem solving/modelling skills and analytical capability with excellent communication (written/verbal/presentations) and negotiation skills.
  • A proactive, solution-focused mindset with experience of working through market challenges from high level to detailed design and on to implementation and operation.
  • Detailed experience in Grid Code and the markets for system services.

Location

This position will be based in Dublin. In person meetings will be a feature of the role which may also involve overseas travel occasionally depending on where you are located (e.g. Brussels/Dublin/London).

ESB is committed to smart working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working. The successful candidate may work flexibly within their jurisdiction with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration on at least one anchor day per week. All smart working arrangements are subject to manager approval and ongoing review, based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the individual.

Reporting To
The successful candidate will report to the relevant manager within the Regulation team.

Why Work with Us?
  • Opportunity to lead Ireland’s transition to net zero carbon future
  • Progressive, hybrid working model
  • Career development through mentoring and training
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
  • Sports and Social Clubs
  • Networking opportunities
  • Credit Union
  • Generous Pension
  • Access to staff well-being programmes
  • Generous parental leave entitlements
  • Strong values-based and inclusive culture
  • Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Great team environment working to our Core Values: Courageous, Caring, Driven and Trusted

Salary
€69,500 - €81,800

Closing Date
10th September 2025

Note: Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence, recruitment@esb.ie

If you have any queries in relation to this job, please contact recruitment@esb.ie

Your application will be held in reserve for 6 months should you be suitable for the role.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

ESB is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of society and ensure that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnicity or nationality, disability, age, citizenship, marital status, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by law.

Applicants who anticipate requiring assistance or reasonable accommodations for any part of the application or interview process may contact, in confidence, recruitment@esb.ie.

About ESB

Join us in our mission to achieve a net-zero electricity system by 2040. ESB is Ireland’s leading energy utility, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission and distribution, energy supply, energy services and international consultancy. Operating in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain, we invest over €1 billion each year to deliver a new energy future based on reliable, affordable zero-carbon electricity.


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