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About the Role
This role is central to supporting ESB’s strategic ambitions in renewable energy growth across Great Britain (GB), Ireland (ROI), and Northern Ireland (NI). The Senior Specialist will provide regulatory insight and strategic guidance across renewables, the transition to a plan led system for generation and network planning, ensuring alignment with ESB’s vision and the evolving policy and market landscape. The Senior 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 role will also include some management responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Lead regulatory analysis and engagement across GB, RoI, and NI, covering engagement with NESO, Ofgem, Crown Estate, CRU, EirGrid.
- Monitor and influence policy developments including REMA, OFTO frameworks, and centralised planning initiatives.
- Represent ESB in industry forums and working groups, advocating for commercially sound and technically viable regulatory outcomes.
- Provide strategic input into centralised network planning processes that underpin generation investment decisions.
- Assess the impact of evolving network charging regimes and zonal configurations on ESB’s asset portfolio.
- Translate GB regulatory and planning learnings into the SEM context, supporting cross-jurisdictional alignment.
- Analyse the commercial consequences of market rule changes, including T&Cs within the GB Contracts for Difference, ROI RESS/ORESS and emerging NI RESS scheme, PPA structures, and auction design.
- Support in shaping and provide insight into non-price factors influencing auction outcomes and long-term revenue certainty.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with regulatory stakeholders.
- Act as a trusted advisor within ESB, providing clear, solution-oriented recommendations to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in energy markets, renewables development, or regulatory affairs.
- Strong understanding of market design, regulatory frameworks, and commercial impacts.
- Proven ability to operate independently and influence within complex stakeholder environments.
- Experience in lobbying, policy shaping, and industry representation.
- Relevant third-level qualification in energy, economics, engineering, or related discipline.
- Strategic thinker with a proactive, solution-focused mindset.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Deep understanding of the political and competitive landscape across GB and SEM.
- Ability to translate technical and regulatory complexity into actionable insights.
Skills
- Energy markets
- Renewables development
- Regulatory affairs
- Market design
- Regulatory frameworks
- Commercial impacts
- Lobbying
- Policy shaping
- Industry representation
- Strategic thinking
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder engagement
Location
- London, UK
- Glasgow, UK
Work Type
- Smart working
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Specialist
- Minimum 7 years experience
Education Level
- Relevant third-level qualification in energy, economics, engineering, or related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- £61,450 to £76,813 per annum
Benefits
- Career development through mentoring and training
- Corporate Social Responsibility Opportunities
- Networking opportunities
- Generous Pension
- Opportunity for private medical insurance
- Access to staff well-being programmes
- Generous parental leave entitlements
About the Company
- ESB is committed to smart working – combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working.
- 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
Equal Opportunity
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion