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Project Engineer - Dispatchable Generation Teams, Asset Development

 
Vacancy Number:  28643
Category:  Engineering - Project Management
Job Type:  Full-time
 
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    Position Description 

    Asset Development is shaping ESB’s future portfolio and helping to deliver our Brighter Future strategy. The Dispatchable Generation team develops projects from early concept through to construction, with a strong track record across gas turbine, battery and synchronous compensation projects. The team is now focused on flexible generation and future fuel pathways that can support security of supply today while enabling a lower-carbon electricity system over time. 

    This is an opportunity to work on high-impact projects that keep dispatchable generation at the heart of a secure, flexible and decarbonising power system, including the transition of gas turbine assets toward lower-carbon and net-zero fuels. 

    As markets for flexible generation, capacity, system services and future fuels evolve, the team is building a pipeline of dispatchable OCGT generation and emerging technology projects. The successful candidate will help shape practical, investable projects that strengthen security of supply while supporting Ireland’s pathway to net zero. 

    Working with the Project Director and multi-disciplinary teams, the successful candidate will gain hands-on exposure to the full project lifecycle — from techno-commercial feasibility and stakeholder engagement to planning, design and delivery. The role offers broad collaboration across ESB and the chance to contribute directly to dispatchable generation projects that matter for Ireland’s secure, sustainable and flexible electricity future. 

    Key Responsibilities 

    • Help shape new opportunities from the ground up, supporting project teams to assess and develop potential sites, new technologies and potential acquisitions. 

    • Work with internal and external stakeholders to unlock project delivery, securing the permits, authorisations, planning approvals and connection agreements needed to move projects forward. 

    • Drive assigned work to ESB project management standards, balancing technical, commercial, legal, procurement and programme requirements to support successful project outcomes. 

    • Prepare projects to compete in evolving energy markets, including storage, capacity and system services competitions. 

    • Explore emerging technology areas with commercial potential and help identify where they can create value for ESB’s future portfolio. 

    • Support the assessment of lower-carbon and net-zero fuel pathways for gas turbine and dispatchable generation assets. 

    • Shape procurement and contract strategy, coordinating project contracts to support effective delivery. 

    • Champion Safe and Sound across every project, helping to embed safety, wellbeing and strong delivery behaviours from the outset. 

    • Build a strong, open and collaborative team culture across project teams and Asset Development. 

    • Investigate project and industry issues that could affect delivery, drawing clear conclusions and presenting practical recommendations to support decision-making. 

    Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

    • Ability to assess opportunities across technical, environmental, regulatory, market and financial factors. 

    • Experience working independently and taking ownership of project deliverables. 

    • Ability to clearly plan, communicate and present requirements, recommendations and project updates to internal and external stakeholders to progress projects and new initiatives. 

    • Minimum 5 years' postgraduate experience. 

    • Proven experience delivering projects.

    • Proven experience delivering projects.

 

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

  • Awareness of gas turbine assets, dispatchable generation and the role of lower-carbon or net-zero fuels. 

  • Knowledge of flexible generation, energy storage, system support technologies or emerging low-carbon solutions. 

  • Understanding of planning, consenting, permitting or stakeholder engagement for infrastructure or energy projects. 

  • Interest in Irish energy markets, capacity, system services or regulatory supports for new technologies. 

  • Commercial awareness, including procurement, contracts or the factors that make projects viable. 

 

Essential Qualifications 

  • 3rd level primary degree in engineering, commercial, planning or equivalent. 

 

Desirable Qualifications

  • Project management or other business qualifications that complement the knowledge, skills and experience listed above.

 

Location

 

This position will be based in ESB’s Head Office, 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin, D02 KT92. 

Smart Working at ESB is designed to make ‘in-person’ time together as purposeful as possible while also enabling the effective use of digital tools and hybrid arrangements to preserve our commitment to flexibility. The successful candidate may work flexibly within the jurisdiction where they have been employed, with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration at least two days per week. All Smart Working arrangements are subject to regular review based on the operational requirements of the role, the team, and the business.

 

Reporting to

 

Manager Flexible Technologies, Asset Development. 

  

Why Work with Us?

 

  • Work on nationally important dispatchable generation projects that support security of supply, renewable integration and the transition of gas turbine assets toward lower-carbon and net-zero fuels.
  • Develop your career through mentoring, training and exposure to strategic energy projects.
  • Be part of a values-led, inclusive team culture with opportunities to contribute to Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
  • Connect with colleagues through sports and social clubs, networking opportunities and a great team environment.
  • Access Credit Union membership, a generous pension and staff well-being programmes.
  • Benefit from generous parental leave entitlements and supports that recognise life outside work.
  • Join an organisation with a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

 

 

 

Salary

 

€59,980 - €70,564 per annum

 

 

Closing Date

15th October 2026

 

 

Interview

 

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will complete a Behavioural Interview based on each of the following Behaviours, which underpin how we work at ESB and are critical to delivering our strategy:

 

  • Accountable and Ethical
  • Collaborative
  • Growing and Adaptive
  • Proactive
  • Respectful and Supportive

 

More information available on Our People Promise

 

Notes

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

The successful candidate will be required to evidence their right to work in the Republic of Ireland / UK prior to commencement of employment.

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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