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Senior Regulation Specialist

 
Vacancy Number:  28493
Category:  Commercial
Job Type:  Full-time
 

Position description   

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 may also include some management responsibility.  

 

Key Responsibilities 

Regulatory Strategy & Engagement 

- Lead regulatory analysis and engagement across GB, RoI, and NI, covering NESO, DESNZ, Ofgem, LCCC, Crown Estate, MARA, DECC, CRU, EirGrid, WEI, and others. 
- Monitor and influence policy developments including REMA, OFTO frameworks, and centralised planning initiatives (e.g., SSEP, CSNP, CP2030). 
- Represent ESB in industry forums and working groups, advocating for commercially sound and technically viable regulatory outcomes across GB, RoI and NI. 

Network Planning & Centralised Design 

- Provide strategic input into centralised network planning processes that underpin generation investment decisions (transition to plan led i.e. SSEP, offshore leasing models and multi-energy transmission network planning). 
- Assess the impact of evolving network charging regimes (e.g., OFTO, UoS) and zonal configurations on ESB’s asset portfolio. 
- Translate GB regulatory and planning learnings into the SEM context, supporting cross-jurisdictional alignment, where appropriate. 

Commercial & Market Insight 

- 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 (e.g., Inchcape), and auction design (e.g., AR8)  
- Support in shaping and provide insight into non-price factors influencing auction outcomes and long-term revenue certainty. 

Stakeholder & JV Relationship Management 

- Build and maintain strong relationships with regulatory stakeholders. 
- Act as a trusted advisor within ESB, providing clear, solution-oriented recommendations to senior leadership. 

 

Experience and Qualifications 

Essential 

- 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. 
- Third-level qualification (economics/engineering/technical/legal/commercial are preferable), or equivalent qualification. Equivalent work experience reflecting deep analysis and interpretation, scenario /risk management and effective team engagement may also be suitable. 

 

Desirable  

- 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. 

 

Location  

London / Scotland 

 

Reporting To 

Stacy Feldmann, Regulation Manager 

 

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 

£61,450 - £76,813 per annum 

 
Closing Date 

12th October 2026

  

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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