Electricity Supply Board
Senior Regulation Specialist
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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.
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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.
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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.
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