Project Engineer - Dispatchable Generation Teams, Asset Development

ESB

Munster

Hybrid

EUR 60,000 - 71,000

Full time

26 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Staff well-being programmes

Credit Union membership

Diversity, equity & inclusion

Job summary

ESB is seeking a driven project professional to join the Asset Development team in Dublin. You will help shape new opportunities, lead multidisciplinary project deliverables, and ensure compliance with planning, permitting and procurement processes from feasibility through to delivery.

Working with the Project Director, you will gain hands‑on exposure to the full lifecycle, collaborate across ESB, and contribute to dispatchable generation projects that support Ireland's secure, sustainable

Qualifications

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.

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.

Skills

Project delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Independent worker

Planning & communication

Education

3rd level degree in engineering/commercial/planning or equivalent

Job description

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: