Overview
The Utility Regulator is seeking to appoint a permanent: Legal Advisor
Salary is from £47,615 to £59,518 per annum.
Protecting Northern Ireland’s energy and water consumers, today and tomorrow is what we do.
This is an exciting time to join us. We are expanding as an organisation to fully support Northern Ireland in meeting the challenges of climate change, the continued cost-of-living crisis and ensuring the continuity of energy and water supplies.
Electricity, gas and water are essential services that support all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland. As an economic regulator, it is our role to enable, incentivise and hold energy and water companies to account for providing the very best levels of service and price for consumers both now and in the future.
Responsibilities
Working within the Chief Executive Office, the Legal Advisor will be involved in assisting the Utility Regulator in the discharge of our functions, relating to economic and customer service regulation for Northern Ireland’s electricity, gas, water and sewerage industries.
This will involve the provision of advice and assistance in fields of public, competition, company, energy, water and environmental law and dispute resolution. The post will involve occasional travel within the UK and EU Member States.
General information
Northern Ireland continues to have an under-representation of women across STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) industries. We are proud to support women in STEM. We are an equal opportunity and ‘Disability Confident’ employer. As people with a disability and people from ethnic minority communities are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would welcome applications from these groups.
We offer an attractive package including a competitive starting salary with stepped increases per annum, alongside a range of other benefits including hybrid working, NI Civil Service pension arrangements and 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after two years) and an additional 12 public and privilege days.
If you would like to find out more about this job, you can download the information pack on our website. To be redirected, please click APPLY.
Benefits
* Hybrid working
* NI Civil Service pension arrangements
* 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after two years) and an additional 12 public and privilege days
The closing date for applying is: 2.00pm, Thursday 6 November 2025.
Interviews and assessments are expected to take place late November 2025.
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