Function
About Elia
Elia develops electricity markets, facilitates access to them and establishes ancillary services to ensure a secure, efficient and reliable electricity system. As Belgium’s transmission system operator, Elia is at the forefront of the energy transition: integrating large volumes of renewable energy, enabling industrial electrification, connecting new technologies and designing flexibility solutions that deliver the best outcomes for society.
Within Elia, the System & Client Solutions (SCS) department is responsible for products that make this vision a reality. We design and implement the solutions needed to support the Belgian grid — from enabling both TSO and DSO grid user connections within a context of growing congestion, to developing the ancillary services that ensure system security as the energy landscape transforms. We serve customers, partners, and market parties across Belgium
About the Role
As Energy Market Expert, you’re responsible for designing robust, compliant, and implementable business solutions. You contribute to develop Elia's vision in terms of market design, product and contract development and participate to the implementation of this vision.
As Energy Market Expert, you contribute to shaping the future of electricity markets by:
- Monitoring and analyzing market and regulation mechanisms in Belgium and neighboring countries;
- Running quantitative and qualitative studies to support product discovery and help to identify, understand and assess the problem that needs to be solved as proposed solutions;
- Designing how market mechanisms and services need to evolve, in line with the defined business priorities and considering all relevant aspects (e.g. customer needs, regulatory frameworks, budgets and tariffs, technical and operational impact);
- Interpreting relevant regulation (not only current regulation but evolutions of European, Belgian federal and regional frameworks as well) and analyzing the coherency of our proposed design with it;
- Actively contributing to the drafting of legislative texts;
- Translating complex market & regulation concepts into clear, accessible design documentation, contracts and operational rules;
- Engaging with stakeholders (regulators, authorities, system operators, associations, market participants) to align on market design;
- Voicing Elia’s opinion in national and international fora (e.g. Synergrid, ENTSO-E), and coordinating internal actions related to these engagements;
- Supporting the implementation of these mechanisms within Elia’s applications, processes and roadmap decisions;
- Acting across the different product lines within the department to create synergies and coherence in respective business design.
Based on your strengths and experience, you will be asked to take on a number of these tasks, providing you with a diverse, yet coherent, set of responsibilities.
Your Profile
- You hold a Master's degree in Engineering, Business Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
- You bring at least 3 years of experience in the energy sector and have a strong understanding of how electricity systems and energy markets operate.
- Experience or knowledge in one or more of the following areas is considered a significant advantage: grid infrastructure, system operations, connection processes, energy market design, ancillary services, congestion management, balancing mechanisms, and the roles of various stakeholders within the energy ecosystem.
- Proven experience working in a regulated environment is required.
- You combine technical and economic insights to perform robust analyses and support well-informed decision-making.
- You are proactive, well-organized, and able to work autonomously, taking ownership of your responsibilities and projects.
- You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working with colleagues from different areas of expertise.
- You are an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, capable of translating complex topics into clear design notes, regulatory texts, and contractual documents.
- You are fluent in English and have a good command of Dutch and/or French, complemented by a working knowledge of the other national language.
- You are comfortable navigating a fast-paced environment and adapting to evolving challenges and priorities.
Offer
- Salary: a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
- Insurance: group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
- Vacation: You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment).
- Social fund: Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs.
- Communication: you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement.
- Discounts: you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill.
- Mobility: we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
- Elia shares: Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price.
Location
Keizerslaan 20, 1000 Brussels
Our office is easily accessible by public transport, a 5-minute walk from Brussels-Central station.
We also operate a hybrid work policy that allows you to combine working in the office and at home.
