Senior Project Engineer - Connection Projects Southern Region (E2026131-133)
We are at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting, operating and transforming the electricity grid to support a low-carbon, renewable future.
We are building talented teams that tackle real-world challenges every day and help us to achieve our goal to prepare the grid to carry up to 80% of Ireland’s electricity from renewable sources.
We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family-friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid.
If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation, your journey starts here.
The Opportunity
We are now seeking Senior Project Engineers to join our Connection Projects (Southern Region) team in our new Cork office.
This is an exciting opportunity for a customer focused, resilient and motivated individual who is interested in working with the Connection Projects (Southern Region) team to deliver key infrastructure projects for some of the biggest companies in the world. These customers are critical to Ireland from many aspects including the achievement of our renewable targets and to continuation of sustainable economic growth for the country.
As Senior Project Engineer, your role will involve project managing a portfolio of customer projects, ensuring that appropriate project controls are in place with regard to budgets, schedule, quality, risk and activity monitoring.
In your role, you will continuously review and develop procedures and documentation for quality and accuracy. You will possess strong competency in the following areas; written and verbal communications, working with people, analysing and problem solving, organising work and achieving objectives.
The Team
The Chief Infrastructure Office (CIO) within EirGrid comprises highly skilled professionals with backgrounds in engineering and business/commerce. The CIO is responsible for leading the development and delivery of the power system and interconnection investment programmes, in collaboration with partners, customers & communities.
The Connection Projects (Southern Region) team is responsible for the delivery of electricity generation, demand and interconnection customer connections to the transmission system. This includes the delivery of transmission works for power generation and demand customer connections at distribution voltage levels.
About you
Engineering degree or equivalent with a minimum of 4 years’ experience
Proven experience in managing large infrastructure projects, balancing a proficiency in project management with a developed understanding of power systems
Ability to work collaboratively with customers and stakeholders
Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
Experience conceiving and introducing innovative ideas, solutions or new ways of doing things
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, while also being able to define and guide own work under minimal supervision
Commercial awareness with the ability to make decisions and recommendations in all aspects of project implementation
Full, clean drivers licence
Closing date for applications
24th April 2026
We value potential as much as experience. If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.
We’re dedicated to diversity and inclusion at EirGrid. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and the importance of a supportive culture for all our people to achieve their potential. Our diversity and inclusion networks have been designed to create an inclusive culture that enables our people to feel a sense of belonging at work.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
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