Senior lead project engineer - connection projects southern region

Senior Lead Project Engineer - Connection Projects Southern Region (E2026344-345)
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.
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The Opportunity
We are now seeking Senior Lead 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 the continuation of sustainable economic growth for the country.
As Senior Lead Project Engineer, your role will involve facilitating the connection of new generation, demand and interconnection customers to the transmission system. You will work on projects across their entire life cycle – from project initiation, through construction and commissioning and right up to project close. We will look to you to project manage a portfolio of complex, high‑profile customer projects – working with some of the largest companies in the world to deliver grid connections to meet their needs.
As part of your role, we will look to you to lead strategic, change‑related projects and support the development of high‑performance capabilities and behaviours within the team.
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, typically with 6-8 years relevant experience with a holistic understanding of the power industry
Proven experience of managing a portfolio of large‑scale projects – overseeing the delivery of complex solutions and an ability to drive successful outcomes
Passionate, engaging with a drive and enthusiasm to deliver on the company Strategy with and through others
Excellent communicator, able to articulate technical concepts and analysis to non‑technical audiences and business leaders
Ability to coach and develop high performance capabilities in a changing and dynamic environment
Expertise in conceiving and introducing innovative ideas, solutions or new ways of doing things to solve business problems, collaborating with business experts along the way
Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the transmission system and associated developments
Commercial awareness with strong vendor management skills
Full drivers licence

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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