We are the people behind Ireland's electricity grid.
We operate the power system with world leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it.
But that's not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations.
And that's just the beginning of our story.
We have a critical purpose.
That purpose is to transform the power system to enable our society to reduce our carbon emissions and meet our climate change and net zero ambitions.
Be part of the transformationThe Opportunity These roles are in the Engineering & Asset Management team where the successful candidate will fulfil Senior Lead Engineer responsibilities and ensure that onshore and offshore transmission projects are developed in accordance with Eir Grid statutory obligations, standards and policies.
The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking project design reviews/site inspections on both contestable and non-contestable transmission projects to ensure that projects are developed in accordance with Eir Grid functional specification and standards.
The successful candidate will have HV transmission design expertise and will be able to assess HV transmission designs for conformity to standards and requirements.
This role also requires that technical queries raised during projects are dealt with in accordance with TSO standards and policies and are closed out efficiently with the customer.
The Team The Infrastructure office within Eir Grid comprises highly skilled professionals with backgrounds in engineering and business/commerce.
The Infrastructure Office is responsible for leading the development and delivery of the power system and interconnection investment programmes, in collaboration with partners, customers & communities.
The Engineering & Asset Management Function is responsible for undertaking four key roles; asset management, technical authority, onshore engineering and offshore engineering.
About you Successful candidates will have: Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree typically with a minimum 6 years' experience in the delivery of HV transmission assetsor similar industry such as Oil and Gas.
Ensuring parties responsible fore delivery of transmission infrastructure are provided with all requisite functional and technical standards.
Experience completing inspection and monitoring of construction progress for compliance to ensure transmission assets can be commissioned in accordance with standards.
Experience preparing and issuing transmission design drawings, such as single line diagrams, substation layout drawings, protection schematics and interlocking drawings, etc.
Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the transmission system and associated developments Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the transmission system and associated developments Closing date for applications4th July 2025 Eir Grid is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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