Hybrid- only 2 days office Dublin or Cork Specific Purpose Contract
The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the 5 May 2026.
Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.
The Role:
Reporting to the Hydrogen Commercial Manager, the Programme Analyst will coordinate collaborative projects both with external stakeholders and internal departments and will assist in the development of business plans and assessments and support the development of the Hydrogen Programme in Gas Networks Ireland.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Support the Hydrogen Commercial Manager in the management and development of the Hydrogen Programme in Gas Networks Ireland.
Support internal departments on developments of the hydrogen programme with potential commercial application for the business.
Coordinate the development and execution of collaboration or service contracts for the delivery of projects and the protection or dissemination of information.
Engage with various external stakeholder groups such as technology centres, research institutes, academic organisations, state bodies, and commercial developers in the identification and development of Hydrogen projects that may support resolution of specific technical challenges, or progress technology readiness of topics towards commercialisation.
Represent GNI interests on industry forums and stakeholder engagements on Hydrogen and industry meetings.
Drive the promotion of hydrogen and the development and implementation of a communications plan to drive awareness internally and externally.
Engagement and representation with European agencies and industry collaboration partners.
Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Funding and Business Cases:
Support the evaluation and selection of projects for GNI funding or co-funding.
Coordination and assistance in the development of business plans and commercial development proposals.
Coordinate the execution and delivery of projects with external stakeholders and internal departments to ensure deliverables are achieved and outputs are disseminated as appropriate, including for consideration within potential business plans or commercialisation developments.
Support the hydrogen team in tracking and managing the hydrogen budget.
Develop and progress projects and applications for external funding support under National or EU funding schemes.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Degree in an Engineering or equivalent related discipline with minimum 3 years’ experience, relevant to the role.
Good knowledge, understanding and experience of the Energy Industry and Markets.
Experience in Research, Design, Development & Demonstration is an advantage.
Experience in New Product or Service Development is an advantage.
Direct experience in the implementation of improvement programs, quality initiatives and management system standards.
Ability to keep abreast of new technology and industry developments is essential.
Highly numerate, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, good attention to detail.
Proven ability to create and develop good working relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals, coupled with the ability to gain commitment from others.
Have excellent analytical skills and be able to identify and analyse problems and potential improvements, and generate new ideas, and implement solutions.
Proactively identifying new areas of learning and using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job.
Ability to set own high standards of performance and delivering desired results.
Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.
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