Programme Manager – Connection Projects (Power System Delivery Programmes)
Job Type: Permanent & Full-Time
Category: Engineering
Location: Dublin 4 (Hybrid, 2 Days in Office, 3 Days Remote/WFH)
Our client are the people behind Ireland’s Electricity Grid. They 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.
That’s just the beginning of their story. They have a critical purpose. That’s their 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 Energy Market Transformation! Help them making the Grid ready to carry 80% of Ireland’s Electricity from Renewable sources by 2030 and to be Net Carbon Neutral by 2050.
Be part of the Green Energy markets transformation!
The Opportunity
The Programme Manager will support the Head of Connection Projects in leading a team of engineers to deliver on a range of Complex, Large Scale Technical and Commercial projects. The role holder will also be responsible for Leading Strategic, Change related projects – for example development of Credible Power System Delivery Programmes out to 2030, envisioning the Future of Renewables in Ireland, including the facilitation of Offshore Windfarms.
The role holder will lead a Portfolio Of Projects, ensuring that appropriate Project Controls are in place within the team having regard to budgets, schedule, quality, risk and activity monitoring
The role holder will be involved in working collaboratively across the organisation and leading broader engagement with their stakeholders as they strive to transform the Power System for future generations. They will demonstrate an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative work environment.
The Team
The Infrastructure office 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 Connection Projects 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
Successful candidates will have:
- University degree in engineering or other equivalent degree, typically with 10+ years post-qualification, relevant experience.
- Certified Programme Manager with proven Programme Management experience.
- Knowledge of Energy sector and Infrastructure Delivery.
- Successful experience in managing Transformational Change in a large or complex organisation.
- Excellent Analytical, Strategic Planning and Execution skills.
- Extensive experience in structuring and Executing Complex Projects as a Project Manager.
- Exceptional Leadership skills, with the ability to develop and communicate the programme objectives, inspire, and motivate staff, and maintain alignment with the business strategy.
- Ability to develop programmes and deliver them with financial and resource constraints and to ability to manage risk across the programme and develop the necessary mitigations.