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 transformation!
The TeamThe Engineering & Asset Management (E&AM) Team is responsible for undertaking four key roles: Asset Management, Technical Authority, Onshore Engineering and Offshore Engineering. The team is responsible for setting the technical engineering policies and standards to be used for the nation’s transmission infrastructure, monitoring compliance during design, construction and commissioning to deliver robust assets and ensure uninterrupted power system quality and functionality.
The OpportunityWe are now seeking Senior Lead Onshore Client Engineers to join 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 EirGrid statutory obligations, standards and policies.The successful candidates will perform engineering assignments over the full life cycle of projects from project inception (pre-planning) right through to commissioning completion and energisation. This will involve a mix of design activities such as feasibility studies, concept/FEED reviews and detailed design reviews.
The Client Engineer (CE) is responsible for undertaking project design reviews and site inspections on both contestable and non-contestable transmission projects to ensure that projects are developed in accordance with EirGrid functional specifications and that EirGrid processes, procedures and quality standards are implemented satisfactorily.
The CE plays a pivotal role in delivering these projects to meet key departmental and company objectives.
About you
Successful candidates will have:- Electrical Engineering qualification to degree level or equivalent qualification, typically with 6+ years relevant post-qualification experience.
- Proven technical leadership, team management & mentorship, strategic planning & execution, stakeholder engagement & process improvement skills.
- Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on high quality report writing and ability to communicate technical issues clearly and effectively.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering efforts with business objectives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for engineering-related matters with internal and external stakeholders.
- Transmission Substation design expertise with experience assessing substation designs for conformity to standards at 110/220/400 kV
- Experience completing onsite inspections and monitoring of construction progress for compliance.
- Full drivers licence.
Closing date for applications
11th July 2025
EirGrid is an Equal Opportunities Employer