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Job description
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.
We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid.
If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation, your journey starts here.
The Team
Ireland's offshore grid programme is a critical national infrastructure initiative supporting the country's 2030 renewable energy targets. EirGrid, as the designated Offshore Asset Owner (OAO), is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery, readiness, and operation of offshore transmission assets. The Offshore Programme Management Office (PMO) and Offshore Phase 1 Delivery Team play a central role in coordinating this transformation, ensuring robust governance, regulatory alignment, and delivery assurance across a multi-billion euro capital programme.
The Opportunity
The Offshore Health & Safety specialist, will support the Head of Offshore Phase 1 in delivering this transformation by leading key workstreams across the Offshore Asset Readiness Programme (OARP), Pre-Operations, and Enduring Operations. The role will ensure that programme delivery is aligned with the CRU's Offshore Revenue Model and EirGrid's strategic objectives.
The Offshore Health & Safety specialist will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of EirGrid's offshore programme by managing the delivery of key regulatory, governance, and reporting workstreams. The role will lead offshore health and safety assurance.
The role requires strong health and safety expertise across high-voltage transmission and offshore operations, with the ability to develop safe systems of work, strengthen safety culture, and lead cross-functional engagement. The successful candidate will will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and influence. Providing specialist advice to senior stakeholders, industry partners and regulatory bodies across a maturing offshore portfolio.
About you
Essential
- Offshore Health and Safety expertise
- Degree-level qualification, or equivalent professional standing, with a minimum of 8 years' relevant health and safety experience.
- Proven health and safety experience within high-voltage transmission, offshore energy, utilities or similarly complex regulated infrastructure environments.
- Strong knowledge of safety legislation, regulatory expectations, risk management and operational assurance frameworks.
- Excellent communication and consultation skills, with the ability to explain complex safety issues clearly and influence senior stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and consult across regulators, industry bodies, contractors and internal stakeholder groups.
- Experience developing safe systems of work and leading safety culture improvement across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound judgement in managing significant operational and occupational risks.
Desirable
- Offshore Transmission Safety Expertise
- Experience supporting offshore substations, export cables, offshore wind or interconnection assets.
- Familiarity with Irish offshore, maritime and occupational safety regulation and regulatory engagement.
- Chartered membership of a recognised safety body, or an equivalent professional health and safety qualification.
- Detailed knowledge of high-voltage transmission infrastructure (110/220/400 kV), electrical safety rules and associated technologies.
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.
Pay & benefits
Paid time off
About this role
Posted
27 Oct 2026
Updated
27 Oct 2026
Job type
Full time
Workplace
On-site
Sectors
Working hours
UTC+00:00
Experience
Senior
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About EirGrid Group
Company Overview
EirGrid Group
Dublin, Ireland
2006
Approximately 900 employees and revenue of $812.2 million in FY 2024 (source: rocketreach.co).
What They Do
EirGrid Group specializes in the operation and development of Ireland's national high-voltage electricity transmission grid. The company manages the flow of electricity from various generation sources, including a significant focus on renewable energy such as wind and solar farms, to end-users and the distribution network (source: countymeathchamber.ie). Their services encompass real-time grid operation, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply, and planning future infrastructure upgrades. EirGrid also operates the Single Electricity Market (SEM) across Ireland and Northern Ireland, facilitating efficient energy trading (source: eirgrid.ie). The company is committed to transitioning to a grid capable of handling 80% renewable electricity by 2030, currently achieving up to 65% renewables, and aims for a 95% operational capacity in the near future (source: rocketreach.co). Their target markets include the wholesale electricity market on the Irish island, serving both large industrial users and the ESB Networks distribution system.
Projects & Track Record
EirGrid Group has a robust portfolio of projects, including the East-West Interconnector (EWIC), a high-voltage subsea link completed in 2012 that connects Ireland's grid to Great Britain with a capacity of 500 MW (source: eirgrid.ie). The company is also jointly developing the Celtic Interconnector with RTE, a significant 2 GW subsea link from Ireland to France, which is currently under construction (source: siliconrepublic.com). Additionally, EirGrid manages the Greenlink Interconnector, another vital link between Great Britain and Ireland. The North-South Interconnector is another ongoing project, which involves a high-voltage line planned across counties Monaghan, Cavan, and Meath, with landowner engagements already underway (source: cbinsights.com). EirGrid is also leading offshore wind grid development, targeting an additional 10,000 MW of renewable capacity by 2030.
Recent Developments
In 2024, EirGrid Group reported maintaining its revenue at $812.2 million while continuing its grid transformation efforts (source: rocketreach.co). The company is advancing its five-year strategy aimed at achieving 70% renewable electricity by 2030, which includes significant updates on renewable connections, particularly in offshore wind (source: energyireland.ie). Progress on the Celtic Interconnector has been highlighted by CEO Mark Foley, emphasizing its importance for Ireland's energy security in light of Brexit (source: siliconrepublic.com). While there have been no major acquisitions or new funding rounds reported since 2020, the company continues to leverage its earlier SONI acquisition and EU funding to support ongoing projects (source: cbinsights.com). EirGrid's capability to operate the grid at 65% renewables is a significant milestone as they scale towards 95% by 2030.
Working There
EirGrid Group offers a variety of roles across its operations, including positions in transmission system operations, market operations through SEMO, engineering for grid planning, and project management for infrastructure projects like offshore wind and the North-South Interconnector (source: rocketreach.co). The company has departments dedicated to EirGrid TSO, SONI, interconnectors, telecoms, and SEMO, with primary hiring occurring at their Dublin headquarters (source: cms.eirgrid.ie). EirGrid promotes a culture of diversity and collaboration, focusing on building passionate teams for renewable grid transformation and engaging with the community through initiatives like the EirGrid-GAA U20s Football Championship (source: countymeathchamber.ie). While specific benefits are not detailed, the company adheres to regulated tariffs and safety standards, ensuring transparency in leadership and operations (source: cms.eirgrid.ie). Job seekers can explore opportunities on their careers page, focusing on engineering, operations, and renewable energy expertise.
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