Business Operations Manager - Offshore PMO

EirGrid Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid Group is seeking an Offshore Business Operations Manager (E2027042) to lead and coordinate procurement, contract and vendor activities for the offshore programme. Based in Dublin or Cork, you will align commercial strategies with regulatory expectations and governance standards.

You will work with cross-functional teams, manage supplier performance, drive governance and reporting, and ensure delivery of complex programmes while balancing risks and interdependencies across the offshore

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Extensive experience delivering complex programmes, portfolios and PMO services.
• Strong expertise in public procurement and contract management.
• Proven ability to manage supplier performance and commercial negotiations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and reporting skills (executives, boards, regulators).
• Experience in offshore/energy/regulatory environments.
• Governance, audit, policy development and data analysis capabilities.
• Proven full-lifecycle programme and project delivery including vendor engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement, contract management and vendor management activities for offshore programme delivery.
• Act as interface between offshore programme and Group Procurement to align investment plans and commercial strategies.
• Coordinate governance, risk, change, and performance reporting across offshore portfolios.

Skills

Public procurement

Contract management

Vendor management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Strategy delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Business Operations Manager - Offshore PMO (E2027042)

Weare at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting,operatingand transforming the electricity grid to support a lowcarbon, renewable future.

Weare building talented teams that tackle realworld 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.

Weare proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust,collaborationand inclusion. At EirGrid youwillfind supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work.We also offer secure employment witha range offlexible andfamilyfriendlyworking policiesto support yourlife andwellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid .

If youareready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation,your journey starts here.

The Opportunity

The Offshore Business Operations Manager will play a pivotal role in supporting the successful delivery of EirGrid’s offshore programme. The role is responsible for leading and coordinating key procurement, contract management, and vendor management activities that underpin offshore programme delivery.

The Offshore Business Operations Manager will act as a key interface between the offshore programme and Group Procurement, ensuring that investment plans, frameworks, commercial strategies, and vendor performance are aligned with regulatory expectations, public procurement requirements, and EirGrid’s governance standards.

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in leadership, public procurement, contract management, programme delivery, and vendor management, combined with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and build effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role requires sound judgement, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage complex interdependencies across a rapidly evolving offshore portfolio

The role is based in Dublin or Cork.

The Team

Offshore PMO & Project Services is the central programme management function within the Offshore business, providing governance, project controls, reporting, compliance, digital and vendor management services to support the successful delivery of EirGrid's East Coast and South Coast offshore portfolios.

The Project Services team delivers integrated project controls across schedule management, cost control, risk management, change control, governance, reporting and performance assurance, providing programme and project managers with accurate information to support decision-making. By establishing consistent processes, controls and governance frameworks across the East Coast and South Coast portfolios, Project Services ensures visibility of project performance, effective management of risks and dependencies, and successful delivery of programme objectives in line with EirGrid's governance and regulatory requirements.

About you

Relevant Engineering degree or equivalent qualification, with extensive experience delivering complex programmes, portfolios and PMO services.

Strong expertise in public procurement, commercial management, contracting and multi-vendor framework agreements.

Proven ability to manage supplier performance, contract variations, commercial negotiations and complex escalations.

Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, presentation and report-writing skills, including engagement with executives, boards and regulators.

Experience within offshore, energy, utilities, technical or similarly regulated and complex environments.

Strong governance, compliance, audit, policy development, data analysis and performance reporting capability.

Demonstrated experience in strategy delivery, budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, KPI development and benefits tracking.

Proven full-lifecycle programme and project delivery experience, including governance, risk, change, quality, systems implementation and vendor engagement.

Closing date for applications

Closing date is 30th October 2026

We value potential as much as experience.If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if youdon’tmeet every requirement.

We'rededicated 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. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.