Community Liaison Officer

EirGrid Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid Group in Ireland is seeking a Community Liaison Officer to join our Public Engagement team across regional projects. You will facilitate dialogue with local communities and stakeholders to capture views and feedback as we develop Ireland's national grid.

The role requires a degree in a relevant field and several years of public-facing experience, along with strong communication skills, flexibility to work evenings, and a valid driving licence.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business, Social Sciences, Community Development or relevant discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong passion for working with communities and high-level communication skills.
• Full clean driving licence and willingness to work evenings when required.

Responsibilities

• Establish dialogue and facilitate engagement with communities regarding grid infrastructure development.
• Proactively seek opportunities for engagement including meetings with individuals and groups and responding to queries and concerns of local stakeholders.
• Represent EirGrid at meetings, functions and events, some of which may occur outside of normal office hours.
• Liaise with individuals, representatives of local authorities and relevant stakeholder groups.
• Lead regular presentations to stakeholders and host webinars via digital platforms
• Be responsible for processing and managing all queries received with regard to project activity, including communications monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Liaise with local communities and individuals regarding our community forums, community benefit and proximity fund.
• Identify sponsorship opportunities to support local communities.
• Act as a link between the project team, contractors and the local community.
• Review and input into a broad range of project support material to ensure requirements of the local community are met.
• Distil complex technical information and present it in a clear understandable language to meet need of your audience.
• Participate in planning meetings to discuss and address issues related to specific grid projects.

Skills

Community engagement

Stakeholder management

Public speaking

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Business/Social Sciences/Community Development

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 andfamily friendlyworking 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

EirGrid Group is at the forefront of innovation in the energy industry, enabling the transition towards a low-carbon, technology-enabled smart future. To do this we must develop our infrastructure. The Public Engagement team is responsible for the development and implementation of our overall approach to engagement on our transmission projects with communities, landowners, local government, local stakeholders, and consenting bodies.

Job Purpose

We are seeking Community Liaison Officers to join our Public Engagement team, working on projects across the regions. The Public Engagement team is responsible for the development and implementation of our overall approach to engagement on our transmission projects with communities, landowners, local government, local stakeholders and consenting bodies.

The Community Liaison Officer facilitates engagement with local communities and stakeholders to seek their views and feedback as we seek to develop Ireland's national grid. When we work together with local communities, we can create a stronger and better electricity grid with the least possible impact on an area. “Engaging for the Better Outcomes for All” is a fundamental key pillar of our transformation of the power system.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish dialogue and facilitate engagement with communities regarding grid infrastructure development.
• Proactively seek opportunities for engagement including meetings with individuals and groups and responding to queries and concerns of local stakeholders.
• Represent EirGrid at meetings, functions and events, some of which may occur outside of normal office hours.
• Liaise with individuals, representatives of local authorities and relevant stakeholder groups.
• Lead regular presentations to stakeholders and host webinars via digital platforms
• Be responsible for processing and managing all queries received with regard to project activity, including communications monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Liaise with local communities and individuals regarding our community forums, community benefit and proximity fund.
• Identify sponsorship opportunities to support local communities.
• Act as a link between the project team, contractors and the local community.
• Review and input into a broad range of project support material to ensure requirements of the local community are met.
• Distil complex technical information and present it in a clear understandable language to meet need of your audience.
• Participate in planning meetings to discuss and address issues related to specific grid projects.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A degree in Business, Social Sciences, Community Development or relevant discipline supported by 4+ years of relevant experience or 15 years+ employment experience in a customer/public facing role or community development.
• A genuine passion for working with communities.
• High level communication and engagement skills essential for this role.
• Enjoy working with people and as part of a collaborative team
• An understanding of civil society organizations and the field of participatory governance.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal, experience in writing and documenting of meetings and workshops, guides and technical material.
• Well‑organised, resourceful with good planning and problem‑solving abilities and capable of responding to challenging situations.
• Be team player, flexible, quick‑thinking and able to work well under pressure.
• A full clean driving licence required.
• Must be available to work evenings as required in order to facilitate community needs.
• Previous experience of working on corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Previous experience of delivering infrastructure projects an advantage but not critical as full training will be provided.

Closing date for applications

30th October 2026

Please note we receive a high volume of applications, and as every application is carefully reviewed our response time may vary. If you agree to be considered for other roles this may result in a delayed response as we establish the best fit for your experience. We appreciate your patience.

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.