Director of Grid Resilience & Continuity

EirGrid; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid is leading Ireland's energy transition by ensuring resilience of the transmission system. The Head of System Resilience role oversees strategy, emergency preparedness and continuity planning to secure reliable operation amid growing renewables and system changes.

The position reports to the Director of TSO Operations and drives cross‑functional resilience initiatives, training, and governance within the Operations Chief Office.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with significant leadership experience in the power system industry and deep knowledge of system resilience.
• Experience developing resilience strategies within critical infrastructure environments.
• Strong people leadership skills, including the ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict.
• Proven ability to engage internal and external stakeholders and explain technical issues confidently.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet strict deadlines and plan or manage operational risk.
• Ability to adapt, innovate and respond effectively to changing system and operational demands.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Chief Operations Office System Resilience Strategy, ensuring resilience considerations are embedded in system operations.
• Oversee resilience assessments of the transmission system under operational and planning scenarios, ensuring robust contingency planning for credible and extreme events.
• Lead the ongoing development of system defence and restoration plans to ensure black start and restoration readiness.
• Evaluate the resilience impacts of increasing renewable penetration, distributed energy resources, storage, interconnection and demand‑side participation.
• Lead System Operations training programmes, including for the National Control Centre, ensuring compliance with EU regulatory requirements and developing deep technical capability.
• Lead resilience preparedness exercises, post‑incident reviews and implementation of corrective actions following resilience‑related incidents or emergency events.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Change adaptation

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

EirGrid is leading Ireland's energy transition by ensuring resilience of the transmission system. The Head of System Resilience role oversees strategy, emergency preparedness and continuity planning to secure reliable operation amid growing renewables and system changes.

The position reports to the Director of TSO Operations and drives cross‑functional resilience initiatives, training, and governance within the Operations Chief Office.