Governance Manager - PMO

EirGrid; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Great place to work

Supportive culture

Job summary

EirGrid, Ireland's electricity grid operator, seeks an experienced governance professional to support the Onshore PMO. You will coordinate governance schedules, prepare agendas and minutes, track actions, and ensure timely reporting to CIO and the EirGrid plc Board.

You will work with Strategy Office and stakeholders, audit governance processes, and drive continuous improvements. Strong stakeholder skills and ability to manage multiple priorities are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting PMO, governance, or project delivery functions.
• Strong governance and meeting management skills, including agendas, minutes, logs, and action trackers.
• Experience coordinating reporting activities for senior management or board-level forums.
• Ability to provide governance advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate governance schedules and meetings; prepare and collate governance documentation.
• Record decisions and actions; assign ownership; track progress to completion.
• Support monthly reporting to the CIO function and EirGrid plc Board; ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide governance advice and challenge to stakeholders to support decision-making; monitor governance effectiveness.

Skills

PMO support

Governance

Stakeholder management

Meeting coordination

Documentation

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

We are at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting,operatingand 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,collaborationand inclusion. AtEirGridyou will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family friendlyworking policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about whatEirGridhas 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 Opportunity

The successful candidate will support the Onshore PMO function in the delivery of projects within the established governance framework and across the relevant management boards. The role willbe responsible forcoordinating governance processes and forums, ensuring effective meeting administration, high-quality documentation, clear decision-making, andtimelyfollow-up of actions and commitments. Key responsibilities will include coordinating governance schedules and meetings,preparingand collating governance documentation, recording decisions and actions, assigning ownership, and tracking progress to completion. The successful candidate will provide governance advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders to support effective decision-making and adherence to agreed governance requirements. The role will also involvemonitoringthe effectiveness ofgovernance arrangements,identifyingopportunities for improvement, and supporting the implementation of enhanced governance processes, controls, and reporting mechanisms. Acting as a key point of contact for governance activities, the successful candidate will manage the Change Control process across the CIO function andmaintainthe Help Hub Governance pages, driving continuous improvements where opportunities areidentified. In addition, the successful candidate will coordinate monthly reporting to theExecutive and EirGrid plc Board, working closely with the Strategy Office and internal stakeholders to ensure reporting isaccurate,timely, and of a high standard. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills will be essential to build effective relationships across the organisation and support the successful delivery of governance and reporting activities.

Candidate Profile

We areseekinga motivated, organised, and detail-oriented professional who candemonstrate:

• Experience supporting PMO,governance, or project delivery functions.
• Strong governance and meeting management skills, including the preparation of agendas, minutes, decision logs, and action trackers.
• Experience coordinating reporting activities for senior management or board-level forums.
• The ability to provide governance advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with senior stakeholders andinfluencing outcomes across complex organisational structures.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive approach to process improvement and the implementation of governance best practices.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of strategic initiatives while supporting robust governance, effective decision-making, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

The Team

TheInfrastructureoffice leads thedevelopment and delivery of the power system, onshore and interconnection investment programmes in collaboration with partners,customersand communities.

The Onshore Project Management Office (PMO)is responsibleforundertaking three key roles within Infrastructure; Regulation and Compliance Reporting and Auditing, Business Operations and Governance, and Business Intelligence. The teamis responsible forsetting the governance policies and standards to be used for onshore business readiness andlargescaleonshore transmission infrastructure and regulatory auditing and monitoring of OpEx and CapEx delivery.

The team also develops reports on schedule and financial information and delivery of outcomes and benefits aligned to strategicobjectivesacross the development and readiness of the onshore transmission infrastructure to key stakeholders such as DECC and the CRU.

About you

Successful candidates will have:

• Qualification to degree level or equivalent qualification, withat least 8 yearsrelevant postqualification experience.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
• Ability to develop a deep understanding of EirGrid governancemethodologyand approach
• Excellent time management skills and proven ability to work independently.
• Working knowledge of relevant software packages – Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively and transparently with others across the business and externally to deliver outcomesin accordance withstrategicobjectives.

Closing date for applications

11th September 2026

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.