Head of System Integrity

EirGrid Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid Group seeks a Head of System Integrity to lead the Operations Chief Office and provide strategic and technical leadership for safe, secure and compliant operation of Ireland's transmission system.

The role reports to the Director of TSO Operations and oversees protection policy, settings, investigations and grid readiness, partnering with infrastructure teams to embed operational requirements across projects.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Strong knowledge of power system protection and operation.
• Experience in protection schemes design and management.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance and oversight of protection policy, settings, coordination and investigations.
• Ensure protection devices and schemes align with policy requirements with Transmission Asset Owner.
• Lead investigations of disturbances and translate lessons into policy and technical improvements.
• Oversee energisation and readiness activities for grid connections with safety compliance.
• Embed operational requirements across lifecycle of capital/connection projects.
• Manage revenue metering data feeds and data provision for Group codes and licences.

Skills

Power system protection

Power system operation

HV switching operations

Leadership in engineering

Governance & risk management

Education

Engineering degree

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

The Opportunity

We are now seeking a Head of System Integrity to join the Operations Chief Office. The successful candidate will report to the Director of TSO Operations and will provide strategic, technical and operational leadership across the arrangements that ensure the safe, secure, reliable and compliant operation of the Irish transmission system.

The Team

The Operations Chief Office is responsible for operating Ireland’s power system, EirGrid’s first and most fundamental responsibility. The team operates today’s system with reliability, safety and security, while adapting it for a very different future. It is also responsible for operating and developing efficient and transparent electricity markets, delivering the energy transition and driving affordable outcomes for consumers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide governance and oversight of power system protection policy, protection settings and coordination, fault investigations and protection specifications for system developments and connections.
• Work closely with the Transmission Asset Owner to ensure protection devices, schemes, communications links and designs are maintained and aligned with protection policy requirements.
• Direct investigations of system disturbances and protection maloperations, ensuring lessons learned are translated into policy, procedural and technical improvements.
• Oversee energisation and operational readiness activities for grid connections, ensuring compliance with relevant safety rules and operational requirements.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to embed operational requirements throughout the lifecycle of capital and connection projects.
• Establish best practice in the management of revenue metering data feeds and provision of data required by the Group, codes and licences.

About you

• Engineering degree with significant leadership experience in the power system industry.
• Strong knowledge of power system protection, power system operation and HV switching operations.
• Experience in the design, specification, setting and management of power system protection schemes.
• Understanding of transmission station design and associated primary and secondary systems and infrastructure.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex operational programmes.
• Strong governance, risk management and decision-making capability in a business-critical operational environment.

Closing date for applications

2nd October 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.