Offshore Programme Manager - Asset Purchase Agreement

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

Job summary

EirGrid Group is seeking a Programme Manager to lead the Asset Purchase Agreement and Asset Transfer initiatives. You will oversee end-to-end activities from transaction design through due diligence to completion, coordinating legal, commercial, regulatory and technical workstreams with autonomy and strategic judgment.

The role requires senior experience in energy infrastructure transactions and the ability to drive complex negotiations, manage advisers, and present governance-ready

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience leading major energy, utilities or infrastructure procurement and asset-transfer transactions across the full lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and external advisers across legal, commercial, regulatory, technical and governance workstreams.
• Strong practical knowledge of infrastructure transaction structures, due diligence, risk allocation and completion mechanics.
• Excellent commercial judgement and programme leadership with experience presenting to Executive/Board level.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end APA and ATP programmes for Phase 1 portfolio as transaction lead and control tower.
• Establish and run the integrated APA and asset transfer programme across transaction design, due diligence and completion.
• Coordinate legal, commercial, financial, regulatory, procurement, technical and governance workstreams.
• Direct advisers and other workstream leads; convert complex issues into clear options and governed decisions.
• Present recommendations to Executive and Board governance and ensure robust governance and regulatory alignment.

Education

Degree-level qualification in engineering, law, finance, economics, business or related discipline

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 offlexible andfamilyfriendly working policesto 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 Team

Ireland’s offshore grid programme is a critical national infrastructure initiative supporting the country’s 2030 renewable energy targets. EirGrid, as the designated Offshore Asset Owner (OAO), is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery, readiness, and operation of offshore transmission assets. The Offshore Programme Management Office (PMO) and Offshore Phase 1 Delivery Team play a central role in coordinating this transformation, ensuring robust governance, regulatory alignment, and delivery assurance across a multi-billion euro capital programme.

The Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) and Asset Transfer Process (ATP) are central to establishing the contractual, commercial, technical and governance framework through which those assets will be diligenced, accepted and transferred.

The Opportunity

The Programme Manager, Asset Purchase Agreement & Asset Transfer will provide senior, end-to-end leadership of the APA and ATP programmes. The successful candidate will operate as the transaction lead and control tower for the transfer programme, integrating legal, commercial, financial, tax, regulatory, procurement, technical, insurance, risk, information-management and governance workstreams.

The role is intended for an established infrastructure transaction professional with the judgement, authority and credibility to lead complex negotiations, direct advisers and present recommendations to Executive and Board-level governance.

The Programme Manager will be accountable for establishing and running the integrated APA and asset transfer programme across the Phase 1 portfolio, from transaction design and negotiation through due diligence, disclosure, gateway readiness, execution and completion. The role requires a high degree of autonomy, strong transaction judgement and the ability to hold an integrated EirGrid position across competing legal, commercial, regulatory, technical and operational considerations.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrable pedigree in large energy infrastructure procurement, acquisition or transfer transactions. Experience of the GB Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) regime, or a comparable regulated asset-transfer market, is strongly preferred. They must be capable of shaping strategy, setting decision-quality standards, challenging advisers and workstream leads, and converting complex issues into clear options, recommendations and governed decisions.

About you

Essential

• Degree-level qualification in engineering, law, finance, economics, business, quantity surveying or a related discipline, with substantial relevant post-qualification experience.
• Senior-level experience leading major energy, utilities or infrastructure procurement, acquisition, divestment or asset-transfer transactions across the full lifecycle, from strategy and diligence through negotiation, execution and completion.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and external advisers, integrating legal, commercial, financial, regulatory, technical, operational, risk, procurement and governance workstreams.
• Strong practical knowledge of infrastructure transaction structures, due diligence, risk allocation, contractual protections, liability frameworks, data rooms and completion mechanics.
• Excellent commercial judgement, programme leadership and communication skills, with experience managing complex negotiations, concurrent transactions and decision-making at Executive, committee or Board level.

Desirable:

• Experience of the GB OFTO regime or comparable regulated transmission, offshore wind, interconnector or infrastructure asset-transfer market; knowledge of offshore transmission and regulated revenue models; and/or a relevant professional qualification.

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. 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.