Operations Team Leader

Centrica; Athlone; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy management firm is seeking an Operations Team Lead for their new Energy Management Centre in Athlone, Ireland. In this role, you will manage a Control Room team and ensure compliance with industry regulations while optimizing asset performance. The ideal candidate will have a relevant engineering degree and significant experience in the energy sector, alongside strong analytical skills and technical knowledge. Opportunities for team development and stakeholder management are key aspects of this position.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in operations and engineering, preferably in an energy company.
• Knowledge of energy and systems service markets.
• Skilled in operating energy assets.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety culture and ensure compliance.
• Monitor energy asset performance and manage operational records.
• Lead recruitment and develop team members.

Skills

Team management

Data analysis

Technical support

Experience with SCADA systems

Education

Relevant degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Bord Gáis Energy are setting up a new Energy Management Centre (EMC) in Ireland, and we're looking for an Operations Team Lead to join this new team! The EMC manages all energy assets in Ireland, the UK, and Europe, including Gas Peaking Power Plants and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). There is also the potential to manage multiple other types of energy asset in the future.

As EMC Operations Team Lead, you'll be responsible for the effective management of all aspects of the Control Room team, and support our goal of maximizing the availability and efficiency of assets under our control. You'll directly manage a team of Control Room Operators, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, best practice, and contractual obligations, thus playing a key role in limiting our financial exposure related to unplanned outages.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Drive a strong safety and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Monitor and optimise energy asset performance, managing event notifications and maintaining accurate operational records.
• Prepare reports on asset availability and performance within SLA targets, supporting onboarding of new assets and process improvements.
• Configure notifications, document incidents, and lead root cause investigations to promote continuous learning.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop team members while fostering efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Represent the Control Room to stakeholders, manage third‑party relationships, and ensure disaster recovery and business continuity plans are in place.
• Act as incident controller during emergencies.
• Provide technical on‑call support to the shift teams.

Here’s who we’re looking for:

• Relevant degree or significant experience in Electrical, Controls, Process, or Systems Engineering.
• Significant experience of operations and engineering, ideally in an energy company.
• Knowledge of energy and system service markets; understanding asset interactions is a plus.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and leading teams.
• Skilled in operating energy assets and SCADA control systems.
• Strong data analysis skills; proficient with OSI PI, Power BI, and Excel.
• Ability to source, combine, analyse, and present large datasets.
• Familiarity with incident management, root cause investigations, and action tracking is advantageous.
• Solid technical understanding of equipment and processes.