PMO Team Lead

EirGrid plc; Leinster; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Ireland seeks a PMO Team Lead to drive transformational planning within their Programme Management Office. In this role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage strategic programmes, and ensure governance standards are met. The ideal candidate has a degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, showcasing strong leadership, stakeholder management, and financial skills. This position offers diversity and inclusion in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and collaborate with diverse individuals.
• Experience in managing IT capex and opex budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Portfolio Governance team.
• Prioritize and manage an annual strategic programme portfolio.
• Ensure consistent delivery methodologies and governance.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent

Job description

We are the people behind Ireland’s electricity grid. We operate the power system with world leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that’s not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations.

And that’s just the beginning of our story. We have a critical purpose. That purpose is to transform the power system to enable our society to reduce our carbon emissions and meet our climate change and net zero ambitions.

The Team

EirGrid has developed an ambitious Business Strategy to respond to the unprecedented level of change and opportunity in the electricity industry. Our Purpose is to Transform the Power System for Future Generations, and our primary goal is to collaborate with the Island’s Electricity Sector on Sustainability and Decarbonisation.

The role of the Chief Transformation and Technology Office (CTTO) is to vision, lead, transform, digitise, and deliver a transformational capability that enables Ireland’s power system and market to meet the targets for 2030 and beyond.

The Opportunity

We are seeking PMO Team Lead to join our Programme Management Office, here at EirGrid. As the PMOTeam Lead, you will sit at the heart of this transformation. This is a leadership role responsible for driving long term transformation planning for EirGrid’s strategic programmes through best‑in‑class programme management, governance, and business alignment.

You will lead the Portfolio Governance team – a multidisciplinary team responsible for:

• Prioritising and managing an annual strategic programme portfolio
• Ensuring consistent delivery methodologies, standards, and governance
• Managing portfolio level risks, dependencies, and performance
• Supporting in the development of executive‑level reporting on programme status, outcomes, and benefits

Aligned with EirGrid’s strategic goals, we will look to you to drive delivery excellence, ensure business value, and enable effective decision‑making through robust governance and insight.

The role reports to the Head of Programme Management Office, who has responsibility for driving long term transformation planning for CTTO’s strategic programmes through best‑in‑class programme management, governance, and business alignment.

About You

• Qualification to degree level or equivalent qualification supported by 8+ years of experience within a similar role
• Demonstrated experience leading a team with the ability to challenge others appropriately in relation to governance matters, and influence others to accept proposed changes
• Strong financial acumen with previous experience managing IT capex and opex budgets
• Ability to lead and motivate team members and to collaborate with a diverse range of people
• Ability to identify potential risks, gaps, issues and process improvements and deliver the change required
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to work in a complex environment
• Experience of all phases of project delivery from Preparation to Execution to Transition, ensuring stage gate controls and relevant sign offs are in place throughout the project
• Experience of the delivery of project milestones and deliverables and delivering an outcome that is capable of achieving the benefits defined in the Business Case, at the appropriate level of quality
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Closing date for applications: 08/12/2025

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.