Risk Specialist

EirGrid plc; Leinster; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in Ireland is seeking a Risk Specialist to support their Enterprise Risk Management framework. This role involves identifying and analyzing risks and ensuring compliance in a dynamic energy environment. Ideal candidates should have 3-6 years of risk management experience and strong analytical skills. Join them in transforming the energy sector while contributing to carbon reduction goals.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in risk management.
• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present information clearly.
• Experience in risk management frameworks is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of Enterprise Risk Management framework.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and report risks.
• Contribute to risk systems and data quality.
• Ensure compliance and operational resilience.

Skills

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Education

Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

Speisialtóir Riosca
Is muide a fheidhmíonn eangach leictreachais na hÉireann. Feidhmíonn muid an córas cumhachta le leibhéil den scoth ginte in-athnuaite ginte in-athnuaite, le cinntiú go mbíonn cumhacht ag gach duine nuair a theastaíonn sé uathu. Ach ní hé sin bun agus barr an scéil, tá muid anois ag tabhairt faoi chlaochlú an chórais chumhachta do na glúnta inár ndiaidh.

Agus níl ansin ach an tús. Tá cuspóir tábhachtach againn. Is é sin claochlú an chórais chumhachta le cur ar chumas ár sochaí astaíochtaí carbóin a laghdú agus ár spriocanna athraithe aeráide agus neodrachta a bhaint amach.

Glac páirt sa chlaochlú seo!
An Fhoirean
Is stiúrthóireacht laistigh den Ghrúpa í an Phríomh-Oifig Rialachais a bhfuil sé mar mhisean aici a chinntiú go gcoinnítear na caighdeáin is airde feabhais i seachadadh gníomhaíochtaí agus tionscnamh bainistíochta riosca, rialachais, dlí, comhlíonta agus rúnaíochta cuideachta.
An Deis
Tá ról lárnach ag an Speisialtóir Riosca maidir le tacú le creat Bainistíochta Riosca Fiontraíochta (ERM) EirGrid a sheachadadh agus a fheabhsú go leanúnach. Is éard atá i gceist leis an ról sin oibriú ar fud na n-aonad gnó chun rioscaí a shainaithint, a mheasúnú, a thuairisciú agus faireachán a dhéanamh orthu, ar rioscaí iad a d’fhéadfadh tionchar a imirt ar chumas na heagraíochta a cuspóirí a bhaint amach. Rannchuidíonn an Speisialtóir Riosca freisin le hanailís riosca straitéiseach agus oibríochtúil, tacaíonn sé le córais riosca agus le cáilíocht sonraí, agus cuidíonn sé lena áirithiú go bhfuil léargais riosca leabaithe i bpríomhphróisis chinnteoireachta. Tá an seasamh sin lárnach maidir le comhlíonadh rialála, athléimneacht oibríochtúil, agus pleanáil eolasach rioscabhunaithe a choinneáil ar bun i dtimpeallacht fuinnimh an-dinimiciúil agus rialáilte.
Fút Féin

• Taithí 3–6 bliana ar a laghad ar bhainistíocht riosca.
• Cáilithe do leibhéal céime nó do cháilíocht ghairmiúil i ndisciplín ábhartha.
• Taithí ar chreataí, ar chláir agus ar phróisis bainistithe riosca agus athléimneachta gnó a fheabhsú, a chur chun feidhme agus/nó a mhaoirsiú.
• Scileanna láidre anailíseacha, cumarsáide agus idirphearsanta.
• Scileanna i mbainistiú páirtithe leasmhara agus tionchar a imirt ar gach leibhéal, agus creidiúnacht agus caidrimh láidre á gcoinneáil ag an am céanna.
• Sárscileanna cur i láthair agus cumarsáide, idir labhartha agus scríofa.
• An cumas faisnéis a ghlacadh agus í a chur i láthair páirtithe leasmhara ar bhealach neamhchasta
• An cumas iltascanna a dhéanamh agus tús áite a thabhairt dóibh faoi bhrú spriocdhátaí, agus iad ag obair go neamhspleách ag an am céanna.
• Tá taithí roimh ré ag obair i dtionscal an fhuinnimh agus/nó i dtimpeallacht rialáilte cabhrach, ach níl sí riachtanach.

Má cheapann tú go bhfuil na scileanna agus an taithí ábhartha agat don ról seo, iarrtar ort do CV agus litir chumhdaigh a uaslódáil. Ba bhreá linn scéala a fháil uait.

Risk Specialist
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.
Be part of the transformation!
The Team
The Chief Governance Office is a directorate within the Group with a mission of ensuring that the highest standards of excellence are maintained in the delivery of risk management, governance, legal, compliance and company secretarial activities and initiatives.
The Opportunity
The Risk Specialist plays a key role in supporting the delivery and continuous enhancement of EirGrid’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. This role involves working across business units to identify, assess, monitor, and report risks that may impact the organisation’s ability to meet its objectives. The Risk Specialist also contributes to strategic and operational risk analysis, supports risk systems and data quality, and helps ensure that risk insights are embedded in key decision-making processes. This position is central to maintaining regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and informed risk-based planning in a highly dynamic and regulated energy environment.
About You

• Minimum of 3–6 years of experience in risk management.

• Qualified to degree level or professional qualification in a relevant discipline.

• Experience in enhancing, implementing and/or overseeing risk management and business resilience frameworks, programmes and processes.

• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Skilled in stakeholder management and influencing at all levels, while maintaining strong credibility and relationships.

• Excellent presentation and communications skills, verbal and written.

• Ability to take information and present it to stakeholders in a non-complex manner

• Ability to multi-task and prioritise under pressure of deadlines, whilst working independently.

• Prior experience working in the energy industry and/or a regulated environment is helpful, but not essential.

If you believe you have the skills and experience relevant for this position, please upload your CV and a cover letter.

Closing date for applications
11th August 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