Senior Lead Risk Specialist - Offshore PMO

EirGrid Group; Dublin; Presencial; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

EirGrid Group is seeking a Senior Lead Risk Specialist for the Offshore PMO to enhance risk management across the portfolio. You will work with Programme Managers, Project Controls, and Regulatory teams to deliver risk insights and governance adherence.

Based in Dublin or Cork, you will drive risk frameworks, facilitate risk reviews and support quantitative risk analysis to ensure timely, compliant project delivery in a fast‑paced energy transition environment.

Qualificações

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, or Business.
• Significant experience in project or programme management.
• Strong understanding of project controls: risk management, planning and scheduling, cost control, change management, governance and performance reporting.
• Experience developing, implementing and maintaining risk registers across complex programmes.
• Experience facilitating project workshops, driving mitigation planning and providing challenge and assurance to project teams.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques, including schedule risk analysis; QRA desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-support capabilities for senior stakeholders.
• Experience preparing, presenting dashboards, governance papers for management.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Offshore PMO Project Services function in delivering risk management processes.
• Provide oversight and assurance of project risks and opportunities across the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Programme Managers, Project Managers, and other teams to provide risk-based insight for governance forums.
• Maintain portfolio-wide risk visibility and facilitate risk reviews.
• Support quantitative risk analysis and ensure alignment with governance and regulatory requirements.

Conhecimentos

Risk management

Planning & scheduling

Cost control

Governance

Performance reporting

Formação académica

Engineering degree

Ferramentas

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Power BI

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Lead Risk Specialist - Offshore PMO (E2027041)

Weare at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting,operatingand transforming the electricity grid to support a lowcarbon, renewable future.

Weare building talented teams that tackle realworld 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.

Weare proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust,collaborationand inclusion. At EirGrid youwillfind supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work.We also offer secure employment witha range offlexible andfamilyfriendlyworking policiesto 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 Opportunity

The role will support the Offshore PMO Project Services function in the delivery of an established risk management system and framework. The role will be responsible for enhancing the development, implementation and management of programme and project risk management processes across the Offshore portfolio.

The successful candidate will provide oversight and assurance of project risks and opportunities, ensuring that risks are identified, assessed, monitored and effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle. Working closely with Programme Managers, Project Managers, Project Controls, Engineering, Commercial and Regulatory teams, the role will provide risk-based insight to support decision-making, governance forums and successful programme delivery. They will also be responsible for maintaining portfolio-wide risk visibility, facilitating risk reviews, supporting quantitative risk analysis, and ensuring alignment with EirGrid's governance, regulatory and assurance requirements.

The role is based in Dublin or Cork.

The Team

Offshore PMO & Project Services is the central programme management function within the Offshore business, providing governance, project controls, reporting, compliance, digital and vendor management services to support the successful delivery of EirGrid's East Coast and South Coast offshore portfolios.

The Project Services team delivers integrated project controls across schedule management, cost control, risk management, change control, governance, reporting and performance assurance, providing programme and project managers with accurate information to support decision-making. By establishing consistent processes, controls and governance frameworks across the East Coast and South Coast portfolios, Project Services ensures visibility of project performance, effective management of risks and dependencies, and successful delivery of programme objectives in line with EirGrid's governance and regulatory requirements.

About you

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Risk Management, Business or a related discipline, with relevant professional certification considered advantageous.
• Significant experience in project or programme management.
• Strong understanding of project controls disciplines, including risk management, planning and scheduling, cost control, change management, governance and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing and maintaining project management frameworks, processes and risk registers across complex programmes.
• Experience facilitating project workshops, driving mitigation planning and providing challenge and assurance to project teams.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk analysis techniques, including schedule risk analysis and scenario modelling; experience with QRA methodologies is desirable.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-support capabilities, with the ability to translate complex information into clear insights for senior stakeholders.
• Experience preparing and presenting reporting dashboards, executive reports and governance papers for management and decision‑making forums.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
• Experience using project controls, risk management and reporting tools such as Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Power BI or equivalent systems would be desirable.
• Experience supporting audits, assurance reviews, regulatory reporting or governance processes would be advantageous

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.