Senior Utilities Transformation Project Leader – Dublin

Grant Thornton; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks an experienced senior project leader (Associate Director/Director) to drive large-scale transformation in the utilities sector. You will lead delivery across water, electricity, and gas programmes, mentoring multidisciplinary teams and steering governance and stakeholder engagement to exceed client outcomes.

You will play a pivotal role in business development, shaping proposals, and coordinating with regulators, client executives and delivery partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related field; master's or certification preferred.
• 8+ years in Associate Director level or 10+ years at Director level leading large utilities programmes.
• Proven track record delivering complex multi-stakeholder transformations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across complex utilities projects and programmes.
• Define project governance, delivery plans, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
• Mentor multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with clients, regulators and partners.
• Lead business development and tender activities for utilities sector opportunities.
• Shape solutions across digital transformation, infrastructure modernization and change.

Skills

Project leadership

Utilities sector

Stakeholder management

Governance

Change management

Business development

Strategic advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

PM certification (PMP/PRINCE2/APM)

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks an experienced senior project leader (Associate Director/Director) to drive large-scale transformation in the utilities sector. You will lead delivery across water, electricity, and gas programmes, mentoring multidisciplinary teams and steering governance and stakeholder engagement to exceed client outcomes.

You will play a pivotal role in business development, shaping proposals, and coordinating with regulators, client executives and delivery partners.