Team Lead - Connection Projects Southern Region

EirGrid plc; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider in Ireland is seeking a Team Lead for Connection Projects in Cork. The role involves managing Project Managers and overseeing the delivery of key infrastructure projects critical to Ireland's renewable energy targets. Candidates should have an engineering degree, 10 years of relevant experience, and strong project management skills. Applications are welcomed until 9th January 2026.

Qualifications

• 10 years relevant experience in the power industry.
• Proven experience of managing large-scale projects.
• Excellent ability to communicate technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of key infrastructure projects.
• Oversee project management of complex infrastructure projects.
• Coach and develop high performance capabilities in the team.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Innovative problem-solving

Vendor management

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Team Lead - Connection Projects Southern Region (E2026127)

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 Opportunity

The Team Lead will manage a team of Project Managers in the Connection Projects team to help manage delivery of key infrastructure projects for some of the biggest companies in the world. These customers are critical to Ireland from many aspects including the achievement of our renewable targets and to continuation of sustainable economic growth for the country.

The role holder manages the facilitation of the connection of new generation, demand and interconnection customers to the transmission system. It involves the project management of technically complex, large scale infrastructure projects – on-time and within budget, adhering to established governance and controls. The role holder will manage a team working on projects across their entire life cycle – from project initiation, through construction and commissioning and right up to project close.

The Team

The Infrastructure office within EirGrid comprises highly skilled professionals with backgrounds in engineering and business/commerce. The Infrastructure Office is responsible for leading the development and delivery of the power system and interconnection investment programmes, in collaboration with partners, customers & communities.

The Connection Projects team is responsible for the delivery of electricity generation, demand, and interconnection customer connections to the transmission system. This includes the delivery of transmission works for power generation and demand customer connections at distribution voltage levels.

About you

• Engineering degree or equivalent, typically with 10 years relevant experience with a holistic understanding of the power industry
• Proven experience of managing a portfolio of largescale projects – overseeing the delivery of complex solutions and an ability to drive successful outcomes
• Excellent communicator, able to articulate technical concepts and analysis to non-technical audiences and business leaders
• Ability to coach and develop high performance capabilities in a changing and dynamic environment
• Expertise in conceiving and introducing innovative ideas, solutions or new ways of doing things to solve business problems, collaborating with business experts along the way
• Strong understanding of the requirements of stakeholders and industry for the transmission system and associated developments
• Commercial awareness with strong vendor management skills.
• Full drivers licence

Closing date for applications

9th January 2026

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.