Programme Manager

Overview

Lead strategic IT and systems transformation programmes for Ireland's electricity grid.

Key Responsibilities

• portfolio budgets
• stakeholder management
• integrated planning
• control centre
• market systems
• energy management

Tasks

-Collaborate with executive sponsors to communicate portfolio goals, strategic outcomes, and business benefits, ensuring alignment with national infrastructure priorities and internal transformation objectives. -Manage portfolio budgets, ensuring financial control and value delivery across programmes. -Partner with senior business leaders to deliver strategic transformation portfolios aligned with corporate, operational, and energy transition goals. -Act as a strategic advisor, building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government, regulators, and industry partners. -Lead the development of portfolio-level strategies, timelines, and deliverables to achieve business outcomes, with a focus on innovation, resilience, and digital maturity. -Monitor and coordinate cross-programme dependencies, resolving conflicts and ensuring integrated delivery. -Define and maintain integrated portfolio plans, monitor progress against performance criteria, and ensure optimal allocation of resources across programmes. -Balance resource availability and capability across multiple programmes, ensuring delivery excellence and strategic alignment. -Oversee the delivery of a portfolio of complex programmes and projects, including control centre tools, market systems, energy management systems, corporate platforms (HR, Finance, Audit), and enterprise data solutions. -Present portfolio roadmaps, risks, interdependencies, and recommendations to executive and board-level stakeholders. -Promote a user-centered design and systems-thinking approach across programmes and services, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs, compliance requirements, and organisational strategy. -Establish and oversee governance structures for the portfolio in accordance with EirGrid policies, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practices. -Lead the delivery of systems supporting both operational and corporate transformation, including enterprise-grade platforms and mission-critical grid technologies. -Provide leadership and guidance to programme and project managers, fostering a high-performance culture and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• prince2
• grid operations
• erp
• portfolio manager
• leadership
• complex systems

What You Bring

-Deep understanding of project and portfolio management methodologies (e.g. MSP, PMI, PRINCE2, MoP). -Strategic thinker with a track record of aligning delivery with long-term business and policy objectives. -Strong knowledge of grid operations, control centre technologies, enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, HRIS, audit tools), and data systems. -Certified Portfolio or Programme Manager with 10+ years of experience in leading large-scale transformation portfolios. -Experience in delivering enterprise systems in compliance with regulatory and governance frameworks. -Exceptional leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at executive and board levels. -Proven experience in delivering complex systems and infrastructure programmes across operational and corporate domains.

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About Eirgrid Group

-Operates and manages the electricity transmission grid in Ireland and Northern Ireland. -Ensures reliable delivery of power across both regions. -Plays a key role in the integration of renewable energy into the national grid. -A leader in innovation, focused on transitioning towards a cleaner energy future. -Supports the development of infrastructure for new energy sources such as wind and solar. -Involved in major projects to upgrade and enhance grid capacity and resilience. -Collaborates with governments, developers, and other utilities to advance sustainable energy solutions. -Notable for its work in facilitating the connection of large-scale renewable energy projects. -Also involved in energy market operations and system stability for a green energy transition.

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