Senior Lead Cost Specialist - Offshore PMO

We are at the heart of Ireland’s energy transition - connecting, operating and transforming the electricity grid to support a low carbon, renewable future.

We are building talented teams that tackle real world 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.

We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit Life at EirGrid.

If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation, your journey starts here.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Cost & Governance Manager within the Offshore Integrated Planning Office, you will support the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Offshore Delivery Teams.

You will play a key role in developing and implementing cost control strategies across complex, high-value offshore programmes. The role will focus on ensuring robust financial governance, delivering high-quality cost reporting, and supporting programme-level decision making. Closely supporting the cost management and reporting of our Offshore Asset Readiness Plan (OARP).

You will work collaboratively with internal delivery teams, Finance, Risk, Scheduling, Estimating and external partners to ensure consistent, accurate and timely cost management and reporting. A key aspect of this role will be the development of financial dashboards and reporting tools, in collaboration with Finance and Business Intelligence teams, to support management and regulatory reporting.

The Team

The Chief Transformation & Technology Office (CTTO) is responsible for driving innovation, digital transformation, and strategic technology delivery across EirGrid. It plays a central role in enabling the organisation to meet its decarbonisation and infrastructure goals through the deployment of modern systems, data intelligence, and programme governance frameworks.

The Offshore Programme Management Office (PMO) coordinates offshore regulatory reporting requirements, audit/compliance, risk management, and monitoring/reporting of Offshore CapEx and OpEx delivery. It also supports performance reporting and benefits tracking aligned to strategic objectives across the offshore portfolio and key stakeholders.

The integrated planning roadmap establishes an IPO as the central governance and delivery engine for planning, cost, risk, and reporting—supported by standards, cadence (Rhythm of Business), Control Tower reporting, and OPC rollout.

About you Desirable

A degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance or a related discipline

Significant experience working on high-value and complex programmes, ideally within offshore renewable energy or infrastructure sectors

Strong understanding of cost control, forecasting, financial reporting and governance processes

Experience working with financial control systems and project controls environments

Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders

Professional membership (e.g. SCSI, RICS, APM, ICE) is desirable

Closing date for applications

Closing date is 3rd July 2026

We value potential as much as experience. If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.

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.