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.
This role offers a unique opportunity to further your career in IT while playing a significant role in delivering EirGrid Group’s IT transformation. Our future has never looked more exciting. And this is an incredible opportunity to be part of it.
The Team
We’re an IT intensive business, and we operate a state-of-the-art, specialised business-critical systems, 24/7. Central to this is EirGrid Group’s Energy Management System (EMS) which supports the Group’s core power system operational function and is supporting the transition to renewable energy.
The IT Operations team operates across all four operational sites in Dublin and Belfast and is responsible for the development and support of EirGrid Group’s core Energy Management System (EMS) and other related applications. The function is supplemented by a suite of additional real-time supporting systems from wind forecast security assessment tools to complex scheduling applications and real-time unit dispatch.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a SCADA Engineer to join our SCADA Operations team to support the maintenance, accuracy and resiliency of the EMS and its underlying databases and network models. You will provide support to subject matter experts, in delivering business-as-usual activity in the modelling, validation and testing of new and upgraded transmission equipment in the EMS.
The role will see you:
1. Support the delivery of a rolling programme of work for the modelling, deployment and testing/pre-commissioning of new plant in the EMS working closely within the SCADA Operations team.
2. Support the SCADA Operations team with release management and testing of EMS databases and Grid Controller displays in the National Control Centre in Ireland, in collaboration with the team in Belfast.
3. Support the broader Integrated Single Electricity Market requirements for EMS including seamless provision of feeds and the provision of network models.
4. Support decision support tools for National Control Centre.
5. Support effective stakeholder management of both internal and external stakeholders (technical and non-technical) including key external vendors and internal service providers.
6. Liaise on a cross-functional basis to support continuous improvement in information sharing, signal list quality and engineering standards.
7. Participate in Disaster Recovery drills and contribute to EirGrid Group’s Business Continuity Management process.
8. Participate in on-call team when requisite knowledge acquired of EirGrid’s IT Systems.
About You
* Relevant IT or engineering degree with a minimum of 4+ year direct relevant experience.
* Experience of working in a secure IT environment and working on critical infrastructure.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
* Excellent organisation and time management skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
* Effective communicator, both in verbal and written communications to business and technical audiences.
* Experience working with MS Office tools (including Excel skills, MS Project and Visio or equivalent).
Closing date for applications
04/04/2025
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr