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 We now seek an innovative, solution focused, resilient and motivated Senior Engineer to join the Power System Insights and Research team and play a key role in the transition to a low carbon energy future.
Reporting to the Head of Power System Insights and Research, the Senior Engineer will demonstrate an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative work environment. You will support the team lead in delivering on a range of initiatives relating to the promotion and co-ordination of innovation and research projects.
The Team The Energy Research team is responsible for driving the Innovation & Research strategy for the entire organisation. To do this we work with a wide range of stakeholders, internally and externally, to carry out research and provide insights into technologies and trends that are both new and important to the company as we transition to a low carbon energy future. We lead the engagement with research and academic institutions, and we are building our research networks externally. We are responsible for reporting to the CRU annually on our innovation and research activity. We are responsible for running the internal Research Forum. The team aims to identify the most important areas for research and innovation and ensure they are being resourced properly and that objectives are being met in the research.
About you:
Successful candidates will have the following:
- University degree in engineering or other equivalent degree, with a minimum of 6 years power system industry expertise and experience
- Technical knowledge of power systems and power markets
- Knowledge of and interest in the applications of Artificial Intelligence for power systems
- Experienced in writing and presenting technical reports and papers
- An ability to comprehend and distil information from research publications
- Advanced level of Excel for data analysis
- Project management skills
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Proven background of engaging in academic research
Closing date for applications 13th December 2024
If you believe you have the skills and experience relevant for this position, please upload your CV and a cover letter (in one document). EirGrid is an Equal Opportunities Employer
