Príomhanailísí Sinsearach - Comhlíonadh / Senior Lead Analyst - Compliance

Príomhanailísí Sinsearach - Comhlíonadh / Senior Lead Analyst - Compliance (E)

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 Team

The Operations and Asset Management Office plays a central role in operating, developing and enhancing the power system and wholesale electricity market. Within it, the Operations Development and Compliance function brings together expertise across engineering, business and legal disciplines to support future system and market readiness, grid and market code development, code and compliance assurance, and engagement with regulatory and industry stakeholders in Ireland and Europe.

The Role

The Senior Lead Analyst will play a key role in developing and embedding EirGrid Group's Compliance by Design framework. The role will help ensure that regulatory, licence, code, policy and governance requirements are identified early and built effectively into projects, programmes, operational change and strategic initiatives.

Acting as a subject matter expert, the role will provide challenge, oversight and assurance to support regulatory readiness, operational readiness and effective compliance management, while contributing to a strong governance and assurance capability across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of the EirGrid Group Compliance by Design framework, including supporting methodologies, standards and guidance.
• Ensure regulatory, code, licence, policy and governance obligations are identified, assessed and embedded in projects, programmes and operational change from initiation through to implementation.
• Provide independent challenge and assurance on regulatory and operational readiness, including go live and handover decisions, and maintain clear evidence of compliance outcomes.
• Identify compliance gaps, risks and improvement opportunities and support the development of practical actions to address them.
• Support internal, external and regulatory audit activities, track findings and remediation actions, and contribute to assurance reporting and governance papers.
• Build effective relationships across EirGrid Group and work with programme teams, operational functions and governance forums to embed compliance requirements in decision making and delivery.
• Promote a culture of accountability, regulatory awareness and continuous improvement through guidance, training, knowledge sharing and practical support.
• Contribute to the development of the Codes & Compliance Centre of Excellence and the consistent application of compliance and assurance practices across the organisation.

About you

• Degree in a relevant discipline and at least 5 years' experience in regulatory, governance, compliance, risk, audit, market or analytical roles, ideally in a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk, compliance and assurance, with the ability to interpret complex regulatory or operational requirements and translate them into practical business actions.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and judgement skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to identify risks, challenge constructively and support sound decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports, briefing papers and management information for senior management, governance forums and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high quality outputs in a collaborative environment.

Closing date for applications

26th June 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.