Cyber Security Project Manager

Overview

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.

EirGrid Group has a unique role to play in leading this radical transformation of our power system in support of the transition to renewable energy. This will require pioneering engineering effort together with highly secure IT capability to respond successfully to the scale of disruption. This offers a unique opportunity to further your career in cybersecurity while playing a significant role in protecting critical national infrastructure.

We're an IT intensive business, and we operate a state-of-the-art, specialised business-critical systems, 24/7. Our future has never looked more exciting. And this is an incredible opportunity to be part of it. The world is ready for change. If you are too, join us.

The Opportunity

The Cyber Security Project Manager will plan, coordinate, and deliver cybersecurity projects and workstreams across technical and business domains, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity strategy, regulatory obligations, risk posture, and enterprise delivery standards.

This role is critical in translating cybersecurity initiatives into actionable delivery plans, managing cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring timely, effective, and secure implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the successful delivery of cybersecurity projects across the full lifecycle—from initiation to closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, success criteria, resource allocations, and delivery timelines.
• Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration across internal teams (e.g., Security Engineering, IT Operations) and manage third-party vendors to ensure seamless execution.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including integrated schedules, risk and issue logs, RAID registers, and status reports.
• Identify and manage critical dependencies, ensuring delivery against milestones using recognised project management frameworks (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches).
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and issues, implementing mitigation strategies and escalating where necessary.
• Partner with Cyber GRC and business risk owners to document, track, and address cybersecurity risk acceptance and remediation actions.
• Oversee change management processes impacting project scope, timeline, or budget.
• Act as the primary liaison for all project stakeholders, ensuring clear, consistent, and timely communication.
• Facilitate governance forums—including steering committees, stakeholder working groups, and agile sessions—to align priorities, resolve blockers, and maintain project momentum.
• Deliver transparent and data-driven project reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs), budget adherence, risk posture, and delivery status.
• Ensure all cybersecurity deliverables are thoroughly tracked, evidenced, and auditable in accordance with compliance and assurance standards.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in project management or business management
• Project Management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 desirable
• 8+ years of experience in project management roles, with at least 2 years in IT or Cybersecurity projects.
• Project experience with Cybersecurity tools and technologies, IT infrastructure, and Cloud technologies
• Proven project management skills with experience delivering complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess risks and devise mitigation strategies.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Leadership skills to drive cross-departmental collaboration and maintain accountability for cybersecurity objectives.
• Experience delivering in regulated environments.

Closing date for applications

01/09/2025

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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

• Utilities

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