Governance Manager

Lead Project Manager (Governance Manager) - Senior Governance and PMO Leadership role

Location: City of Dublin, Ireland. Hybrid working arrangement with an expectation of minimum of 2x days/week in our client’s Dublin office and 3x days/week from home/remote.

Type: Permanent role on offer and ideal for our client.

Or Long-Term Rolling 12x Month Contractor role also on offer. For UK based Contractors, will need to be prepared to travel to Dublin 1-2 days every fortnight.

Our Global Management Consulting client is engaged with their client, working at the heart of Ireland’s Energy Transition - connecting, operating and transforming the Electricity Grid to support a Low Carbon, Renewable Future.

They are looking for someone making sure the right decisions are Made, Documented, Approved, Reported, Governed and Audited across Major Grid Infrastructure Programmes.

The Hiring Team:

The Infrastructure Office leads the development and delivery of the Power System, Onshore and Interconnection Investment Programmes in collaboration with partners, customers and communities.

The Onshore Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for undertaking three key roles within Infrastructure; Regulation and Compliance Reporting and Auditing, Business Operations and Governance, and Business Intelligence.

The team is responsible for setting the Governance Policies and standards to be used for Onshore Business Readiness and Largescale Onshore Transmission Infrastructure and regulatory auditing and monitoring of OpEx and CapEx delivery.

The team also develops reports on Schedule and Financial Information and delivery of outcomes and benefits aligned to strategic objectives across the development and readiness of the Onshore Transmission Infrastructure to key stakeholders such as Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), who are responsible for Ireland's Energy Policy, Climate Action, Communications, and overall Energy Strategy and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), who are Ireland's Independent Energy and Utilities Regulator. They regulate Electricity, Gas, Water Services, and Energy Market activities.

Key Responsibilities

The Governance Manager is responsible for ensuring effective governance, decision-making, reporting, and compliance across the organisation through the coordination of Governance Forums, Management of Governance Processes and Controls, oversight of actions and decisions, Stakeholder Engagement, and Continuous Improvement of Governance Frameworks and reporting practices.

Coordinate Governance Processes, Forums, and Governance Calendars.

Organise and administer governance meetings, including agendas, minutes, decision logs, and action trackers.

Prepare, review, and collate Governance Documentation for management and governance boards.

Record decisions, assign actions, and monitor progress to completion.

Provide Governance Advice and constructive challenge to stakeholders to support effective decision-making.

Ensure compliance with Governance Frameworks, Policies, and Controls.

Monitor the effectiveness of Governance Arrangements and identify improvement opportunities.

Develop and implement enhanced Governance Processes, reporting mechanisms, and controls.

Act as a central point of contact for Governance-Related Activities across the organisation.

Manage Change Control Processes and Governance Systems.

Coordinate executive and board reporting, ensuring submissions are accurate, timely, and of a high standard.

Build and maintain effective relationships with Senior Stakeholders across the business.

Drive Continuous Improvement initiatives to Strengthen Governance, Reporting, and organisational effectiveness.

Support Strategic Programmes and projects by ensuring robust governance and oversight

About You / Successful candidates will have:

Qualification to degree level or equivalent qualification, with 10+ years relevant post qualification experience.

Chartership or equivalent qualification

Strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.

Ability to develop a deep understanding of organisational governance methodology and approach

Excellent time management skills and proven ability to work independently.

Working knowledge of relevant software packages – Outlook, Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, etc.

Ability to work collaboratively and transparently with others across the business and externally to deliver outcomes in accordance with strategic objectives.

While Infrastructure / Capital projects experience not a necessity, however this background will always resonate better with our client if you have worked in Governance of Infrastructure projects.

Interested? Please send a copy of your CV to hello@enexa-partners.com