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Simon Bucknell
Technology Practice Director & Founder
Permanent
Cork, Ireland
£90,000
Associate Director — Protection & Controls Ireland (Dublin / Cork — hybrid) Permanent Competitive salary (circa 15+ years' experience)
embs. energy is working in partnership with a leading global engineering and technical services business that is scaling its Protection & Controls capability across Ireland. With major transmission frameworks active and a secured, multi-year pipeline of work, our client is building out its P&C team — and is seeking an Associate Director to lead workstreams and grow the capability.
This is a people-leadership role from day one, at a genuine growth moment inside one of the strongest framework positions in the transmission market.
Stability / Longevity: A secured, long-horizon pipeline of transmission work measured in years, not quarters, with active bidding across the Irish grid and an established regional presence.
Competitive salary: Benchmarked to an Associate Director remit; full range and benefits sheet confirmed on your first call with embs. energy.
Hours: Days, with genuine hybrid flexibility — typically two days per week in a regional office, and flexibility on which days. This is not a covert return-to-office mandate.
Benefits: Single medical cover and digital GP service, enhanced parental leave and support programmes, professional membership and CPD reimbursement, employee assistance programme, EV scheme, and matched-funding / paid volunteering.
Off the back of an unusually strong framework position and continued growth, our client is seeking an Associate Director to lead Protection & Controls workstreams and help shape a rapidly growing team.
As an Associate Director, you will be a people-leader from day one — leading design workstreams, recruiting and developing the team, chairing hazard reviews, and supporting major bids. You will retain technical authority on P&C design while taking ownership of delivery and capability growth, working within the standards and technical requirements of the relevant grid bodies, including EirGrid and ESB Networks.
Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate proven transmission design experience at 400kV — gained on major grid or network programmes rather than in commissioning — typically underpinned by Chartered Engineer status, a design-led P&C background, and a track record of leading people and workstreams.
If you are interested in an Associate Director opportunity in Protection & Controls and believe you meet the illustrated criteria, apply today to join our client's growing team in Ireland.
embs. energy is a specialist Power & Energy recruitment consultancy, partnering with leading organisations across Transmission & Distribution, HV/EHV, substations, protection & controls, renewables and data centre power — placing talent from Designer to CEO across the UK, Ireland and USA. We'll offer you expert support and advice throughout the process to ensure you select and secure a career-defining role.
Helen Charteris | Practice Director, Global Power & Energy | embs. talent — Connecting the best talent across Transmission & Distribution, HV/EHV, substations, protection & control, renewables and data centre power, from Designer to CEO. UK | Ireland | USA. helen@embstalent.co.uk 07512 540612. embs. talent — specialist Power & Energy recruitment consultancy, founded in 2003. Triple ISO certified, including ISO 42001 for AI management.
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