{"id":657,"date":"2021-04-23T16:34:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T15:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/?p=657"},"modified":"2023-04-14T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:40:19","slug":"greenlink-250-jobs-building-uk-irish-grid-connector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/greenlink-250-jobs-building-uk-irish-grid-connector\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenlink: 250 jobs building UK-Irish grid connector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greenlink is nearing the finalisation of permits and will be \u201cshovel ready\u201d in the second half of 2021, said Paul O\u2019Rourke, the \u20ac450m project’s new construction director.
\nMr O’Rourke will lead construction activities for Greenlink, the 190km subsea and underground electricity interconnector cable that will connect the grids in Ireland and the UK. The Greenlink interconnector has a nominal capacity of 500 megawatts, equivalent to powering 380,000 homes.
\nNigel Beresford, Greenlink CEO, said: \u201cIn addition to the 250 jobs which will be created during construction, interconnection will improve energy security, regional investment and competitive energy costs for consumers, as well as facilitating the integration of low carbon renewable energy sources.
\n\u201cPending planning approval, it is our intention to have this project built by the end of 2023. Paul\u2019s appointment is a very timely and welcome boost to help us realise that ambition.\u201d
\nPaul O\u2019Rourke joins from Saudi Aramco where he led asset management activities for more than 2000km of critical submarine cables interconnecting offshore production facilities.
\nHe spent five years with EirGrid, initially as the marine project manager during development of the East West Interconnector (EWIC) and subsequently as the project director, taking EWIC through to completion.
\nPaul previously held the role of electrical project engineer with Siemens having completed the Siemens\u2019 UK Graduate Development Program. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from UCD and a Masters in Engineering from DIT (now TU Dublin).
\nGreenlink will provide a new grid connection between the existing Great Island substation in Co Wexford and the UK National Grid\u2019s Pembroke substation in South Wales, allowing power to flow in either direction depending on supply and demand in each country. \u201c<\/p>\n

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Paul O\u2019Rourke, newly appointed construction director on the the \u20ac450m Greenlink project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Greenlink is a critical piece of national infrastructure which will greatly support the Irish Government\u2019s Climate Action Plan for decarbonising the energy system. Its development and delivery will, I believe, be a catalyst for further transition from fossil fuels, not just for the South East but obviously the entire island,\u201d said P\u00e1draig McManus, Greenlink board member and director.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared in Irishexaminer.com\/business<\/a> in April 2021. If Engineering Jobs or working in the UK sounds of interest to you, do check out the below links:<\/p>\n