Emmet Mc Laughlin
Delivery Project Manager
Moville
Summary
Programme & Delivery Manager with 12+ years’ experience delivering large-scale infrastructure across Ireland and the UK. Skilled at guiding projects through feasibility, permitting, design, contracting, and funding approvals to ensure they are execution-ready. Experienced in portfolio governance, stage-gate investment processes, and debt raising with lenders. Strong record in managing multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver complex projects with €160m+ capex.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery Project Manager
Ballinagree Wind Farm
- Leading pre-construction strategy for 20 turbine onshore wind project, including planning compliance, contracting approach, and grid connection design.
- Coordinating stage-gate approvals, program governance, and risk management for a €100m+ capex package.
- Managing cross-functional teams across civils, electrical, and environmental workstreams to ensure constructability and funding readiness.
- Overseeing interface management between Civil, Electrical & Grid packages.
- 50 % Share with Orstead
Delivery Project Manager
Drumahough Wind Farm
- Steering project from commercialisation to early construction, including contract negotiations (TSA, LTSA, CBOP, EBOP, O&M).
- Structured and presented stage-gate approval papers covering risk, schedule, cost, and funding requirements.
- Coordinated technical due diligence for lenders, including debt-raising modules with banks and advisors.
- 50% JV with SSE
Project Manager
FuturEnergy Ireland
11.2021 - Current
- Portfolio Lead (c. 450MW, €160m+ capex)
- Manage front-end planning and pre-construction across multi-site portfolio, ensuring readiness through governance processes and stage-gate approvals.
- Direct consultant teams (engineering, cost, environmental, legal) to produce due diligence relied on by lenders and shareholders.
- Prepare governance packs and investment committee submissions for capital approval.
Vendor Due Diligence
Project Birch
- 01.2024
- Led technical and land due diligence for divestment of FEI’s 50% shareholding.
- Managed data room, coordinated investor Q&A, and supported transaction close.
Lenalea Wind Farm
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Oversaw construction delivery with governance responsibility for FEI as co-shareholder.
- Managed interface with partner-led delivery, ensuring compliance with risk, reporting, and funding frameworks.
- 50% JV with SSE
Project Manager
GreenPower Developments Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Delivered energy infrastructure projects across Scotland & Ireland from feasibility through early construction.
- Directed site selection, EIA management, permitting, and stakeholder negotiations.
- Chaired contractor progress meetings and maintained stage-gate reporting to lenders/shareholders.
- Controlled budgets (€95m+), administered contracts, and prepared cash flow forecasts for debt and equity investment decisions.
GIS Developer
Digital Land Surveyors Ltd
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Supported pre-construction feasibility with GIS mapping, environmental assessments, and stakeholder engagement.
Education
HND - Construction & Built Environment
Derby College
01.2016
MSc - Geographic Information Systems
University of Ulster
01.2010
BSc (Hons) - Environmental Science
University of Ulster
01.2009
Skills
Awards
Finalist — Young Professionals in Renewables, Project Manager of the Year (Scotland, 2016)
Timeline
Project Manager
FuturEnergy Ireland
11.2021 - Current
Lenalea Wind Farm
01.2021 - 01.2023
Project Manager
GreenPower Developments Ltd
01.2011 - 01.2018
GIS Developer
Digital Land Surveyors Ltd
01.2010 - 01.2011
Delivery Project Manager
Drumahough Wind Farm
Vendor Due Diligence
Project Birch
- 01.2024
MSc - Geographic Information Systems
University of Ulster
BSc (Hons) - Environmental Science
University of Ulster
Delivery Project Manager
Ballinagree Wind Farm
HND - Construction & Built Environment
Derby College
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