Jobs – Senior Geologist, GEMINI Geothermal Programme, Northern Ireland
TU Dublin campus in Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland (source: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
Carlo Cariaga
17 Apr 2025
The Geological Survey Ireland is advertising two open job positions for Senior Geologist to be part of the GEMINI geothermal project in Ireland.
The Department of the Environment, Climate, and Communications of the Government of Ireland has announced two open positions for Senior Geologists to be part of the GEMINI Geothermal Programme with Geological Survey Ireland.
Those interested are encouraged to check the following links:
- Candidate information for Senior Geologist Geothermal
- Application form for Senior Geologist Geothermal
More details on the position are available at the GSI website. The position will be on a 4-year, fixed-term contract. The closing date for application will be on 2 May 2025.
Launched in 2024, the Geothermal Energy Momentum on the Island of Ireland (GEMINI) project is a €20m (£17.3m) multi-partner, all-island geothermal energy demonstration project that will run from 2024 to 2028. The project aims to:
- de-risk shallow and deep geothermal energy projects;
- develop and support a market, skilled jobs, policy, and regulation for geothermal energy sector; and
- create the conditions for meaningful engagement and public participation in developing a clean, sustainable, energy solution on the island of Ireland.
The GEMINI project aims to deploy two shallow (<500 m depth) geothermal energy systems in the Sligo Regional Sports Centre and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Centre of Excellence, Belfast and Northern Ireland Water, Belfast. There will also be a deep geothermal pilot demonstrator in the TUDublin campus in Grangegorman, where a 2 km deep borehole will be drilled.
GSI has a management and technical leadership role within the GEMINI project structure and is leading two out of three Work Packages. GSI will fulfil a technical assurance role for the geothermal demonstration projects in Sligo (decarbonising Sligo Regional Sports 5 Centre with a shallow geothermal heat pump) and Grangegorman, Dublin (de-risking urban deep geothermal exploration with a 2 km borehole on TU Dublin’s campus).
GSI will also contribute geoscientific expertise to a wide variety of project activities and deliverables including:
- All-island geothermal potential mapping,
- Deep geothermal economic model development,
- Collation and review of shallow and deep geothermal project outputs,
- Creation of teaching materials and workshops for educators,
- Preparation of tools for policy, regulators, and local government,
- Co-design and population of an online platform to support geothermal development, and
- Participation in GEMINI workshops and events.
Source: Sarah Blake via LinkedIn
