Safety & Training Engineer

MCS Group | Your Specialist Recruitment Consultancy; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Private medical

Hybrid work

Enhanced annual leave

Salary sacrifice

Free parking

EV charging

Lunch provided

Career progression

Inclusive culture

Job summary

MCS Group is seeking a Senior Safety & Training Engineer to join the Northern Ireland energy sector, focusing on training, competence, and safety within the Control Centre Operations.

You will develop and deliver operational training, support certification programmes, and drive safety improvements across processes and procedures. Hybrid work arrangement offered, with strong progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, or HNC/HND with relevant industry experience.
• Understanding of safe, secure, reliable, and economic power system operation.
• Minimum of four years' engineering or industry experience.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement, able to explain technical concepts to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver operational training for Control Centre Operations.
• Support competence and certification programmes.
• Contribute to ongoing safety, process, and procedure improvements across Control Centre operations.

Skills

Engineering degree or HNC/HND

Safe power system operation

Independent work

Stakeholder communication

Education

Engineering degree or HNC/HND

Job description

Are you an experienced Engineer with a passion for operational safety, training and the energy sector? If so, this Safety & Training Engineer role may be your next move!

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation at the heart of Northern Ireland's energy transition and play a key role in developing safe, skilled and resilient transmission system operations.

You will play a key role within a Control Centre Operations team, supporting the training, competence and safety of personnel responsible for the operation of the Northern Ireland transmission system.

As Senior Safety & Training Engineer, you will develop and deliver operational training, support competence and certification programmes, and contribute to the ongoing improvement of safety, processes and procedures across Control Centre operations.

You will need:

• Degree in Engineering, or HNC/HND with relevant industry experience.
• Understanding of the principles of safe, secure, reliable, and economic power system operation.
• A minimum of four years' relevant engineering or industry experience.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities effectively, and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

It would be advantageous if you had:

• Knowledge of power system operations and electrical safety rules within electricity, utilities or the wider energy sector.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
• Private medical cover and pension matching
• Hybrid working – 3 days office / 2 days home
• Enhanced annual leave, maternity/paternity leave and wellbeing days
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and EV scheme
• Free parking, EV charging and complimentary lunch
• Professional development and clear career progression
• An inclusive, supportive culture with genuine flexibility

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.