Assistant Design Manager

WSP; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Ireland is seeking an Assistant Design Manager to join our Energy team from Dublin, Naas, or Belfast. You will work within a multidisciplinary group delivering HV/MV transmission infrastructure and support design management through FEED and detailed design phases.

The role focuses on coordinating input from electrical, civil, and other disciplines, ensuring outputs meet standards and client requirements while enabling progress toward chartered status and professional development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Substation design experience.
• Proven design and development skills in electrical infrastructure.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ambition to progress toward chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Support collaboration across multidisciplinary teams spanning overhead lines, cables, civil electrical and primary disciplines to contribute to well-integrated and high-quality design solutions.
• Assist in the coordination and development of design teams for HV/MV projects, ensuring effective communication and delivery across disciplines.
• Provide support to design management activities, including resource coordination and tracking of deliverables during FEED and detailed design stages.
• Facilitate integration of inputs from various technical disciplines, including overhead lines, cables, civil electrical and primary disciplines.
• Assist in ensuring design outputs align with project requirements, safety standards, and applicable regulations.
• Contribute to technical delivery across all project stages, supporting senior design management from concept development through to commissioning.
• Monitoring compliance with relevant standards and client specifications, raising any issues or risks as appropriate.
• Support the preparation of technical progress reports and updates, highlighting design status, emerging challenges, and key milestones.
• Assist in defining and managing project scope and support design coordination during construction, including liaison with Owner’s Engineer and site teams.

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP’s Energy business is looking to expand its Electricity Transmission & Distribution service line in Ireland and is excited to appoint an Assistant Design Manager to join our team based out of the Dublin, Naas or Belfast office.

As an Assistant Design Manager working within WSP's Ireland Energy business, you will be responsible for working as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering the power transmission infrastructure that will deliver Net Zero to the Energy System. WSP has a significant workload that will offer the opportunity to develop yourself and others over the next decade.

A little more about your role…

• Support collaboration across multidisciplinary teams spanning overhead lines, cables, civil electrical and primary disciplines to contribute to well-integrated and high-quality design solutions.

• Assist in the coordination and development of design teams for HV/MV projects, ensuring effective communication and delivery across disciplines.

• Provide support to design management activities, including resource coordination and tracking of deliverables during FEED and detailed design stages.

• Facilitate integration of inputs from various technical disciplines, including overhead lines, cables, civil electrical and primary disciplines.

• Assist in ensuring design outputs align with project requirements, safety standards, and applicable regulations.

• Contribute to technical delivery across all project stages, supporting senior design management from concept development through to commissioning.

• Monitoring compliance with relevant standards and client specifications, raising any issues or risks as appropriate.

• Support the preparation of technical progress reports and updates, highlighting design status, emerging challenges, and key milestones.

• Assist in defining and managing project scope and support design coordination during construction, including liaison with Owner’s Engineer and site teams.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

• Substation design experience

• A passion for design and developing innovative solutions

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to generate high quality reports and design deliverables.

• Ambition to progress towards chartered status.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and therefore you will be part of a team that will include colleagues from across the world. Your unique perspectives will help us drive innovation and foster an inclusive environment.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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