Electrical Construction Manager

Designer Group; Ireland; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Designer Group is a leading international M&E provider headquartered in Dublin, delivering turnkey packages for design, supply and installation. We seek an experienced site supervisor/manager to lead medium and large projects and mentor apprentices while ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery.

You will coordinate procurement, liaise with clients, and implement H&S and Quality procedures across multiple teams on data centre initiatives. Flexibility to work outside hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering combined M&E large-scale projects, preferably data centres.
• Strong understanding of electrical controls systems.
• Proven track record of on-the-job effectiveness on large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Report to Contract Managers and supervise operations on medium and large projects, ensuring safety, compliance, on time delivery and budget.
• Manage project programming, building progress, commissioning, weekly reporting, site meetings and closeout to profit targets.
• Supervise site personnel, coordinate subcontractors, trades, labour, materials, plant movement and site installations.
• Carry out installation works, surveys, design reviews and ensure fit-for-purpose installations per contracts and specs.
• Coordinate procurement, delivery, quality checks, records and availability of plant/materials ensuring two-week planning.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, subcontractors, trades and internal teams including QHSE.
• Implement and monitor Designer Group Health & Safety and Quality procedures with toolbox talks and inductions.
• Mentor apprentices, complete staff assessments, maintain timesheets and site records.
• Read and interpret drawings and specifications to support project delivery.

Skills

M&E project experience

Data Centre experience

People management

CAD drawings interpretation

Tools

CAD

BIM/Navisworks

MS Office

Navisworks

Job description

About Our Company

Designer Group is a leading international mechanical & electrical provider specialising in turnkey packages for the design, supply, and installation of M&E services. Headquartered in Dublin, we employ in excess of 1000 experienced and dedicated colleagues across the Group. As an industry leader, we work with some of the world's largest multinational companies and our common purpose is delivering ambitious, innovative and sustainable engineering solutions, building client partnerships that bear testament to the standards we uphold.

Our people are the foundation of our continued growth across all client sectors. We invest in our people and have a philosophy of continuous professional development. This investment has produced an innovative and passionate team that deliver projects for our clients safely, efficiently and to the highest standards in the industry.

Our approach to everything we do is underpinned by our

Values of:

Safe

Trust

Respect

Challenge

Deliver

This is an exciting time for Designer Group, with the fruits of our Engineering Our Future Strategy 2025 reflected in our substantial pipeline of work in Ireland, Europe, Africa and South America.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Report to Contract Managers and supervise operations on medium and large projects, ensuring delivery is safe, compliant, on time, and within budget.
• Manage project programming, building progress, commissioning, weekly reporting, site meetings, and successful project closeout to profit targets.
• Supervise site personnel, coordinate subcontractors, trades, labour, materials, plant movement, and site installations.
• Carry out installation works, surveys, design reviews, and ensure installations are fit for purpose and completed in line with contracts and specifications.
• Coordinate procurement, delivery, quality checking, records, and availability of plant and materials, ensuring labour and materials are planned at least two weeks in advance.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, subcontractors, trades, and internal teams including Quality and Health & Safety.
• Implement and monitor Designer Group Health & Safety and Quality procedures, including toolbox talks, safety inductions, method statements, documentation, and reporting.
• Mentor apprentices, complete staff assessments, maintain timesheets, and ensure accurate site records and documentation.
• Read and interpret drawings and specifications to support effective project delivery.

• Must have combined M&E large scale project experience with experience in Data Centre Projects.
• Have a knowledgeable understanding of electrical controls systems
• Demonstrate track record of “on the job effectiveness” of large scale projects.
• Must be flexible to work outside normal hours if required.
• Be able to work on own initiative.
• Must have excellent people management skills.
• Ability to multi task is a key requirement.
• Knowledge of MS Office.
• Correct understanding and interpretation of CAD drawings
• Knowledge of BIM & Navisworks is an advantage.