Electrical Contracts Manager

Johnson Controls; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Silent Aire in Dublin seeks an Electrical Contracts Manager to lead planning, coordination, and delivery of electrical work packages across projects. You will interface between engineering, production, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from concept through handover.

The role requires managing LV/ELV systems, supervising design reviews, and ensuring compliance with contract obligations. Strong leadership, communication, and problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience managing electrical packages on large‑scale projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical systems design, installation, and commissioning.
• Experience with contract management, procurement, and supplier coordination.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Proven experience in LV systems, LV distribution and MCC's

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end management of electrical packages, including scope definition, tendering, evaluation, award, and delivery.
• Oversee supplier performance, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate design reviews, technical queries, and change management processes.
• Creation of RFQ Packages for various different electrical suppliers/contractors
• Provide technical leadership across LV and ELV systems, instrumentation, control systems, and electrical infrastructure.
• Review engineering documentation, drawings, calculations, and method statements.
• Ensure integration of electrical systems with mechanical, civil, and automation packages.
• Develop and maintain packages, progress reports, and risk registers.
• Monitor installation, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure timely and compliant delivery.
• Resolve technical and commercial issues that may impact project milestones.
• Attend factory witness tests
• Act as the main point of contact for electrical package suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Collaborate with project managers, project engineers, procurement teams, and design engineers to ensure alignment.
• Support client meetings, audits, and inspections.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Communication

Negotiation

Leadership

Drawing interpretation

Problem solving

LV systems experience

Contract management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Silent Aire – Dublin

What You Will Do

The Electrical Contracts Manager is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and delivery of all electrical work packages within various projects. This role ensures that electrical systems are designed, engineered, installed, and commissioned to meet project requirements, industry standards, and client specifications. The manager acts as the primary interface between engineering, production, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from concept through handover.

How You Will Do It

Package Management

• Lead the end‑to‑end management of electrical packages, including scope definition, tendering, evaluation, award, and delivery.
• Oversee supplier performance, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate design reviews, technical queries, and change management processes.
• Creation of RFQ Packages for various different electrical suppliers/contractors

Technical Oversight

• Provide technical leadership across LV and ELV systems, instrumentation, control systems, and electrical infrastructure.
• Review engineering documentation, drawings, calculations, and method statements.
• Ensure integration of electrical systems with mechanical, civil, and automation packages.

Project Delivery

• Develop and maintain packages, progress reports, and risk registers.
• Monitor installation, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure timely and compliant delivery.
• Resolve technical and commercial issues that may impact project milestones.
• Attend factory witness tests

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the main point of contact for electrical package suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Collaborate with project managers, project engineers, procurement teams, and design engineers to ensure alignment.
• Support client meetings, audits, and inspections.

What We Look For

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
• Proven experience managing electrical packages on large‑scale industrial, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical systems design, installation, and commissioning.
• Experience with contract management, procurement, and supplier coordination.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documents.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Proven experience in LV systems, LV distribution and MCC's