Electrical Contracts Manager

Johnson Controls Ireland HVAC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls Ireland HVAC seeks an Electrical Contracts Manager to lead planning, coordination and delivery of electrical work packages across projects in the Dublin area.

You will interface with engineering, production, suppliers and stakeholders to ensure execution from concept to handover, overseeing design reviews, procurement, and commissioning activities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Proven experience managing electrical packages on large 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end management of electrical packages: scope, tendering, evaluation, award, delivery.
• Oversee supplier performance to meet specs, quality, and contracts.
• Coordinate design reviews, queries, and change management.
• Create RFQ packages for electrical suppliers/contractors.
• Provide technical leadership for LV/ELV systems and control systems.
• Review engineering drawings, calculations, and method statements.
• Ensure integration of electrical with mechanical, civil, and automation packages.
• Develop and maintain packages, progress reports, and risk registers.
• Monitor installation, testing, and commissioning for timely delivery.
• Resolve technical and commercial issues impacting milestones.
• Attend factory witness tests.
• Be main contact for electrical suppliers, subcontractors, and internal teams.
• Collaborate with PMs, engineers, procurement, and design to ensure alignment.
• Support client meetings, audits, and inspections.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Contract management

LV systems knowledge

LV distribution

Leadership

Communication

Drawing interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Electrical Contracts Manager

Location: 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.