Electrical Design Engineer | Water & Wastewater

Linkedskills Expert Talent Solutions; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Subsistence allowances

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Permanent employment

Job summary

Linkedskills is recruiting an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for major water and wastewater infrastructure projects in North Cork. You will deliver electrical design from concept through commissioning, working with multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and 7+ years’ experience, with hands-on ability in LV/MV/HV systems, inspection and testing, and project documentation. Permanent, full-time with a competitive package including a company vehicle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years' electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in utilities, infrastructure, construction, industrial, or maintenance environments.
• Strong ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding capability.
• Eligible to work in Ireland with full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical design and technical engineering support across water and wastewater projects.
• Develop, review and support electrical designs and project documentation.
• Prepare and review technical reports and electrical drawings.
• Coordinate with contractors, suppliers and site personnel.
• Support commissioning and handover of projects.
• Maintain high standards of safety and QA/QC throughout project delivery.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

7+ years exp

Electrical design

Reading drawings

Fault finding

Regulations compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electrical design software

Job description

Electrical Design Engineer | Water & Wastewater

Location: North Cork

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: €60,000 - €75,000 DOE

Package: Company Vehicle + Subsistence / Project Allowances + Benefits

Linkedskills is recruiting an experienced Electrical Design Engineer for a leading engineering contractor delivering major water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

Based in North Cork, this permanent opportunity is for an experienced Electrical Engineer who combines strong electrical design capability with practical project knowledge across installation, inspection, testing, commissioning, and fault analysis.

The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering and project teams throughout the full project lifecycle.

The Role

The Electrical Design Engineer will provide electrical design and technical engineering support from design development and equipment selection through installation, testing, commissioning and project handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide electrical design and technical engineering support across water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Develop, review and support electrical designs and project documentation.
• Prepare and review technical reports.
• Prepare, review and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical specifications.
• Support the specification and technical evaluation of electrical equipment.
• Support installation, testing and commissioning of electrical systems.
• Work with:
• LV systems.
• MV systems.
• HV systems.
• MCCs.
• Control panels.
• Industrial electrical installations.
• Carry out and support electrical inspection and testing.
• Undertake diagnostics, electrical fault finding and technical fault analysis.Ensure electrical installations comply with relevant electrical regulations, project specifications, safety requirements and QA/QC standards.
• Support commissioning and final project handover.
• Coordinate with contractors, suppliers and site personnel.
• Manage and coordinate electrical subcontractors where required.
• Participate in weekly project, technical and design meetings.
• Work closely with mechanical, civil, electrical, process and project delivery teams.
• Support procurement and technical evaluation of electrical equipment and materials where required.
• Maintain a high standard of technical quality, safety and compliance throughout project delivery.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a relevant equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 7+ years’ relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Experience within utilities, infrastructure, construction, industrial or maintenance environments.
• Strong technical understanding of:
• LV systems.
• MV/HV systems.
• MCCs.
• Control panels.
• Industrial electrical installations.
• Strong practical experience with electrical inspection and testing.
• Strong diagnostics and fault-finding capability.
• Ability to undertake detailed electrical fault analysis.
• Strong ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical specifications.
• Strong technical report-writing capability.
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining effective working relationships across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Eligible to work in Ireland.

Highly Desirable

• Previous water or wastewater infrastructure experience.
• Utilities project experience.
• Experience working within ATEX environments.
• Electrical testing and inspection certification.
• Knowledge of electrical design or modelling software.
• Previous experience managing or coordinating electrical subcontractors.
• Relevant site certifications, including where applicable:
• Safe Pass.
• Manual Handling.
• Confined Spaces.

Package

• €60,000 - €75,000 DOE
• Company vehicle
• Subsistence allowances where applicable
• Additional company benefits
• Permanent employment
• Professional development opportunities
• Long-term involvement in major water and wastewater infrastructure projects
• Exposure to projects covering design, technical delivery, installation, testing and commissioning

Linkedskills will manage applications confidentially.