Electrical Design Engineer

Mercury Engineering; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Dublin seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to support their Preconstruction Department. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience and an honours degree in electrical engineering. Responsibilities include managing design projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The role offers a challenging opportunity to work on significant construction projects. Mercury values growth and supports its engineers in achieving their professional goals.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience working with a recognised contractor as an electrical engineer.
• Experience in MV and LV distribution and equipment (switchgear), Generators.
• Strong understanding of industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in generation of estimates and tender documents.
• Ensure the design process recognises current legislation and standards.
• Evaluate project risks and identify mitigation plans.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Design software (Navisworks, BlueBeam)

Education

Honours degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Navisworks

ACC

BlueBeam

Job description

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Electrical Engineer, Mercury Headquarters, Ballycoolin, Dublin

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

This Electrical Engineer role will provide technical knowledge and experience to Mercury’s Preconstruction Department at Mercury’s head office, Dublin. This team is responsible for performing preconstruction activities during the bidding phase across all business units.

The Preconstruction team delivers project services across a project portfolio from initial project tender phase through to construction hand-over. Services provided specifically include Engineering, OSM, value engineering activities and Supply Chain Management.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

Provide support to Preconstruction team on all Engineering functions including, but not limited to the following:

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Familiarisation of Design/ specifications and drawings to fully understand the scope of the Project.
• Assist in generation and finalisation of estimates, tender documents and resourcing of tender projects.
• Review the MEP design and examine if alternative systems and methods can be implemented.
• Ensure the design process recognises current legislation,standardsand codes of practice, where appropriate.
• To support the engineering requirements through managing & liaising with Key Project Stakeholders (Client, Suppliers, Sub-contractors, etc).
• Lead the complete design team including the design consultant, the client and architect.
• Interface management between allparties to allow for an efficient design process.
• Responsible for management of RIBA design processes and procedures.
• Review equipment specifications and generate procurement packages.
• Prepare Sub-contract packages.
• Assessment of Sub-contract and Supplier Tender returns for Technical compliance with design intent specifications.
• Review the construction methodology to identify programme implications and building logistics.
• Interrogate tender documentation (drawings, specifications, tender addenda, and all other documentation) for commercial risks and scope gaps relating to deliverables.
• Engage with designers for proposals on detailed design development.
• Identify project risks and mitigation plans to deal with these risks.
• Evaluate and promote the use of new engineering practices and processes to enhancedelivery time of the project.

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• 8+ years experience working with a recognised contractor as an electrical engineer.
• Relevant engineering experience in a general contracting environment is required.
• Honours degree (NFQ Level 8 for Ireland) preferably in electrical engineering.
• Experience in MV and LV distribution and equipment (switchgear), Generators.
• Excellent organizational andplanning skills.
• Strong understanding of industry standards, regulatory requirements, and value engineering principles.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Excellent negotiation, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Competence in design software such as Navisworks, ACC, BlueBeam or similar platforms.
• Ability to manage workload and prioritise.
• Chartered Engineer preferred (or working towards it).

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.