Engineers - Engineering & Asset Management - Cork

EirGrid Group; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EirGrid Group in Cork is seeking engineers to join the Engineering & Asset Management team. Roles range from junior to senior lead, focusing on client engineering and asset management for transmission projects.

Successful candidates will perform design reviews, site inspections and ensure projects meet EirGrid standards and 110/220/400 kV requirements. Strong communication and reporting skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent with 4+ years post-qualification experience.
• Strong HV transmission design knowledge and familiarity with current technologies.
• Substation design experience for 110/220/400 kV.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; high quality reporting.
• Experience producing transmission design drawings: single line diagrams, layouts, protection schematics.
• Experience performing onsite inspections and monitoring construction for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering assignments to meet business priorities.
• Undertake design reviews and site inspections on transmission projects.
• Ensure projects meet functional specifications and standards.
• Support asset management and technical authority activities within EirGrid.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

4+ years experience

HV transmission

Substation design

Site inspections

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

We are at the heart of Ireland's energy transition - connecting, operating and transforming the electricity grid to support a low carbon, renewable future.

We are building talented teams that tackle real world challenges every day and help us to achieve our goal to prepare the grid to carry up to 80% of Ireland's electricity from renewable sources.

We are proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, recognised for our culture built on trust, collaboration and inclusion. At EirGrid you will find supportive teams, opportunities to grow and meaningful work. We also offer secure employment with a range of flexible and family friendly working policies to support your life and wellbeing. If you want to know more about what EirGrid has to offer you, visit .

If you are ready to make an impact and grow your career in a purpose-led organisation, your journey starts here.

The Opportunity

We are now seeking Engineers to join our Engineering & Asset Management (E&AM) in our Cork office.

We have a range of new roles from junior engineers to senior lead engineers for the following areas: Client Engineering and Asset Management.

The successful candidates will perform engineering assignments to ensure that business priorities are met. The client engineering function is responsible for undertaking project design reviews/site inspections on both contestable and non-contestable transmission projects to ensure that projects are developed in accordance with EirGrid functional specifications and standard drawings. Delivery of these projects is required to meet key departmental and company objectives.

The Team

The Engineering & Asset Management team is responsible for undertaking four key roles; asset management, technical authority, onshore engineering and offshore engineering. The team is responsible for setting the technical engineering policies and standards to be used for transmission infrastructure, monitoring compliance during design and construction and for ensuring asset integrity and ensuring uninterrupted power system functionality.

The Engineering and Asset Management Directorate within EirGrid facilitates that role through the development of technical standards and functional specifications for all plant to be connected to the transmission system and the development of new and innovative technologies and methodologies.

In addition, these areas are responsible for ensuring that EirGrid's requirements are incorporated in project design and construction whether the works are carried out by ESB Networks or by third parties.

About You

Successful candidates will have:

• Electrical Engineering qualification to degree level or equivalent qualification, typically with 4+ years relevant post-qualification experience.
• Good technical knowledge in high voltage transmission design with strong knowledge of transmission technology including new and emerging technologies.
• Transmission Substation design expertise with experience assessing substation designs for conformity to standards at 110/220/400 kV.
• Excellent communication skills with an emphasis on high quality report writing and ability.
• Experience preparing and issuing transmission design drawings, such as single line diagrams, substation layout drawings, protection schematics and interlocking drawings, etc
• Experience completing onsite inspections and monitoring of construction progress for compliance.

Closing date for applications

4th September 2026

We value potential as much as experience. If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement.

We're dedicated to diversity and inclusion at EirGrid. We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and the importance of a supportive culture for all our people to achieve their potential. Our diversity and inclusion networks have been designed to create an inclusive culture that enables our people to feel a sense of belonging at work.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.