Engineers - Engineering & Asset Management - Cork

EirGrid plc; Cork; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electricity grid operator in Cork is seeking Engineers to join their Engineering & Asset Management team. Roles available range from junior engineers to senior lead engineers, focusing on project design reviews and ensuring compliance with functional specifications. Candidates should hold an Electrical Engineering degree and have extensive experience in high voltage transmission design. The position offers a chance to contribute to a pivotal transformation in energy management.

Qualifications

• 4+ years relevant post-qualification experience.
• Strong knowledge of transmission technology including new and emerging technologies.
• Experience assessing substation designs for conformity to standards at 110/220/400 kV.
• Experience completing onsite inspections and monitoring for compliance.
• Full drivers licence.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering assignments to meet business priorities.
• Undertake project design reviews/site inspections on transmission projects.
• Deliver projects to meet key departmental and company objectives.

Skills

Electrical Engineering qualification

Technical knowledge in high voltage transmission design

Communication skills

Experience in preparing transmission design drawings

Onsite inspections experience

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We are the people behind Ireland’s electricity grid. We operate the power system with world leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that’s not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations. And that’s just the beginning of our story. We have a critical purpose: to transform the power system to enable our society to reduce our carbon emissions and meet our climate change and net zero ambitions. Be part of the transformation!

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 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 ensuring asset integrity and 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.
• Full drivers licence.

Closing date for applications

5th December 2025

Diversity and Inclusion

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.